Windows 8: Microsoft shifting focus to next OS in July 2010
Recent job listings have hinted that Microsoft is planning to shift focus to Windows 8 as early as next summer
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Oracle/Sun behemoth makes customer negotiations tricky
Gartner offers advice for customers on how to get the best deals from the future Oracle/Sun
Microsoft’s Bing tries to leapfrog Google Maps
The company is previewing a new version of Bing Maps that uses Silverlight to provide better graphics
Gartner: Server market shows signs of stabilization
IBM held the revenue lead in the worldwide server market for the quarter
AMD CEO sees ‘immense’ benefit from Intel settlement
Dirk Meyer expects more business for AMD and more choice for its customers
Cisco extends deadline for Tandberg deal
Shareholders now have until Dec. 3 to accept the US$3.4 billion buyout offer
Canadian government invests in micro-satellite technology
Announcement will strengthen Ontario’s position as a world leader in micro-satellite technology
Feds invest in southern Ontario manufacturing and workers
Will assist workers in developing new engineering skills, training in the use of new software, hardware or other tools to support innovation, and retraining to use new technologies
BDC provides $57 million in financing for Hamilton-area R&D project
McMaster Innovation Park’s new $69 million research complex that will help boost the new economy in the Hamilton area
Apple asks judge to shut down Psystar’s clone business
Wants injunction that bars Mac OS X systems, says it’s owed $2.1M in damages
Ruckus Wireless intros wireless broadband alternative to 3G
Company announces a viable option to wireless broadband that could compete head-on with 3G wireless networks
Lenovo buys back phone unit with eye on mobile Web products
It hopes to tap the growing mobile Internet device market
Microsoft delays open-sourcing of Windows 7 tool
Postpones re-release of netbook upgrade tool after admitting it copied code
3Com takes enterprise Wi-Fi products worldwide
Neither 3Com nor HP has yet said what HP’s Wi-Fi strategy will be once the merger finalizes
Check Point to offer new levels of security controls
Controls will enable businesses to have granular control over application usage