IBM to turn datacentres into 'computing cloud'
IBM plans to release new products next year that will allow organisations to make wider and more efficient use of the computing resources in their datacentres.
Stories by James Niccolai
Cell phone battery explodes in the night
A New Zealand man was woken in the middle of the night when his cell phone battery exploded and burst into flames, the second exploding battery incident reported this week.
UK iPhone users complain of weak signal
Apple may be having teething problems with another iPhone roll out, this time in the U.K. Some people who bought the iPhone since it went on sale there on Nov. 9 are complaining of a weak signal or no signal from O2's network.
AMD releases parallelism to mainstream computing
AMD is introducing a high-performance chip package that uses a technology commonly found in graphics processors, called parallelism, and applies it to general purpose computing.
SAP buys BPM vendor to boost NetWeaver
SAP is buying a small Indian software company to help beef up the business process management capabilities in its NetWeaver applications platform.
US is opposed to extending Microsoft sanctions
The US Department of Justice says it will not seek to extend the restrictions placed on Microsoft's business practices following its antitrust settlement with the US government in 2002.
IBM unveils new wave of SOA releases
IBM has released SOA products for integrating software applications and improving business processes, and says more customers are starting to understand the SOA concept.
Nokia buys mapping service
Nokia has agreed to buy the digital mapping company Navteq for US$8.1 billion (NZ$10.6 billion), as part of a plan to add navigation capabilities to more of its devices.
Fund to invest $25 million in Salesforce.com startups
Salesforce.com has launched a US$25 million investment fund to encourage the development of new applications using its Force.com hosted development platform.
Google picks ex-IBMer to lead expansion in Europe
Google Inc. has appointed a top IBM Corp. researcher to lead the expansion of its engineering group in Europe, the search company announced Thursday.
Less is more for Ruby on Rails, inventor says
Don't expect much to be added to Ruby On Rails this year. When David Heinemeier Hansson gives an update on version 2.0 of his Web application framework at its user conference in September he's as likely to talk about what's coming out as what's going in.
SAP readies Business One update
SAP has shown a new version of its Business One small business software to US channel partners in advance of a general release of the product later this year.
AMD invests in ailing chipmaker Transmeta
AMD is investing US$7.5 million (NZ$9.6 billion) in energy-efficient chip company Transmeta, which has been battling falling revenue and widening losses.
Google to buy Postini for US$625 million
Google Inc. has agreed to buy messaging security company Postini Inc. for US$625 million in a move to increase the appeal of Google's hosted applications among big businesses, the companies announced on Monday.
Florist firm sends EnterpriseDB a bouquet
EnterpriseDB has signed up FTD Group, a florist, as a customer. The move seems to be a vote of confidence for the fledgling database company, which is trying to poach customers from Oracle with the promise of lower licence fees and compatibility with Oracle applications.