By Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service\Boston Bureau 2 Feb, 2010
Oracle is dropping support for Sun Microsystems' Project Wonderland, a Java-based platform for developing 3-D virtual worlds, according to a Jan. 30 post on the project's official blog. read more »
By Trevor Clarke, Computerworld Australia 28 Jan, 2010
Oracle's integration of Sun Microsystems' product suite will offer medium- to large-size Australian organisations with a highly attractive vertically integrated solution, according to IBRS advisor Dr Kevin McIsaac. read more »
By James Niccolai, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 27 Jan, 2010
Oracle will pare back Sun Microsystems' server lines and move to a build-to-order model to cut costs and get the hardware company back to profitability, Oracle executives said on Wednesday. read more »
By Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service\Boston Bureau 13 Jan, 2010
Salesforce.com's move this week to raise US$500 million through a debt offering has observers speculating the on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) vendor is set to go on a shopping spree, but opinions vary on exactly what one will entail. read more »
By Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service\Boston Bureau 4 Jan, 2010
A petition launched in December by MySQL creator Michael 'Monty' Widenius to "save" the open-source database from Oracle has quickly gained momentum, collecting nearly 17,000 signatures. read more »
By Owen Fletcher and Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Beijing Bureau 29 Dec, 2009
African governments are banking on renewed relations with China to spread communication networks into underserved and rural areas, but their use of condition-free Chinese loans for funding has raised concern in a continent rife with corruption and poor governance. read more »
The rumors that Google might purchase Yelp for over half a billion dollars have been replaced by new rumors that the alleged deal is dead. If that is true, it is very unfortunate because the two complement each other in ways that no other acquisition or partnership can match. read more »
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service\Miami Bureau 19 Nov, 2009
AOL, which will be spun off from parent company Time Warner next month, wants to cut its staff by about a third, and is giving employees a chance to volunteer to join the ranks of the unemployed. read more »
