RIM to make it easier to make games for BlackBerry

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phones, on Monday announced plans to make it easier to create games and other software for the phones.

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JDA Software to buy i2 for about $434 million

JDA Software Group Inc., which makes inventory management software for retailers, said Thursday it has agreed to buy rival i2 Technologies Inc. for about $434 million.

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Smith Micro Software posts profit but cuts outlook

Smith Micro Software Inc. said Wednesday it turned a profit in the third quarter but cut its 2009 revenue estimate, sending shares tumbling nearly 20 percent in aftermarket trading.

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CDC Software sees 3Q profit above expectations

Business software developer CDC Software Corp. said Friday it expects its earnings to surpass Wall Street's expectations in the third quarter.

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BMC Software posts 35 percent jump in 2Q earnings

BMC Software Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 35 percent, as falling expenses offset a slight decline in sales.

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Double-Take Software 3Q profit slides on sales

Double-Take Software Inc. on Tuesday reported a decline in third-quarter profit as revenue from software licenses declined.

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Ultimate Software 3Q loss shrinks to $469K

Human resources and payroll software provider Ultimate Software Group Inc. said on Tuesday that its third-quarter loss shrank to $469,000 as revenue grew.

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Epicor Software amends deal for line of credit

Epicor Software Corp. on Tuesday said it amended its existing credit facility to provide the company with more operating flexibility.

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CDC to acquire business intelligence provider

Business software developer CDC Software Corp. said Monday it has agreed to an all-cash purchase of a provider of business intelligence solutions for manufacturing intended to help expand its presence in the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods and automotive markets.

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Lawson Software predicts 2Q profit

Lawson Software Inc. predicted Wednesday that it will earn up to 3 cents per share in its second fiscal quarter, which ends Nov. 30.

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Lawson Software reports fiscal 1st-qtr profit

Lawson Software Inc. said Wednesday it earned a profit in its fiscal first quarter, as lower revenue was offset by a drop in expenses.

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Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software

Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.

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Intel shows how it's branching out with software

As Intel Corp. branches beyond its core business of microprocessors for laptop and desktop computers, the chip maker is doubling as a software company. The goal is to make sure many kinds of devices work well with Intel's chips.

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Advent promotes Cox to Chief Financial Officer

Investment management software maker Advent Software Inc. said Wednesday it promoted James Cox to chief financial officer from principal accounting officer.

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American Software reports rise in 1Q earnings

American Software Inc. reported higher earnings for its fiscal first quarter even though revenue came in 7 percent below year-ago levels.

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NuGrowth buying subsidiary of State Auto Financial

Software sales and development company NuGrowth Solutions has inked a deal a buy a subsidiary of State Auto Financial Corp., a property and casualty insurance holding company.

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Quest Software's 2Q results beat expectations

Quest Software Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit more than doubled to $20.5 million, beating analysts' expectations, even as revenue fell.

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Tool helps avoid seizure-inducing content on Web

Wisconsin researchers have released a free software tool that could help Web surfers susceptible to certain seizures.

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iLove/iHate my iPhone

In an era of tinkering, crowdsourcing, mashups and open software, Apple doesn't want to relate so much as be desired. I'd hoped to love my iPhone. Instead I'd fetishized it.

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Microsoft readies free PC security software

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it plans to release a beta test of its free computer security program next week and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall.

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New Opera technology allows simple content sharing

Norway's Opera Software ASA on Tuesday launched a new feature for its Internet browser allowing users to share photos, music and files directly with one another, without needing to go through outside services such as Facebook and Flickr.

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Software makers Symantec, McAfee settle with NY AG

Two of the nation's largest security software companies have agreed to clearly detail the terms of subscription renewals and pay penalties totaling $750,000 in a settlement with New York's attorney general.

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JDA Software posts lower 1Q profit, sales

JDA Software Group Inc., which makes software to help retailers manage their inventories, said Monday its first-quarter profit declined 51 percent amid lower revenue.

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Software execs sentenced in fraud case

Two former software executives have been sentenced in federal court to prison time for inflating revenue numbers to attract venture capital.

