Enterprise Applications

Heeding its customer’s call for Linux to be offered pre-installed on its laptops, Dell has announced that Ubuntu will be its distribution of choice.

Google’s VP of Enterprise Dave Girouard believes the sheer size and scale of Google will push enterprises into a world of ‘usable’ and consumer like Google applications, giving back the time to work on innovation and business development.

Vista beware - Google has just rolled out its latest desktop search application, Google Desktop 5, boasting support for 29 languages and Mac OSX alongside its instant search features.

Open source software developer KnowledgeTree has launched a new web service that it hopes will provide third-party software developers new ways to extend and integrate its document management platform.

It seems that no software is safe from the talons of malicious coders these days, with Adobe’s Photoshop becoming the latest program sporting a “highly critical” flaw.

Adobe has announced that it will be releasing its rich internet application (RIA) software Flex under the Mozilla Public License, seemingly forcing Microsoft to do the same with its recently released Silverlight technology.

Mainframe systems will soon be able to claim kinship with Sony’s Playstation 3, with IBM announcing that it will be integrating its Cell Broadband Engine with its mainframe systems.

According to Gartner, IT’s global contribution to Climate Change is equal to that of the aviation industry with the global IT sector accumulating to emit two percent of worldwide total C02 emissions.

Security firm Exploit Prevention Labs has discovered that malicious software coders have been using Google’s AdWords advertising system to spread malware infections.

The mavericks of internet publishing have been given a prestige boost at this year’s CeBIT Australia after being put on equal footing with mainstream journalists.

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