The Register - Software: Enterprise

Big Blue's view different from VMware from View
IBM is taking on VMware's virtual desktop infrastructure with its own Linux and Lotus-based virtual desktop.…

Rival browser enjoys interoperability love-in
Microsoft has today released a plug-in for Firefox that allows Open XML documents to be viewed within the popular open source browser.…

Pownce no more
Blogging software maven Six Apart has acquired and killed a minor outbreak of Web 2.0rhea.…

Apologies, but no shame
Microsoft's search bribery machine shut down for several hours on Black Friday, continuing to exhibit a unique talent for online comedy.…

Think green, block ads
We've known for years that graphics based on Adobe Flash and other third-party programming software can be clunky, time-consuming affairs that put our security at risk. Now c...

The old Venezuelan switcheroo
Microsoft's confused internet search service could be in for another re-branding, although it faces a potential trademark hurdle.…

Steal in this game. Don't steal this game
The upcoming PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV will install SecuROM 7 on customers' systems, although the game maker claims its properly de-fanged the dete...

Monty chides Sun for premature, bug-riddled release
MySQL creator Michael “Monty” Widenius has gone on a noisy rant about last week’s release of MySQL 5.1 because Sun Microsystems has unleashed the...

You may own the bits. But you can't have 'em
Fail and You Before the internet, software distribution was cumbersome. While it was relatively cheap to reproduce computer code once it was written, se...

Two-years and counting
In 2004 Eric Raymond wrote an open letter to Sun Microsystems' then chief executive officer Scott McNealy demanding Sun open up their core Java intellectual property and allo...