IBM to power Dow Jones Indexes

Dow Jones Indexes has selected IBM servers to calculate its suite of worldwide stock indexes and averages.

BT enhances Tate Online for visually impaired people

UK communications giant BT is updating the Tate's award winning arts resource for visually impaired people, i-Map.

Wakefield launches community website

A new community website has been launched so that Wakefield District groups and organizations can share their news.

SunGard decalog adds UBS algorithms

Financial software firm SunGard has struck a deal with UBS Investment Bank to give its decalog management system customers access to UBS's algorithmic trading product.

SunGard acquires Dataware Solutions

As part of plans to enhance its product offerings, global software giant SunGard has acquired Dataware Solutions, a provider of employee trading compliance software to financial institutions.

SEC clears way for Lawson's Intentia acquisition

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has formally accepted the S-4 Proxy Statement filed by Lawson Software Inc in relation to its proposed acquisition of Intentia International AB.

Sun and Nominum partner on DNS hardware

Sun Microsystems Inc and Nominum Inc today will announce an agreement to bundle and resell Nominum's domain name system and dynamic host configuration protocol software with Sun hardware.

Oracle wins clustered database patent judgment

Oracle Corp has won a summary judgment in a patent case brought by file-sharing software vendor Mangosoft Inc that could have challenged its Real Application Clusters database clustering technology.

StorageTek chiefs evacuate Sun

Sun Microsystems Inc's $4bn merger with Storage Technology Corp is not going well, judging by the number of very senior staff that have left Sun's storage division since the acquisition.

New $500m sales pitch from Microsoft

It's not just about software, it's about software and the people who use it. That's the elevator pitch for Microsoft Corp's new $500m marketing push, which the company is calling "People-Ready".

Microsoft to add VoIP and IP video features

Voice and video over IP will play an increasingly prominent role in Microsoft Corp's Live Services strategy, corporate VP Blake Irving said at the VON conference yesterday in San Jose, California.

AmEx enhances internet foreign exchange payments system

American Express has launched an enhanced version of its internet-based FX International Payments system, which it says combines competitive exchange rates and transaction fees with the convenience of an online service.

Henry Ford Hospital implements ValiMed

Henry Ford Hospital has selected the ValiMed system to perform end-product testing of compounded intravenous medications in its pharmacy departments, and validation of returned narcotics in its operating suites and nursing units.

Mandriva outlines new products as founder threatens legal action

French Linux distributor Mandriva SA has outlined its product plans and focus as a war of words has broken out between the company's founder, who was recently fired, and its current management.

Vodafone signals retreat from world stage with Japan sale

Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile operator in terms of revenue, has signaled the end of its global ambitions after agreeing to sell out its operation in one of its principle markets.

Sony releases launch dates for Blu-ray products

After disappointing many with the news that its PS3 would be delayed until November, Sony has found some measure of redemption with the news that its first Blu-ray players will be released in July.

Entelos expands J&J drug discovery collaboration

Entelos, a company specializing in predictive biosimulation technologies for drug discovery, development, and commercialization, has expanded its research collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, to include multiple therapeutic areas over a five-year term.

Barbetta departure leaves BI void at Oracle

Larry Barbetta, the man who helped CRM software maker Siebel Systems Inc to become a business intelligence and analytics powerhouse has reportedly left the company after failing to hammer out a new contract following the acquisition by Oracle Corp.

SiRF acquires TrueSpan

SiRF Technology Holdings Inc has extended its range of mobile device chipsets with the acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, of stock and shares of TrueSpan Inc, which has developed a platform for digital audio and video on mobile devices.

Microsoft releases visual studio team system server

After a six-month build up, Microsoft Corp has said that it is finally done with development of Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Foundation Server, the linchpin of its new software development collaboration platform. It made the announcement during an address at the Software Development West conference last week.