http://www.computerbusinessreview.com Latest news from Computer Business Review Online en-us Copyright 2008, Progressive Media Group Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:17:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=D7F8BC21-61A5-4776-9400-4F6ACC875015 Web collaboration platforms developer Leader Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against social networking company Facebook in the US District Court of Delaware. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:17:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=E175D291-E063-4A92-A5C8-6B7CF779A161 Sony has lost a patent infringement suit against Delaware-based Agere Systems. The Texas Federal court has ruled that Sony infringed Agere's patent and has awarded Agere $18.5m compensation. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:17:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=2F61EC64-A1B5-4672-B0D5-5ABFEE4425E1 Egypt-based mobile operator Orascom Telecom has agreed to sell its OrasInvest arm to Abu Dhabi Investment for $180m as part of its plans to outsource non-core activities. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:16:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=486A82C0-1EDD-41B7-A342-7B9A46FB9B49 Xerox and Indian IT services provider HCL Technologies have announced an alliance to combine Xerox Office Services and systems with HCL's desktop management and infrastructure expertise to help enterprises gain control of printing, copying, and other document-related costs. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:16:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=ACDF8EE1-BA60-4ED3-8077-E545B6D71C5C Web content delivery company Akamai has announced plans to cut 7% of its workforce, 110 employees, in the fourth quarter as part of a restructuring to save costs. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:16:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=E4D81709-5953-4115-9BD2-12B455525508 Business and financial software company Intuit has reported a first-quarter net loss of $52.14m against a loss of $20.8m in the year-ago quarter, on revenue up 8% at $481m. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:15:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=C4CAC5CA-7B16-4605-BA28-DF7FF97336F4 Science Applications International Corp has won a five-year $115m contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide professional services for an ERP system. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:14:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=CE15AA69-5992-41F3-A7A5-FC44B5D0E671 Digital media software provider Sonic Solutions has acquired California-based online entertainment company CinemaNow for $3m. Sonic already includes CinemaNow's content delivery system in its Qflix DVD drives. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:14:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=9279CBB9-2B16-41BE-82AC-43DADF03C811 France-based IT services provider Steria has won a five-year E59m ($75m) contract from the UK Land Registry to provide managed services for the organization's Distributed IT Infrastructure, DITI, and Extranet service, which serves over 8,000 staff across England and Wales. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=F4386FC2-1646-4D68-850F-D8FD077E334E IBM has won a three-year $130m contract extension from US engineering and construction company Fluor to continue to provide IT outsourcing services to Fluor locations in 74 countries. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=FABBA804-5ADE-431C-827B-21025AD38D78 Symantec has announced a cloud computing-based online services platform to help organizations identify hidden risks in their data centers. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=83C3F2C5-966A-4322-B263-5550D223ACA9 Enterprise application software firm SoftBrands has won an eight-year $27m contract from the US Air Force Services to provide enterprise applications for its 95 on-base transient lodging operations in 13 countries. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=21FE322A-ED0C-4C67-992F-EFC8D0870669 SAP has opened a new research lab in Darmstadt, Germany to give public security agencies the opportunity to preview and collaborate on security research projects. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=A2C8939A-B501-425B-B5B1-5890D7F3BC71 AT&T has opened an internet data center in Singapore as part of a $1bn investment to increase its hosting capacity at 38 data centers worldwide. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:11:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=043F761E-C9CF-412C-89C9-B14C9072D463 Yahoo has announced that its oneSearch product will be offered as the default platform for mobile internet searches on T-Mobile's new Web2go service to allow web browsing through a customizable home page. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:11:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=0C1AF971-C73F-45DD-A9FB-0F9E623D2821 Ericsson has delivered a mobile softswitch which uses blade technology, to Australian telecom operator Telstra, which has already brought the new MSC Server Blade Cluster into commercial service on its NextG network. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:21:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=A363CAA1-6207-4E9F-B590-BCAAAFC8A494 US-based Comtech Telecommunications has announced that its subsidiary, Comtech PST has received a $1 million order from a domestic prime contractor to supply high power switches. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:15:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=138941FB-09CF-4C1C-BA1C-1CA984A969B6 Alcatel-Lucent and Poland-based Telekomunikacja Polska have signed an agreement whereby TP will offer the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise system to its largest business customers. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=867EF745-4B1C-4B32-9B15-B47FBC964726 Australia and New Zealand Banking has launched the ANZ Online Investment Account, a new internet banking-based share investment account, enabling customers to invest in a fund that reportedly invests in Australia's major 200 shares with A$1,000. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:50:00 GMT http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=C13476CF-0973-4BA1-8F98-25D643A0DA33 ClairMail, a company engaged in two-way mobile phone-based customer interaction, has announced that PNC Financial Services Group has expanded its mobile banking services by integrating ClairMail's mobile banking solution. jsharp@industryreview.com (Progressive Media Group) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:43:00 GMT