SOFTWARE NEWS


AOL launches free anti-virus software

Reuters - 7 AUG 06

Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) AOL online division on Monday said it launched a free anti-virus program for online users, providing real-time scanning and hourly updates.

Software lets parents monitor school lunch purchases

Fox 21 COLUMBIA, S.C. - 7 AUG 06

COLUMBIA, S.C. Parents in some school districts will be able to monitor their children's eating habits online this year with new computer programs. The software could even let them restrict what their children eat.

VMware readies virtualization software for Macs

By Caroline McCarthy, CNET News.com - 7 AUG 06

Virtualization software manufacturer VMware has announced a product designed to enable Mac OS X users to run multiple PC operating systems simultaneously without needing to reboot the computer.

Educational software makers try again after getting schooled

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Local News - 6 AUG 06

SAN JOSE Calif. Four years ago when Gary Church purchased "Reader Rabbit" software for his then-3-year-old Connor the boy spent at most an hour using it. Instead he hankered after something he had already become adept at: playing video games on the computer and the Xbox game console.

Image Solutions and NeurogesX Successfully Complete 1st eCTDXPress AspireT Implementation

PharmaLive Drugs in Development News - 6 AUG 06

Image Solutions and NeurogesX Successfully Complete WHIPPANY NJ (July 27 2006) – Image Solutions Inc. (ISI) a global technology company and a leader in providing software solutions and services for electronic regulatory document submission and clinical trials management announced today the successful completion of their first eCTDXPress Aspire implementation for NeurogesX a privately held emerging pharmaceutical company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. eCTDXPress Aspire is ISI’s "out of the box" eSubmission solution designed ...

Rescentris Announces the Availability of its CERF Electronic Lab Notebook for Intel-based Apple Computers

PharmaLive Drugs in Development News - 6 AUG 06

COLUMBUS Ohio (BUSINESS WIRE) July 12 2006 - Rescentris announced today that the latest release of its CERF-Notebook software runs native on the new Intel-based Macintosh(R) computers. Leading R&D organizations world-wide are looking to replace paper-based record-keeping with electronic solutions and many are taking advantage of the new Intel-powered Macs for their labs.

Clinipace Announces Single Platform Tech

PharmaLive Drugs in Development News - 6 AUG 06

Clinipace announces new software Release Tempo 3.0 Single data capture and study management platform includes improved administrator tools RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC - July 19 2006 - Clinipace Inc. a software company focused on late-stage clinical research studies and registries today announced its newest software release - Tempo 3.0. Tempo 3.0 is the first web-based software platform that supports the two core functional needs of clinical studies Clinical Data Capture and Study Management within ...

Tech News: Internet Web apps magnet for hackers

Canoe News Ticker -- 4 AUG 2006

By JOHN MILLAR London Free Press Organizations using intranets or the Internet to interact with employees clients citizens or donors must realize that the software applications enabling these interactions can pose significant security risks. Web-based applications or web apps can be used for any type of online interaction such as banking purchasing or such newer interactions as health-care systems.

Open Text and Hummingbird Reach Agreement on Acquisition

Stockhouse.com NASDAQ News-- 4 AUG 2006

Open Text(TM) Corporation (TSX:OTC)(NASDAQ:OTEX) a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Hummingbird Ltd. ("Hummingbird") under which Open Text will acquire through a wholly-owned subsidiary all of Hummingbird's outstanding shares in an all-cash transaction valued at US$27.85 per share or approximately US$489 million.

Open Text and Hummingbird Reach Agreement on Acquisition

Stockhouse.ca News -- 4 AUG 2006

Open Text(TM) Corporation (TSX:OTC)(NASDAQ:OTEX) a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Hummingbird Ltd. ("Hummingbird") under which Open Text will acquire through a wholly-owned subsidiary all of Hummingbird's outstanding shares in an all-cash transaction valued at US$27.85 per share or approximately US$489 million.

New Way to Teach Language Translation Software
Translation software that develops an understanding of languages by scanning through thousands of previously translated documents has been released by US researchers. Most existing translation software uses hand-coded rules for transposing words and phrases. But the new software, developed by Kevin Knight and Daniel Marcu at the Information Sciences Institute, part of the University of Southern California, US, takes a statistical approach, building probabilistic rules about words, phrases and syntactic structures......READ MORE!

Need an OLD version of software?
Ok - so you LIKE windows 98, or 95 - for whatever reason. Perhaps you have grown accustomed to the way your browser looks and feels, or perhaps your box is so old it won't support newer software. For whatever reason, you want or need to keep using the system you have. Should you be forced to upgrade? NO! If you still drive that classic 57 Chevy, and it is in perfect condition, you shouldn't have to buy a new Chevy, just because it's newer. The parts for your old '57 may be harder to come across, but that's the chance you take. Well if you are still using an old version of software, have no fear, we just found the old parts for your system. at OLDVERSION.com, you can get old versions of your favorite software.......Read More
Yahoo, Symantec Offer Security Bundle
Suite is designed to protect users from viruses, spyware, and other Internet dangers. Yahoo, in partnership with Symantec, launched an Internet security software suite dubbed Norton Internet Security and designed to protect online users from threats like viruses and spyware, the companies said today. The suite includes Symantec's Norton AntiVirus and Norton Personal Firewall products. Yahoo users can try it out for free for 30 days, after which they can purchase a 12-month subscription for $50, which the vendors described as a "special, promotional" price.... ........ Read More
Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 Is 'Feature Complete'
Microsoft also issued a beta of its Forefront Security for Exchange Server, the first in its new line of security software. Both products are slated for official release by early 2007... ........ Read More

