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Pegasystems to buy Chordiant for $161.5 million (AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:10 GMT
AP - Pegasystems said Monday it will buy Chordiant Software for $161.5 million.
High-tech event crowd urged to save the planet (AFP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:18:25 GMT
AFP - Techno-hip trend-setters that design online services, software, buildings and other components of modern life have been told to "get off the sidelines" and start saving the planet at a key high-tech event.
QAD shares slide after 4th-quarter revenue drops (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:39:31 GMT
AP - Shares of QAD Inc. sank Friday after the business software provider reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue and predicted another drop for the first quarter.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Leads Gaming Sales in February (NewsFactor)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:02:50 GMT
NewsFactor - Microsoft's Xbox 360 video-game console moved to the top of the U.S. market in February. The software giant's console had been number two behind the Nintendo Wii for nearly three years.
Adobe CEO 2009 pay package down 68 percent (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:10:53 GMT
AP - Shantanu Narayen, the president and CEO of software maker Adobe Systems Inc., was awarded compensation valued at $5.2 million in fiscal 2009, a 68 percent decline in a year that saw the recession weaken demand for its products.
Digital River up on possible McAfee deal (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:43:35 GMT
AP - Shares of Digital River Inc., which provides technology and services for companies that sell products online, got a boost Friday after an analyst said McAfee Inc. may be testing out its e-commerce technology.
BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales (PC World)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT
PC World - Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that's February's US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group's retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, a 14 percent deficit against last year's $2.82 billion for the same period.
Opera Mini 5 Beta Released for Android Phones (PC World)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:36:00 GMT
PC World - Do you want to try a different browser on your Android phone? The folks at Opera Software announced a beta version of the Opera Mini 5 browser that provides a PC-like browsing experience on smartphones and other handheld devices that run on the Android platform.
Summary Box: Video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:03:04 GMT
AP - THE GAMES: Video game software sales dropped 15 percent in February compared to a year ago to $624.4 million. "Bioshock 2" from Take 2 Interactive, which launched in February, and "New Super Mario Bros." from Nintendo were the top two sellers.
SkillSoft 4Q net income falls 16 pct (AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:59:37 GMT
AP - SkillSoft PLC, an education software company that has agreed to be taken private, said Thursday its fourth-quarter net income fell 16 percent from a year earlier, when it benefited from a tax windfall.