CIT Group falls off S&P 500 index, to be replaced by open-source software maker Red Hat

September 3rd, 2009 EU probes Oracle's bid to buy SunBRUSSELS — European Union regulators on Thursday launched an antitrust probe into U.S. software maker Oracle Corp.'s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying they wanted to make sure Oracle was committed to developing Sun's rival open-source database software MySQL.

June 19th, 2006 Bonita v2 offers out of the box workflow to handle and administrate processes. Bonita 2.0 introduces the following new features: * XPDL support allowing to import XPDL files within the workflow engine * Pagination pattern is now available for getter methods in both UserSession and AdminSession Beans * Iterations mechanism has been rewritten from scratch.

January 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Scam-tainted Satyam Computer has been de-listed by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with effect from Jan 12, the BSE said in a statement Thursday. It has been replaced by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on the BSE's benchmark index, the Sensex, while GlaxoSmithkline Pharmaceutical nudged it out on the BSE-100 index.

January 21st, 2004 Quoting Paul's very informative email to bloggerdev for my future reference and for others. This provides a quick reference for all blogger 1.0 supported API (official & unofficial).

March 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Hyderabad-based Satyam Computer Services has secured the nod from the India's markets regulator to sell 51-percent majority stake by way of a global auction to put the software bellwether, hit by a $1.43-bilion fraud, back on rails. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEB) gave its permission to Satyam to facilitate a global competitive bidding process so as to sell the majority stake to an investor, the company said in a regulatory filing Friday.

June 29th, 2006 Simon Phipps, chief open-source officer for Sun, said the Sun is "months" away from releasing its trademark Java programming language under an open-source license. He said Sun is ruminating over two major issues: how to keep Java compatible and ensure no particular company uses market forces as muscle for its own implementation, a move that would threaten Java's "write once, run anywhere" mantra.

September 21st, 2008 CodeWeaver's released a port of Google's Chrome browser (review) for Linux. CrossOver Chromium is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser.

September 3rd, 2009 Investor group to take 20 percent stake in RetalixRA'ANANA, Israel — Software maker Retalix Ltd. said Thursday it will sell a 20 percent stake in the company to a group of investors.

July 29th, 2009 Microsoft to open stores in Arizona, CaliforniaSEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it is planning to open its first two retail stores in Arizona and California this fall.

September 22nd, 2009 Intel shows how it's branching out with softwareSAN FRANCISCO — As Intel Corp. branches beyond its core business of microprocessors for laptop and desktop computers, the chip maker is doubling as a software company.

May 9th, 2005 Which JVM do you want to use today?

November 19th, 2005 Sony's infamous rootkit based DRM software has been at the center of much attention for the last few week. That are facing a class action lawsuit.

September 3rd, 2009 EU opens probe into Oracle bid for SunBRUSSELS — European Union regulators have launched an antitrust probe into U.S. software maker Oracle Corp.'s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying the deal could mean higher prices and limited choice for database software.

September 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Stanford scientists may revolutionize digital photography with the aid of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks. Marc Levoy, professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering, says if the technology catches on, camera performance will be no longer be limited by the software that comes pre-installed by the manufacturer.

September 17th, 2009 Oracle shares slip after 1Q revenue disappointsSAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Oracle Corp. slipped in premarket activity Thursday after the information technology company reported sales fell below analyst expectations in the latest quarter, showing that businesses are still reluctant to buy new software.