New software to enhance parallel synthesiser
New Metz Syn10 personal synthesiser, for laboratories performing multiple experiments simultaneously... ........ Read More
New software finally lets PC users reliably speak and spell
Voice recognition program touted as first designed for ordinary consumer to write e-mail, write letters, surf the Web... ........ Read More
Microsoft.com Preview Shuns Firefox
The preview of Microsoft's revamped home page at microsoft.com slaps a new search tool and site guide on the site for those using Internet Explorer, but Firefox users get stiffed with a "We're sorry, the page you requested could not be found" error message.... ........ Read More
Red Hat Preps Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop
Even as Novell released its SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 desktop this week, rival Red Hat is putting the final touches on a new Linux desktop upgrade for delivery later this year... ........ Read More
Blind charities praise Google for finding accessible sites
A blind developer at Google has built a search engine to prioritise results that are accessible to visually impaired web users. The Google Labs project, launched last week, has been welcomed by RNIB and its US counterpart, AFB.... ........ Read More
Oracle unleashes security horde
Oracle's security organ has splurged 65 patches on customers in its quarterly update. The new code papers cracks in the firm's database, application server, and e-business suite products... ........ Read More
Date: 07/22/06
Which New Browser Is Best: Firefox 2, Internet Explorer 7, or Opera 9?
For a long time, there was nothing to talk about in web browsers. You used Internet Explorer, and that was it. Oh, to be sure, some Mozilla/Netscape holdouts clung to their ways, as did a smattering of users of Opera, Konqueror, and other obscurities. Internet Explorer itself hasn't had a major version change since the release of 6.0 in 2001, so there wasn't much to talk about there, either for five long years... ........ Read More
Sony VAIO VGN-AR190G
The high-definition media struggles are heating up with Sony's launch of its VAIO VGN-AR190G ($3,499.99 direct) laptop. The world's first Blu-ray–equipped laptop, the new VAIO is Sony's answer to Toshiba's HD DVD laptop, the Qosmio G35-AV650. ... ........ Read More
Inside Windows Vista, Build 5472
On Monday, Microsoft released another interim build of Windows Vista to a select group of beta testers and MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscribers, and as usual, I've been putting it through its paces... ........ Read More
Tesla Roadster Electric Car: Is the Time Right?
On paper, the Tesla Roadster is the electric car that's finally going to revolutionize transportation. I want to see it happen. I hope it happens. If Tesla wants to change the course of history, it has to change the mixed history of electric vehicle (EV) cars. It certainly attracted a wide range of celebrities and tech fans to the launch at its Signature One-Hundred event... ........ Read More
Date: 07/18/06
Jaspersoft Launches Open-source BI site.
By Antone Gonsalves
JasperSoft Corp. on Monday launched JasperForge.org, a Web site that provides free access to collaborative tools for building, deploying and extending open-source business intelligence software. ........ Read More
Novell Ships SUSE Linux Enterprise 10
By Paula Rooney, CRN
3:33 PM EDT Mon. Jul. 17, 2006
Novell on Monday released its much-anticipated SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 platform. Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian sent out an e-mail letter to announce worldwide general availability of the upgraded Linux server and desktop. In addition, the Waltham, Mass., software vendor launched the Novell Customer Center, an online resource that allows business customers to view the status of their products, subscriptions and services plus download critical updates. ........ Read More
Microsoft supports Linux, virtually
Ina Fried
CNET News.com
July 18, 2006, 08:40 BST
An alliance with XenSource means that versions of Linux optimised for Xen will run on Microsoft's Veridian virtualisation platform ........ Read More
Symantec spots potential instability in Vista
Joris Evers
CNET News.com
July 18, 2006, 17:25 BST
Researchers warn they have found security bugs in Windows Vista's networking technology that may affect stability in the short term ........ Read More
PDF reader flaw fixed
Joris Evers
CNET News.com
July 13, 2006, 9:45 BST
Adobe has patched two flaws, including a critical vulnerability that could put users at risk of attack ........ Read More
Date: 07/15/06
Robot Runs On Real-Time Linux
Researchers have create a humanoid robot that runs on real-time Linux and holds promise for applications in education and research. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology announced the development Thursday. Startups General Robotix, Inc. and Moving Eye, Inc., and Pirkus Robotix and Dai Nippon Technical Research Institute created HRP-2m Chromet, which is driven by ARTLinux...Read More
Win 98 Is Dead
Jim Rapoza - eWEEK Fri Jul 14, 9:20 AM ET -- Less than a year ago, I wrote a column extolling the virtues of Windows 98, calling it probably the most successful Windows operating system of all time and proudly proclaiming the fact that one of my home systems was still running the aged but still-spry OS. But, like many other users, I bid Windows 98 farewell on July 11, the day that Microsoft ended all support for it (as well as for Win 98's sibling, Windows ME). I've since upgraded that home system to Windows XP, and it seems to be pretty happy with it.......... READ MORE
Microsoft Makes Virtual PC Free
PC Magazine Staff - PC Magazine Thu Jul 13, 6:15 AM ET --- Microsoft said this week that it will make its Virtual PC software free -- not just the older Virtual PC 2004 version, but its upcoming software for Vista, too. Users can download the Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 software from the Microsoft web site. The software allows users to run multiple instances of operating systems on a single computer ........ Read More