The SCO Group filed lawsuits this week against DaimlerChrysler and AutoZone, but the Unix seller's attorneys also had prepared a complaint against Bank of America, according to a document.
Microsoft last week launched a hostile US$44.6bn takeover bid to buy Web giant Yahoo. If the deal goes ahead it will be the latest in a line of multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions the tech sector has witnessed in recent years.
The high-tech industry has given the thumbs up to sweeping changes to the US patent system approved by the Senate and House committees last week.
SWsoft has released a smaller-scale, less expensive version of its Virtuozzo software in an effort to encourage new users of the virtualization product, the company plans to announce on Wednesday.
Centrelink continues to allocate substantial amounts of capital to IT projects, with multinational technology giants as well as local companies grabbing a piece of the welfare agency's pie.
Bill Zeitler has to roll up his sleeves and fix Big Blue's server product strategy -- in a hurry.
A survey of 456 CEOs among IBM's top customers shows a shift from a cost cutting to revenue growth as the primary business objective. While most of the survey's findings are predictable, one finding is emblematic of the underlying problem inhibiting growth -- a lack of leadership.
Sun Microsystems is reluctant to make Java source code available through an open-source model because it would encourage incompatible versions of the software, Sun's top software executive said.
SAP may not be a household name, but it's the third largest independent software company, and has a powerful franchise. But in recent times, a confluence of economic trends threaten its enviable position.
No matter what the outcome of SCO's suit against IBM over open-source code, corporations will be wary of any open-source investments, especially those that could unwittingly bring new legal risks.
Hot on the heels of news that IBM had scratched the TransNote portable PC from its ThinkPad range, IBM Australia has announced plans to discontinue WorkPad, its line of Palm OS handhelds.
A breakthrough for using electron microscopes from IBM is allowing scientists to observe the secret life of atoms.
IBM is taking the long view for Intel-based servers.
Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
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