Adobe and Quark both recently released new versions of their page layout applications: InDesign 2.0 And QuarkXPress 5. Both programs push design software to new levels of functionality, but the question is, will the market care?
Part two: Having saturated the desktop market, Microsoft is targeting the corporate applications market - but must first battle some of the most powerful names in technology.
A small company is threatening legal action against some users of the open-source Mambo software for publishing content on Web sites, arguing that the package includes proprietary code.
IBM on Monday announced new software intended to take on Microsoft in the market for desktop business applications.
The biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration - the city of Munich's 14,000 desktop switch - has been put on ice while legal issues are settled.
The benefits of a centralised and efficient data warehouse are obvious, but it's even more obvious that building one can be a right royal pain in the back end.
As the two giants tussle for domination of online advertising dollars, it's increasingly clear that this tug-of-war is really a test of each company's corporate culture.
Backers of Mambo are deeply divided over how to govern the open-source project.
Intel hardware dominates the PC market, but a new emphasis on software could help the chipmaker expand into other markets and foster greater innovation, even if the effort could rankle longtime allies like Microsoft.
Business Software Alliance's Bob Kruger defends new piracy stats which reflect a growing threat to digital copyrights.
Upstart JBoss Group will soon debut a new release of its popular open-source application server software amid a growing dispute with Sun Microsystems over Java standard compliance.
Australian-headquartered Sharman Networks released a new version of its Kazaa file-trading software Thursday, adding new features and advertising partners the company hopes will aid in its legal struggle for its life.
Apple's 64-bit OS rocks, with built-in features that Microsoft doesn't have, such as integrated desktop search and RSS.
Commentary: A shift in corporate IT's priorities might play to Microsoft's advantage, but it will take a quasi-religious conversion to get IT directors to accept the Microsoft way.
One of the last and least loved throwbacks to the early days of PCs, the BIOS, is about to get its marching orders, says Intel
One of the last and least-loved remnants of the original IBM PC is about to get its marching orders, according to Intel.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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