Technology/Software news

Industry standards and innovation took center stage at MIX10, as Microsoft Corp. made a series of announcements that underscore the company's commitment to interoperability and performance on the Web.

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a major update to the leading hosted cross-media publishing platform for e-commerce and multi-channel marketing companies.

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VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the data center and to the cloud, and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) -- the world leader in information infrastructure solutions.

At Mobile World Congress™ 2010, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced advancements to the Adobe® Flash® Platform including the unveiling of Adobe® AIR® on mobile devices, a consistent runtime for standalone applications to come out of the Open Screen Project™, an industry-wide initiative led by Adobe that has grown to close to 70 ecosystem partners.

Apple® today introduced Aperture™ 3, the next major release of its powerful photo editing and management software, with over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes.

Fujitsu (TSE: 6702) and Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that they intend to expand their global strategic partnership and better serve their customers in the areas of data protection, storage management, and information security.

BroadSoft®, the worldwide leader of VoIP application software, and Polycom®, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM], the leader in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions, today introduce a fully integrated voice and video solution delivered over one common infrastructure.

SHOP4APPS store to launch in China for both paid and free Android(TM) applicationsNew Ecosystem Partners, including Baidu and others, provide China consumers with additional choice for search capabilities

Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that Clal Insurance of Israel has chosen its webMethods Business Process management suite in a multi-million dollar deal. Clal Insurance will implement common business processes across its insurance, savings and pensions divisions, eliminating duplication of business logic, work practices and customer information.

UPS today announced an industry-first application for BlackBerry® devices that not only ships and tracks packages but also finds the nearest UPS location.

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it is offering its next-generation security and enterprise-class storage management solutions through the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today unveiled a new version of Norton Online Backup which now supports both Windows and Mac on up to five computers, conveniently linked together through the same central account.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today unveiled the results of an exclusive new survey* into consumers’ mobile software demands, providing unique insights into the opportunities available for the growing developer community across the world.

Samsung bada is a fully-fledged smartphone platform, created for application deployment across a range of devices. In this posting, we’ll explain the important architectural features you will need to know to get the most out of bada.

Customers can now combine online services with on-premise ERP or on-demand ERP to quickly increase business capabilities.

Fujitsu today announces the first true Zero Client, a simple-to-manage, intelligent front-end display device that delivers dramatic cost savings for organizations with large numbers of workplaces.

IBM (NYSE: IBM), VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Keepod products family manufacturer NSEC, today announced that they have partnered to offer IBM’s Lotus Symphony productivity software suite on Keepod devices for the first time.

Advanced lane guidance, text-to-speech and the “Help menu” among new features coming soon

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada [bada] in December.