Software Development

Oracle to buy Portal Software

Oracle will pay $220M for maker of billing and revenue management software

Sun rolls out new Sun Ray thin clients

Company also ships second server based on its Niagara UltraSparc T1 chip

Pricey phones do well even in developing markets

Nokia finds people in developing countries don't want only the cheapest phones

BlackBerry, meet China’s RedBerry

China Unicom introduces a rival push e-mail service with a very similar name to RIM's

Tokyo taxis to accept e-money

BitWallet system will enable passengers to pay using electronic money starting in August

Update: Microsoft’s Google Scholar rival set to go Live

Windows Live Academic Search expected in beta this week

Set my data free

Companies should be able to deliver personal data in the form that most benefits the customer

Windows Boots on a Mac

Boot Camp means Intel-based Macs can boot XP, and Windows’ sworn enemy made it happen

Red Hat buys JBoss…Who did not see that coming?

China to toughen stance on software piracy

The country will conduct seven enforcement operations against intellectual property pirates this year, and will open infringement centers in 50 cities