AFP - Yahoo! and Samsung on Monday said they will put the California firm’s software to work linking the South Korean electronics giant’s televisions to the Internet.

Source:Yahoo! bringing Internet to Samsung television sets
(AFP)

InfoWorld - Imagine how different the tech industry might have been had Gary Kildall accepted IBM’s offer, back in 1980, to license his computer operating system for a top-secret project. CP/M would have been the OS that shipped with the original IBM PC, and the world might never have heard the name of Kildall’s competitor, [...]

PC World - Enterprise software is sure to remain a buyer’s market during the economic downturn next year, but assuming you’ve got a budget, be careful to avoid boondoggles while in pursuit of a bargain, say analysts, consultants and IT executives.
Source:Enterprise Software in 2009: Opportunities, Risks
(PC World)

PC World - Microsoft has once again put Windows XP on life support, extending the OS’s death date to May 30, 2009. This reprieve comes two months after rumors swirled about another potential bail out.
Source:Win XP Death Delayed Again
(PC World)

InfoWorld - The Mac’s been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft’s Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac’s market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows’ market share has dipped [...]

PC World - Just weeks after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down two companies accused of selling fake antivirus software, a new player has moved into the market, aided by glitches in the Microsoft and U.S. Internal Revenue Service Web sites.
Source:Fake Antivirus Peddlers Helped by Microsoft, IRS
(PC World)

InfoWorld - In separate developments, Microsoft Windows platform developers and Ruby application builders both should gain functionality improvements with efforts afoot at Microsoft and the OMG (Object Management Group).
Source:Visual Studio, Ruby improvements slated
(InfoWorld)

PC Magazine - Foxit Software, the developer of the lightweight PDF substitute for the Adobe Acrobat document format, has decided to offer an alternative to a hardware ebook reader as well.
Source:Foxit Enters eBook Reader Race
(PC Magazine)

PC World - Microsoft is giving system builders several more months to get Windows XP for their custom PCs, ensuring XP will be out in the marketplace until almost the scheduled release of Windows 7 in early 2010.
Source:Microsoft Extends XP Shipments Until May
(PC World)

AP - Oracle Corp.’s earnings are weakening for the first time in years, but the business software maker still may be in reasonably good shape despite the economy’s terrible condition.

Source:Oracle still looks strong despite 2Q earnings dip
(AP)

NewsFactor - As it heads toward the release of a new operating system next month, Palm has launched a version of its online store to allow direct downloads and purchases from Palm’s mobile devices.
Source:Palm's App Store Now Available on Its Mobile Devices
(NewsFactor)

InfoWorld - SensAble Technologies, provider of haptic devices, applications, and toolkits, is offering OpenHaptics 3.0, a software development kit to simplify touch-enabling of computer applications.
Source:Touch-enabled apps made easier
(InfoWorld)

NewsFactor - As it heads toward the release of a new operating system next month, Palm has launched a version of its online store to allow direct downloads and purchases from Palm’s mobile devices.
Source:Palm's App Store Now Available on Its Mobile Devices
(NewsFactor)

Reuters - Design software maker Adobe Systems Inc posted an 11 percent rise in fourth quarter net income, matching the top end of the company’s recently lowered forecast, and its shares rose 10.7 percent.

Source:Adobe results at top end of view
(Reuters)

PC World - A judge has rejected most of the motions made by SAP to dismiss parts of rival software maker Oracle’s lawsuit against it, according to the decision filed Monday in U.S. District Court-California Northern District.
Source:Judge Denies Most SAP Motions to Dismiss in Oracle Suit
(PC World)

PC World - Enterprise software maker Infor Global Solutions quietly laid off about 5 percent of its roughly 9,000 workers this week, making it the latest of its peers to trim staff during the economic downturn.
Source:Infor Cuts 5 Percent of Its Workforce
(PC World)

Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 10 percent in November from a year earlier, market researcher NPD said on Thursday, as Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) reported its Wii console and DS hand-held system both set U.S. sales records in the month.

Source:U.S. video game sales up 10 percent
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PC World - Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser.
Source:Google Tests ActiveX Alternative
(PC World)

PC Magazine - The Software & Information Industry Alliance (SIIA) is the latest trade group to file suit against people selling illegal software on e-commerce sites. The targets? Not individuals selling software on eBay, but on Amazon.com.
Source:Amazon Sellers Targeted by Piracy Suits
(PC Magazine)

AFP - Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday launched software aimed at helping businesses with tight budgets squeeze more out of their computing equipment.

Source:HP offering aims at penny-pinching IT departments
(AFP)

Version 1.5 of Adobe’s cross-platform, desktop-integrated RIA framework bolsters the business case with database encryption and sweetens the deal with Flash and speed improvements James R. Borck (InfoWorld)12/12/2008 10:50:00 Hot on the heels of
Source:Adobe AIR soars to loftier heights

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