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Tibco Software saw 1Q profit rise 2 percent

Tibco Software Inc. said on Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 2 percent, saying it was benefiting from companies moving toward infrastructure software as a means to increase efficiency.

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Just a few weeks after crossing the 2 billion applications download milestone, Apple's App Store has crossed yet another landmark figure when the number of approved applications, available for download at the store went past the 100,000 mark.

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Not only is Microsoft reselling select Windows 7 PCs normally sold by its hardware partners, but the company is making sure they come only with the software it wants.

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Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) has decided that the subject matter in the Family Guy television show is too racy for its taste.

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Australian customers will have to stump up almost double the US price for some versions of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system that arrived in Australian stores yesterday.

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What if a new version of Windows didn't try to dazzle you? What if, instead, it tried to disappear except when you needed it? Such an operating system would dispense with glitzy effects in favor of low-key, useful new features.

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As software is getting more and more complex, we are seeking ways to make it even better. Is there a limit on technology, or will it begin to evolve such as evolutionist believe we have? Software evolving... is our world the next matrix?

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Google Inc is in the early stages of looking at ways to write software that would fully integrate plug-in hybrid vehicles to the power grid, minimize strain on the grid and help utilities manage vehicle charging load.

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With more than 85,000 applications available for download, Apple's iPhone is a Swiss Army-like device for journalists to communicate, produce and consume media from wherever they are.

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Microsoft plans to offer a substantial discount for college students who want to pick up a copy of Windows 7.

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Attention gay males: Even if you'd prefer to remain closeted on Facebook, two MIT students have developed software that can out you anyway.

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What Have I been Waiting for I will get me My iMac.

Damn this computer is too cool. Not just the operating system but what you can do with it. My friend bought an iMac a few months ago and we have been playing around with it, getting to know it and all that it can do.

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Apps.gov is an online storefront for federal agencies to quickly browse and purchase cloud-based IT services, for productivity, collaboration, and efficiency.

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For the last 30 years, the computer industry has bragged about its achievements. And when the industry was excited about a breakthrough, it expected — even demanded — that consumers get excited, too. But that less-than-symbiotic relationship may be coming to an end.

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You might have missed this in the hustle Friday as you got ready for the long weekend: If you are using the Sentry or FamilySafe software brands to monitor your kids' online activity, you may be allowing the company EchoMetrix to read their conversations – and sell that infor …

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It's been said that the best things in life are free -- and we couldn't agree more. That's why we're back with our third annual list of our favorite freebies.

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The program, known as Conficker, uses flaws in Windows software to co-opt machines and link them into a virtual computer that can be commanded remotely by its authors.

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THE MICROSOFT EMPIRE, upon which the sun never sets, apparently holds regular "Screw Google" meetings in Washington, DC, which are meant to come up with new ways to give the Internet search and advertising leader a bunch of fives. According to Daily Finance, the entire meeting …

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"Microsoft is at the center of a group of companies who see Google as a threat to them in some combination of business and policy," said a source familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to avoid retribution.

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Little understood outside the securities industry, the business has suddenly become one of the most competitive and controversial on Wall Street. At its heart are computer programs that take years to develop and are treated as closely guarded secrets. Mr.

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More than ever before, organizations view innovation as a strategic priority, giving them a competitive advantage over others, at a time in which most employees are asked to do much more with much less.

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The personal computer has gone from a good tool to have while attending college to an essential tool. Like all tools, your computer must be taken care of to ensure it won't be completely unusable the night before a big essay is due or while you're trying to take notes in class.

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Microsoft appears to be taking with deadly seriousness the threat that Microsoft Word could be forced off the market in October, following a judgment against it on patent infringement issues over its use of XML.

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Friendships can be inferred with 95% accuracy from call records and the proximity of users, says a new report. Only 94 cell phones were fitted with a software that could log the calls and the proximity of users with their friends.

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The popular Digsby instant messenger client not only bundles half a dozen "optional" crapware applications, it's also using your computer to crawl the web, do stock market research, and more. It's time to uninstall.

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The ability to send photos along with text messages was touted as one of the new features of the iPhone's 3.0 software, released in June, but Apple and AT&T have not delivered on that promise, allege two class-action lawsuits.

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