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Ariba buy parks SAP on Oracle's cloud turf

The multibillion-dollar acquisition of Ariba will put SAP into head-on competition with Oracle as the two rivals work to strengthen their grip on business-process cloud computing Read more

23 May, 2012 15:22 by Jack Clark 1 comment

Google warns DNSChanger victims via search results

Google is warning around half a million users that their computers or routers are infected with the notorious DNSChanger clickjacking malware. The... Read more

23 May, 2012 14:05 by David Meyer

Microsoft takes German Bing Streetside imagery offline

Microsoft has temporarily removed the street imagery feature from Bing Maps in Germany, following complaints. The company launched the Bing... Read more

23 May, 2012 13:05 by David Meyer

TalkTalk: Don't force ISPs across porn-filter Rubicon

The UK government should not force ISPs to mandate opt-in porn filters, according to Google and Talk Talk. Government plans to legislate for... Read more

23 May, 2012 12:05 by Tom Espiner 1 comment

1,000-node big data workbench to crunch analytics' toughest problems

EMC launches Greenplum Analytics Workbench to analyse petabyte-scale datasets and pave the way for future big data platforms Read more

23 May, 2012 12:56 by Nick Heath

Facebook malware works across major browsers

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have detected an example of a breed of malware that uses a cross-browser plugin to create a worm that works across... Read more

23 May, 2012 11:05 by Jack Clark

GitHub for Windows targets enterprise devs

The GitHub hosting service for software development revision control has released its first official Windows client, a year after a similar client for... Read more

23 May, 2012 09:05 by David Meyer

Smartphones run HTML5 a lot slower than PCs

Benchmarks run by Spaceport.io show that HTML5 runs "six to ten times slower" on smartphones than on "a modern laptop" -- in this case, a MacBook Pro... Read more

22 May, 2012 17:05 by Jack Schofield

Salesforce: UK datacentre, Amazon-free Heroku coming

When Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff visited London for the company's annual Cloudforce conference back in 2012, he promised it would set up a UK... Read more

22 May, 2012 15:05 by ZDNet UK News Network

Twitter to track users through widgets

Twitter has given details about tracking users across the internet, and options for people who don't want to be tracked, in an updated privacy... Read more

22 May, 2012 12:05 by Tom Espiner

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openhgs

"the cost of a second LCD screen is about the same as one day of an office worker's time, so this should soon be recouped in extra productivity."...

38 minutes ago by openhgs on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
marty@gomcgruff.com

If you are looking for full parental control that monitors & controls everything kids do online (including Facebook) , as well as blocks...

7 hours ago by marty@gomcgruff.com on TalkTalk: Don't force ISPs across porn-filter Rubicon
Thomas Gellhaus

I also installed the KDE version; I also will probably try out razorqt since I really haven't had a chance to before. I'm looking forward to the...

11 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Mageia 2 Released
francisabigail

Acquiring when reinvention/cannibalization is too challenging for a large organization can be an excellent strategy- still, so many mergers stumble...

13 hours ago by francisabigail on Ariba buy parks SAP on Oracle's cloud turf
apexwm

All of the feedback regarding using a touch monitor for a desktop PC is right on. Several months ago, we installed a "demo" multitouch all-in-one...

19 hours ago by apexwm on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
191706

anyone wanting to triple boot *their* own Mac

20 hours ago by 191706 on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
SoapyTablet

Cont.. Biggest Bugbear: Win7's stop-animate-go approach to work, you develop a staggered (not in the above alchohol sense of the word) approach to...

20 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
SoapyTablet

Ah the joys of Windows 8 Consumer Preview... If Windows 7 was 'Vista with Lipstick', whats Windows 8? Vista with Lipstick, the morning after?...

20 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
daveveej

Though the metro look is quite cool on the windows mobile platform I think that think that microsoft ARE MESSING THINGS UP because what has they...

21 hours ago by daveveej on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Custonian

I agree, we have a few touch screen monitors in work but as Windows7 and the applications we use are not touch screen friendly (the size of the...

21 hours ago by Custonian on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
archerthom

I find it amusing that Microsoft added the mouse, which was deemed awkward, but people were forced to use it so it stuck, and now they're saying,...

23 hours ago by archerthom on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
BrownieBoy

Agree with other comments. Nobody's going to start reaching out to start tapping their desktop monitors with their fingers. Their arms would tire...

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Random_Error

The only way a touch monitor would be any good is if it were horizontal on the desk, with a virtual keyboard so you could do away with that as well...

2 days ago by Random_Error on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
JBDragon

This is just dumb! Forget that I think Windows 8 will bomb, but really, people are going to go out and buy touch Monitors now??? Just pretend...

2 days ago by JBDragon on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Jake Rayson

@Andy Bolstridge > Unfortunately, we need the majority to work 9-5 And therein lies the lie. I work very hard indeed for my idleness, early starts...

2 days ago by Jake Rayson on The Idle Self-employed
Burn-IT

What happens when one hosting platform "acquires data" from another? If I forced the first one to remove it, who is responsible for chasing the...

2 days ago by Burn-IT on Google picks holes in EU's 'right to be forgotten'
JohnTalich

iSpring Pro is a nice tool, that allows PowerPoint to SCORM conversion. They also have free tool, that also generates SCORM compliant courses.

2 days ago by JohnTalich on How To Convert PowerPoint To SCORM Compliant Course
aaron.sloman

I think the answer to the question requires a deeper analysis of where the income can come from who else is now competing for it, who else will be...

2 days ago by aaron.sloman on The three big questions about Facebook's IPO
Brent Pieczynski

Your correctness about Government websites not being compliant with their own websites is correct. Most criticism of other people takes so many...

3 days ago by Brent Pieczynski on Privacy watchdog to chase big companies over cookie law
Kelvyn Taylor

802.11ac does promise some tricks to improve range & reliability, but not sure how these will work in practice until I get real products to play...

3 days ago by Kelvyn Taylor via Facebook on Next-generation 802.11ac routers