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RSS makereBay's Skype sale gets green light
News The settlement restructures the deal with an investor group led by Silver Lake and puts an end to a dispute with software maker Joltid over the licensing of software that underlies Skype's internet telephony service. [06 Nov 2009]
Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo The Xperia X10 runs version 1.6 of the Android OS - aka Donut - and is skinned with a propriety UI which the mobile maker says will be used for other Android devices in future. It's two years since Google announced it... [06 Nov 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News ERP software maker SAP has designed an app called Gravity, which allows companies to collaborate on drafting business processes. It may have only been launched a few months ago but Google's Wave collaboration platform is... [28 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Following its sale by parent company Ford last year, car maker Jaguar Land Rover has had to face the thorny problem of cutting itself loose from Ford's web of business applications. JLR is spending £200m separating its... [26 Oct 2009]
Nokia sues Apple, claims patent infringement
News According to the Finnish mobile maker, Apple's iconic iPhone device infringes on the patents relating to wireless handsets. Nokia said it is suing Apple because of the iPhone maker's refusal to licence... [23 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News The companies include engineering firm Atkins, airport operator BAA, business advisors Baker Tilly, Deutsche Bank and drinks maker innocent - all of which are upgrading from a mix of Windows XP and Vista. [22 Oct 2009]
Photos: Google Android dual boots with Windows 7 on Acer netbook
Photo This week saw hardware maker Acer announcing the latest additions to its laptop and smartphone ranges. One of the devices to debut was this dual-boot version of its Acer Aspire One D250 netbook (pictured above in white). [16 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News BlackBerry-maker RIM has unveiled its second touchscreen device, the Storm2. The Storm2, announced in May this year, will be released exclusively on Vodafone's network on a £35 per month contract and will be available... [15 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo Taiwanese mobile maker HTC used to be all but married to Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS but the arrival of Google Android has seen a seismic shift with the company planting a foot squarely in the open source camp. [12 Oct 2009]
Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Today, as well as serving as head of the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Hopper is the chairman of remote computing software maker RealVNC, tracking system maker Ubisense and chip... [07 Oct 2009]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Windows 7, Apple and those tablet rumours
News The Microsoft head honcho also gives his opinions on perennial rival Apple, saying of the Mac maker's latest ads: "They've done a very good job of marketing to their 3.5 per cent of the market. Ahead of a visit to the... [05 Oct 2009]
Window Maker Optimizes Infrastructure to Increase Agility and Efficiency, Lower Costs
White Paper Pella Corporation has been a respected window and door maker for more than 80 years. As its product lines expanded, manufacturing plants multiplied, and competition stiffened, Pella found it difficult to promptly meet... [02 Oct 2009]
Business Process Solution Helps Dental Equipment Maker to Increase Sales
White Paper A-dec, a leading manufacturer of dental equipment and furniture, wanted to automate its cabinetry-sales quoting process. For each order, employees made technical drawings so that customers could see what they were buying. [01 Oct 2009]
Innovative Cosmetics Maker Improves Inventory Control, Efficiency With Flexible ERP
White Paper RMJ Laboratories, a fast-growing cosmetics manufacturing company, needed a flexible enterprise resource planning system that could handle complex process-manufacturing requirements and scale to meet growing demand. [01 Oct 2009]
Michael Dell
AS Profile Since founding the computer maker in 1984 with savings of just $1,000 he has become a trailblazer in the technology industry and was the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. While the computer hardware... [30 Sep 2009]
