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Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet
Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won't be drawn into a public fight with the executive.
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Google eases Android app development with a new IDE
Google has introduced an IDE (integrated developer environment) aimed at easing development of Android apps.
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Betfair selects VMware vCloud to speed app development
Online betting exchange Betfair has implemented VMware?s vCloud as its attempts to redefine its IT department as a ?service broker, delivering virtualised environments to its agile development team through software defined data centre tools.
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VMware sells WaveMaker assets to Pramati
A little more than two years after purchasing Java tool vendor WaveMaker, VMware has sold the assets of the company to the Pramati software engineering firm.
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Control and security of corporate open-source projects proves difficult
Open source has become a staple for software development in the enterprise, but keeping track of it and maintaining security for it remains an elusive goal, according to a survey of more than 3,500 data architects and developers published today by Sonatype, which provides component lifecycle management products and also operates the Central Repository for downloading open-source software.
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Enterasys boosts productivity with Microsoft SharePoint alternative
Enterasys Networks, the Salem, N.H., maker of networking and security products, found coordinating collaboration among staff, suppliers and partners was cumbersome using Microsoft's SharePoint so went looking for a simpler way that wound up saving money by boosting efficiency.
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Pivotal launched from VMware, EMC technologies
Making good on a promise made in December, VMware and parent company EMC have launched a new company, called Pivotal, to offer an enterprise-ready data analysis platform as a service (PaaS) based on software from both companies.
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Java 8 release delayed until next year
The new version of standard Java was due this September, but the need for more work on security issues and Project Lambda have pushed the release date back to the first quarter of 2014
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Trusteer launches 'Apex' zero-day protection software in Europe
Security firm Trusteer believes it has invented the first ever system that can reliably block attacks targeting vulnerabilities in a clutch of common applications such as Java, and Adobe?s Flash and PDF Reader.
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Xamarin service aims to simplify mobile app testing
Xamarin has announced Test Cloud, an automated service that lets mobile developers test their apps on hundreds of mobile devices.






