SoftwareWill Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?
Recent hints suggest Microsoft might release the next version of its operating system, Windows 7, earlier than the expected 2010 date, suggesting that the company may also want to cut its losses on Vista.
SoftwareOracle broadens allegations against SAP over support info downloads
Oracle amended its unfair-competition lawsuit against SAP, claiming that SAP executives were warned that a third-party support firm "did not operate legally" before agreeing to buy the company.
SoftwareMicrosoft System Center gets cross-platform support
Microsoft has released beta technologies that enable its System Center software to manage servers running operating systems other than Windows.
SoftwareLearn-Fast Guide: Software as a Service is Growing Up
(Source: Computerworld) SaaS is here to stay as an application delivery channel. You will be using it, but will you do so wisely? This Learn-Fast Guide will prepare you for software delivered over the Web. From security issues to contract negotiations, there's a lot to consider ... and a lot to gain.
SoftwareSAP Opts to Shutter TommorrowNow
SAP said it is closing its TomorrowNow subsidiary, which is the focus of a lawsuit filed against the application vendor by rival Oracle.
SoftwareIs Google your next data center?
Lower costs, snap upgrades and other benefits of cloud computing are leading IT organizations to increasingly outsource traditional IT infrastructure activities like storage and server management to managed services providers. How will this alter the makeup of the IT department of the future? Computerworld looks ahead.
SoftwareApple iWork and Microsoft Office: Can they work together?
Sharing files between Microsoft Office and Apple's iWork suite can be a pain -- especially if you've got Windows users in the mix. John Rizzo explains how to make it work.
SoftwareIBM to buy Ilog for $340 million
Ilog's business rules management systems could be used to improve and add capabilities to a whole range of IBM product lines, including Tivoli and Lotus, the companies said.
SoftwareReconsidering Vista
Before you turn your nose up at Vista, think carefully about the consequences, says Robert L. Mitchell.
SoftwareMicrosoft gives $100k to support Apache Software Foundation
Microsoft contributes $100,000 in sponsorship money to the Apache Software Foundation and a patch to ADOdb, a data access layer for PHP.