More Software News Summaries
- Keys to the Kingdom
Google and Microsoft disappoint; plus, San Francisco is hijacked, security moves to the cloud, hi-tech moves to upstate New York, SOA governance moves to open source, and more software news of the week.
Week ending July 18, 2008 - Up, Up, and Away
Microsoft’s cloud use goes up, SaaS moves up to open source, SAP is up at the #1 spot, VMware’s business goes away, and more software news of the week.
Week ending July 11, 2008 - Anti-Independence Day
If you can’t beat ‘em, partner with ‘em; plus, Microsoft fires warning shot with disruptive technology, Mac making Vista waves, U.S. economy is affecting software spend, Microsoft tries again with Yahoo and more software news of the week.
Week ending July 3, 2008 - Gates’ Getaway
Gates and Ellison vie for headlines to the last; plus Salesforce.com and Google are best friends, the Symbian Foundation threatens Google and Microsoft, Dell may be planning to go SaaS, Red Hat reports Q1 and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 27, 2008 - On Fire
Mozilla aims for a world record; plus, Google apps floundered, NavReady unveiled, SpectraWatt launched, DB2 won’t open, KVM trumps Xen, and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 20, 2008 - Their Way
Yahoo loses and UML wins; plus, iPhone apps amaze, Red Hat settles, Mini-IBM debuts and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 13, 2008 - Google-fest Destiny
Google signs the real estate deal of the century in The Valley; plus, Google and IBM lose lawsuits, xX86 has a birthday, study finds software procurement too complicated, and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 6, 2008 - Breaking Down Walls
Cisco goes open with Etch; plus, Google shows off its infrastructure, a whistleblower snags IBM’s deep pocket, Gates and Ballmer chat fireside, Workday signs a big deal and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 30, 2008 - Open or Closed?
Megavendors make overtures to the open source community; plus, Microsoft gets "egged", ODF faces credibility issues, open source is in the driver’s seat, and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 23, 2008 - New Threats
Open source Vyatta threatens Cisco, architecture astronauts generate hype, HP gambles, and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 16, 2008 - Open Anxiety
Oracle frets as Sun relents; plus oCERT appears, India provides incentive, and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 9, 2008 - Shaping the Future
Microsoft is playing nice with Extensions and mean with Yahoo, Memristor can think, the mainframe is back, Web 2.0 facilitates new danger, and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 2, 2008 - Moving the Cheese
Microsoft earnings show something’s missing; plus Salesforce teams with Google, NetSuite teams with BT and SugarCRM, desktop runtime platforms hold promise, opinions differ on Web 2.0, and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 25, 2008 - Where the Dollars Flow
Strong Q1 profits appear despite slowed economy, SaaS evolves to PaaS and DaaS, giants partner to capture mid-market revenue, Oracle expands SAP lawsuit, MySQL causes uproar and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 18, 2008 - Reinventing Themselves
A cloudy new developers’ engine, virtualization changes operating systems and malware, jive talking, Project Panama threatened, and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 11, 2008 - Change Reigns
Top software execs move around; plus, a grand jury probes IBM, OOXML wins standardization, Spike Source switches gears, Greenplum and Bluenog grab VC dollars, and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 4, 2008 - Trouble for Larry
Oracle’s quarter shows signs of a weakening economy; plus, Red Hat aims for a billion, Microsoft targets Google with “Albany”, Yahoo does “business as usual” (but tougher), SAP gets sued and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 28, 2008 - Heads in the Clouds
More developments in the cloud computing space; plus subcontractors encounter problems with open source, the rise of the "socialprise" and Database-as-a-Service, xRM may trump CRM, and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 21, 2008 - Quantifying the Cloud
SaaS drives datacenters in the sky; plus, Forrester names "cloud" vendors to watch, an Oracle exec jumps to Microsoft, a Novell exec regrets the MS deal, IBM debuts "Smash" and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 14, 2008 - Changing the Pace
A new target for Microsoft, a Google slap in the face, a $100 million carrot, a fedora model, and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 7, 2008
