Microsoft comes out a winner in cloud deal with Chinese Linux provider

In a sign that Microsoft recognizes that the future is multi-platform, and not Microsoft-centric, it has signed a deal with China's leading Linux provider to develop and sell cloud-computing solutions for the Chinese market. This is good news, not just for Microsoft but for anyone who is interested in using the cloud. The deal, with China Standard Software Co. Ltd. (CS2C) will, in the words of a Microsoft press release, "provide public and private...

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Oracle VM 3.0 Puts Strenght Into VMware Fight

 Third-generation Oracle VM server virtualization and management software emphasizes scalability, OVF support. But Oracle places a distant fourth in the marketshare race. Oracle on Tuesday unveiled the third generation of its Oracle VM server virtualization and management software, saying it was four times as scalable as VMware's. Its customer base so far appears reluctant to make Oracle its primary virtualization provider. Oracle VM can...

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Microsoft vs. Motorola patent case goes before International Trade Commission

One of the many battles in the smartphone patent war went before the International Trade Commission (ITC) today as Microsoft began arguing its case that Android-based smartphones made by Motorola Mobility infringed on seven of Microsoft's patents. In a trial that began today before the ITC in Washington, Microsoft accused Motorola Mobility of using technology derived from Microsoft inventions and requested a halt to imports of certain Motorola phones, Bloomberg reported. The ITC has the power to stop imports of products that violate U.S. patent rights. It's one of several lawsuits Microsoft and Motorola have filed against each other. And it's...

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NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X Launched into orbit

NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X Nigeria yesterday, successfully, launched one of the most advanced earth observation satellites (Nigeriasat-2) of its kind that is commercially available in the imaging world into the orbit at exactly 8:12.am Nigerian time in Russia. Nigeria Sat-X, which was built by Nigerian engineers trained at the same time the Sat-2 was being built as a demonstration that Nigeria can build and launch its satellite was...

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The beautiful mind of the Aussie who beat Microsoft

  Inventor Ric Richardson is a no-bull, unassuming Aussie, but when Microsoft pinched his big idea, he took on the software behemoth ... and won. Jane Cadzow meets an unlikely giant-slayer. The phone rang early, rousing Ric Richardson from a fitful sleep. As the sun rose over the northern NSW coast, he sat on his verandah and absorbed the news that a jury on the other side of the world had awarded him half a billion dollars. "I didn't really feel like celebrating," he remembers. "I just felt like breathing for a while." Richardson is the Australian inventor who took on Microsoft and won. In April 2009, a United States court found the giant...

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Microsoft planned to buy Skype

Skpe CEO and Microsoft CEO What does Skype’s future look like? According to the company’s vice president, a lot of integration with Microsoft products, including Windows Phones and Xbox consoles, and a boatload of telephony-related releases with Facebook. The Internet communications provider is still waiting for European regulators to approve its pending acquisition by Microsoft. (The U.S. Department of Justice okayed the deal in June.) Skype...

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Is Android Is More Valuable To Microsoft Than Windows Phone 7

Microsoft  launched Windows Phone 7 last year with the hopes of making a major splash in the smartphone market. However, the tech giant’s biggest driver of value in smartphones so far comes from Android licensing fees as Android recently captured 50% market share worldwide and close to 40% market share in the U.S. market. The smartphone OS market is currently dominated by Google’s  Android and Apple’s  iOS that are both gaining market...

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Facebook, Google & Apple Not Trusted in Mobile Payments

When dealing with mobile payments, consumers trust credit card companies — such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express — over technology brands, including Facebook, Google and Apple, according to a recent study conducted by Ogilvy & Mather, an international advertising, marketing and public relations agency. A number of mobile payment technologies have been developed over the past few years, including Square and Google Wallet. And Paypal recently...

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