Information Week on Software

Virtual presence and co-authoring features in Office 2010 enable new approaches to collaboration and teamwork for businesses of any size.

The & quot;out of band & quot; emergency update addresses a Windows vulnerability that is being exploited by attackers using a & quot;highly virulent strain & quot; of malware.

Sam and Charles Wyly, longtime computer industry figures who sold Sterling Software to Computer Associates for $4 billion in 2000, are charged with using secret overseas accounts to generate more than $550 million in illegal stock trades.

Martin Roesch expressed disappointment with the Open Information Security Foundation's efforts, and touted Razorback, Sourcefire's open source analysis and detection engine, as truly innovative.

Nvidia lost market share in every segment except notebook integrated graphics, while AMD had the biggest gains in both discrete and integrated desktop chips according to Jon Peddie Research.

Nook-dedicated & quot;boutiques & quot; with staffed demonstration tables featuring demo models, video displays and accessories will occupy a prominent space in B & amp;N stores starting this fall.

OpenAppMkt.com offers a place to distribute and sell Web apps without an Apple-style approval process.

Mobile phone sales were up 22% in the second quarter, but average unit price declined as did operating profit from Samsung's telecommunications unit.

Carriers deploying LTE 4G networks is expected to spur global capital spending on wireless infrastructure in 2011 after two years of declines, according to iSuppli.

Most consumers prefer to receive email notifications of ads and special deals, despite the current emphasis on social media marketing campaigns, according to an Econsultancy study.

With co-CEO Jim Snabe, McDermott's set a vibrant new strategy, restored growth and profitability, and exorcised some wicked demons and ghosts.

DOJ investigation into Big Blue 's mainframe licensing policies ongoing even as European authorities ramp up their own probe.

& quot;Meaningful personal details & quot; weren't disclosed when Google's cars collected publicly broadcast Wi-Fi network names and MAC addresses, finds British government authorities.

Shoppers with iOS devices may soon have access to an Apple Virtual Closet that will facilitate buying, sharing, and washing clothes.

Werner Vogels used the micro blogging service to respond to reports that Eli Lilly, a leading EC2 customer, was & quot;dumping & quot; Amazon Web Services.

The suit contends Oracle misrepresented its commercial sales practices to give government customers deals inferior to those offered to commercial customers.

To mark an increase in allowable running time for non-partner videos, YouTube says it will promote a handful of video makers.

Nuance Communications claims version 11 reduces set-up time required to 'train' the software to your spoken voice and boosts accuracy up to 15%.