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Micro Focus battles mystery bidder for Borland

Micro Focus International has once again had to raise its offer to acquire Borland Software, in order to counter an offer from a mystery bidder.

Oracle launches Fusion Middleware 11g

Oracle has launched a major chunk of Fusion Middleware 11g, the foundation for its next-generation Fusion Applications.

Microsoft set to drive IE8 at businesses

Microsoft will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises next month.

Android gets native development capabilities

Google has boosted its Android mobile device software platform by offering developers a kit that enables them to call native code from Android applications.

Microsoft reveals UK Windows 7 pricing

Microsoft has revealed how much it will charge for its next operating system, Windows 7. Windows 7 Home Premium Edition will cost £149.99, while the Professional version will be £219.99 and the Ultimate Edition £229.99.

Google creates speed king developer site

Google has created a website for developers that is focused exclusively on making web applications, sites and browsers faster.

Windows 7 downloads to end on 15 August

Microsoft will turn off the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) tap on 15 Aug, the company has announced.

Firefox 3.5 release candidate gets an airing

Mozilla has issued the first release candidate for Firefox 3.5, the latest version of its browser.

Microsoft backtracks over XP deadline

Microsoft has moved rapidly to reassure IT departments about their Windows upgrade path.

CIA gets open source for enterprise search

The company providing technology to the US intelligence community has invested in an open-source firm to provide enterprise-search technology to the CIA and other intelligence agencies.

Compuware updates agile tool kit

Compuware has launched a tool for tracking and managing agile software development projects.

Salesforce.com offers free use of Force.com

Salesforce.com is trying to drum up interest from corporate developers and ISVs in its Force.com development platform by offering limited, no-cost access.

Torvalds: Linux 2.6.30 signals 'new world order'

Linux kernel 2.6.30 has been released with hundreds of changes from the previous version, including a new architecture for suspend and resume which Linus Torvalds says switches the kernel to a "new world order".

Mozilla delivers Firefox 3.5 preview, not release candidate

Mozilla has made a preview of its next web browser Firefox 3.5 available to 800,000 Firefox 3.5 beta testers, instead of a release candidate , which had been expected.

China embarrasses US in NSA hacking contest

Programmers from China and Russia have dominated an international competition on everything from writing algorithms to designing components.

Mozilla offers build your own browser plan to IT departments

Mozilla will allow companies to build their own customised browsers based on the next version of Firefox, which will be out this month.

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g finally gets release date

Oracle will finally release its long-awaited Fusion Middleware 11g products on 1 July.

JAVAONE: Sun moves to simplify Java phone development

Sun, Orange, Vodafone and Sony Ericsson announced new initiatives to simplify software testing on mobile phones.

REST versus SOAP war overblown

The claim that there's a web services war saying that there's little conflict between SOAP-based WS-* services against REST services has been dismissed by a leading expert.

Windows Server 2008 R2 for October release

Microsoft’s latest server product, Windows Server 2008 R2, will be generally available on 22 October, the same day as Windows 7.

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