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Citrix bows to user pressure on XenDesktop licensing

To appease customers, XenDesktop 4 will now come with per-device as well as per-user licensing options

AT&T adds hosted apps to enterprise mobile suite

New applications for BlackBerry and Windows will serve the merchandising and hospitality sectors

Microsoft to launch Office 2010 public beta next month

The company declined to say whether the number of copies of the beta will be limited or available only for a limited time

Unused servers squander $25 billion a year

A new report says 15 percent of servers aren't doing anything useful and are wasting energy

BoxTone mobile support manager now tracks iPhone, others

IT can now monitor usage patterns of ActiveSync-enabled devices, but product's features remain BlackBerry-centered

Microsoft’s Ballmer shows off SharePoint and cites IT’s link to economic prosperity

The Microsoft CEO appeared at SharePoint conference to discuss the upgrade to the company's collaboration platform

Teradata targets the cloud with data warehousing announcements

The vendor is also prepping a new appliance that uses solid-state technology

Budget cuts could increase server failures

Gartner warns that as companies hold off on equipment upgrades in order to save money, they risk higher failure rates

Microsoft to offer second beta for Visual Studio 2010

The company also discussed reducing packaging options from nine to three and set an official launch date of March 22, 2010

Microsoft to detail feature-complete SharePoint upgrade

The SharePoint 2010 release offers for the Internet deployments, development tools support, and video capabilities

MySQL cofounder says Oracle should sell database

MySQL needs a home where there will be no conflicts of interest, says the creator of the open-source database

BMC buys startup Tideway for component tracking tools

Tideway's software maps enterprises' infrastructure and can be used to spot risks and eliminate wasted resources

Micron boosts NAND flash endurance six-fold

Flash memory maker says SLC NAND flash can perform 300,000 write cycles

Mozilla unblocks Microsoft add-on for Firefox

Another add-on — Windows Presentation Foundation — will remain blocked, Mozilla says

IBM mainframe biz focus of U.S. antitrust probe again

The DOJ is investigating new complaints that IBM is using its substantial leverage to muffle mainframe competition and maintain its dominance

Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches

Security update for Windows 7's final build patches nine vulnerabilities, five marked 'critical'

Mozilla blocks Microsoft’s sneaky Firefox plug-in

Mozilla triggers rarely used blocking feature to protect Firefox users from attack

Spring 3.0 framework for Java to debut

Developer platform for Spring applications also on agenda for SpringSource

38 Oracle security patches coming next week

The updates will come a week after Microsoft's record-setting bug fix

IBM plans big hardware upgrade next year

Executives said company plans to ship a new mainframe and the Power7 chip

Hacked Facebook apps lead users to fake anti-virus software

Situation poses a danger to enterprises that allow their users access to Facebook through the corporate firewall

New wave of Windows 7 portables adds touch of style to biz tech

Exciting, innovative laptops and netbooks are being built around Microsoft's latest operating system. Here's a preview.

Sneaky Microsoft add-in leaves Firefox open to attack

Security bulletin warns of critical vulnerability from Microsoft-made plug-in pushed to Firefox users eight months ago via Windows Update

You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

Microsoft gets (Side)kicked in the head, Twitter wants to sell you a nice red

Storage pros worry about putting data in the cloud

Cloud storage platforms still need to mature before they are enterprise-ready

Mozilla complains that it doesn’t get top slot in browser ‘ballot’

After fighting for users to get a choice of browsers in the EU edition of Windows 7, Mozilla is upset that rival Apple gets the top slot

Apple’s ‘no cheap netbooks’ strategy pays off

Its bet on pricey MacBooks, over pundit objections, led to greater sales, while PC rivals had to resort to selling low-margin netbooks to grow

Update: Google grows both revenue and profit in Q3

The company believes the economy is on its way back from the downturn

JetBrains readies open source version of its Java IDE

Company to offer free edition of its IntelliJ IDEA technology alongside commercial version

Ncomputing device adds virtual desktops over USB

Ncomputing's U170 can add extra users and run full multimedia apps when connected to a host machine's USB port, reducing the need for extra PCs

CollabNet boosts agile development in latest TeamForge release

Version 5.3 of the application lifecycle management platform features a unified interface for project scope and timeline

Acer reveals details of Android-based smartphone

Liquid smartphone sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera and comes loaded with Google software and services

Oracle’s long-awaited Fusion Applications to launch in 2010

Fusion Applications will combine the best attributes of Oracle's various business software lines and will be 'SaaS ready'

IBM boosts SAN Volume Controller performance with SSDs

Flash storage can be integrated into IBM's storage virtualization appliance for the first time in version 5.0

Collaboration tools worth the investment, survey says

Business managers see improvements in sales and R&D as well as a return of nearly four times their investment

EnterpriseDB cites enterprise capabilities in open source database

The company's Postgres Plus Standard Server 8.4 features an updating service, a migration tool for Oracle databases, and a certification suite

Opera addresses security concerns with Unite beta

Opera Software hopes to quash security concerns about its browser-based application platform with a 'detailed walk-through'

Bugs hit Google Docs after recent upgrade

Users of Google's hosted office productivity suite are having trouble printing, exporting, and uploading certain files after recent upgrades

Update: Acer debuts smartphone, netbook with Google Android

The Acer Liquid touchscreen smartphone will run Android 1.6, formerly code-named Donut, while a new Aspire One netbook will run both Android and Windows

Dell CEO slams netbooks, hails Windows 7

Michael Dell may have no good words about netbooks, but he says Windows 7 and Office 2010 will make you 'love your PC again'

Adobe mimics Microsoft, issues mega security update

The security update, which includes 29 patches, fixes a Reader zero-day flaw to stymie ongoing PDF attacks

Twitter warns users not to change log-in data until further notice

Twitter is investigating instances where users lost access to accounts after changes were made to their usernames, passwords, or e-mail addresses

Salesforce.com CEO makes nice to Oracle at OpenWorld

Marc Benioff decided against returning fire after Larry Ellison's recent mocking of Salesforce.com's offering as a 'little itty-bitty application'

Microsoft’s biggest-ever Patch Tuesday spells admin nightmare

Researchers warn that the usual rules may not apply, given the volume and complexity of Microsoft's latest security update

Oracle shows off sheer technology volume

An Oracle executive at OpenWorld cited the amount of products shipped, while the company also detailed developer plans

Microsoft recants, admits new bug is being exploited

Only 'limited' attacks based on the MS09-051 issue seen by Microsoft, McAfee; today's patch fixes flaw

Dell details the Efficient Enterprise strategy at OpenWorld

The multifaceted plan for driving out IT inefficiency and boosting innovation is championed by Dell , while Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talked up Oracle and Dell synergies

The pros and cons of Windows 7 for business

Cloud vendor Zimory adds database oomph using virtualization

With Zimory's new database architecture, code-named Spree, customers will be able to mix and match open source and commercial databases

HP predicts business use for touchscreen PCs

Hewlett-Packard exec says businesses in the future will adopt touchscreens but admits the technology still faces some software challenges