SOFTWARE

Microsoft Corp. has announced on Thursday the availability of Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7, marking an significant milestone to the final availability of its latest operating system.

On Friday, PHP Company unit, Zend Technologies Inc. said it has release its new version of 1.8 Zend Framework for rapid application development.

Acer, the world's joint second largest manufacturer of PCs, has reportedly confirmed that Windows 7 will be available pre-loaded on their new all-in-one Z5600 PC from 23 October, ahead of Microsoft's suggested release date.

As of May 5th, PC users will be able to download and get free access for an entire year of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7.

Oracle Corp, the world's No. 2 business software maker, plans to expand its small line of programs that companies access via the Web, said a person familiar with the strategy.

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Windows XP get all the support from corporate and individual end-users due to its performance and flexibility but how Bad Vista is that even Microsoft gives XP a chance to live virtually in its upcoming new Windows 7?

Asus said Wednesday it had its licensed to the On2 VP7 video codec that allows to develops enabled video phones and market Skype phones.

Microsoft formally responded to the European Commission late Tuesday on concerns of bundling its web browser Internet Explorer with Windows operating systems.

Another hole in Adobe Reader that could allow attackers to remotely execute malicious code on end-users' machines was discovered on Tuesday.

Pope Benedict comforted survivors of Italy's earthquake Tuesday and asked God to heed the silent cry of its victims rising from the earth.

A Swiss insurance worker lost her job after surfing popular social network site Facebook while off sick, her employer said on Friday.

Microsoft has confirmed Friday the release candidate of the near-final version of Windows 7 beginning next week April 30.

Internet social media company Facebook plans to allow outside developers access to core parts of the website so they can build new services, a person familiar with the situation said.

Microsoft will debut its first public release of Windows 7 and said the first release candidate will be made available to the public on May 5, the company said.

Microsoft Corp said on Friday a version of its long awaited Windows 7 operating system will be made available from next week.

Hollywood movie companies told a federal judge on Friday that RealNetworks violated copyright law by selling software that allows people to make backups of their DVDs on a home computer.

A Swiss insurance worker lost her job after surfing popular social network site Facebook while off sick, her employer said on Friday.

U.S. software company Microsoft still sees value in a potential partnership with Yahoo even though it is no longer wants to buy it, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Friday.

Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit fell, but its shares rose as investors welcomed continuing efforts to cut costs and news that the release of the Windows 7 operating system is on track.

Microsoft Corp reported a sharp dip in quarterly profit on Thursday, but met Wall Street's lowered forecasts, hurt by a decline in technology spending in a global economic downturn.