Reuters - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company’s earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
AFP - US software giant Oracle has unveiled plans to cut 850 to 1,000 jobs in Europe in light of weaker than expected growth projections, trade unions said Thursday.
AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.
Reuters - It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week.
PC World - Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under ‘Installation and Use Rights’: “If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User,’ you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack’ on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there,” according to ZDNet’s Ed Bott.
PC World - Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them.
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Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.
BBC reporting: “China is to delay a controversial plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with an internet filtering software, state media says.
In a file picture taken on June 3, 2009, Chinese people use computeres at an internet bar in Beijing. Following worldwide criticism, China will delay a plan to require that all new computers come with a Chinese-made Internet filtering software programme, state media reported on June 30, 2009.
