Software: Breaking News

Google has created a free tool to simplify and automate the migration of e-mail, calendar and contacts data from Microsoft Exchange servers to its Google Apps collaboration and communication hosted suite.

More than half of companies that implement ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems end up garnering no more than 30 percent of the business benefits they expected, according to a new study released by systems integrator Panorama Consulting Group.

Facebook has revamped its search engine so that suggested results drop down from the search box as people type in their queries.

Microsoft has removed the cut and paste function from its forthcoming mobile phone OS, Windows Phone 7.

Oracle's commitment to Java and the ubiquity of the technology were stressed Wednesday by Java founder James Gosling in a presentation that also centered on the recently released Java Enterprise Edition (EE) 6 specification.

IBM will soon offer software development and testing services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched in June 2009, the company said Tuesday.

Virtustream is unveiling a new cloud computing service aimed at midsize enterprises.

Open-source collaboration software vendor Open-Xchange has integrated VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and social networking sites in the latest version of its e-mail server and client.

Government software sales reached a record high in 2008/2009 financial year, but resellers are being warned not to expect similar figures this year, according to an analyst.

Express Data has been named one of three ‘Best of the Best’ employers in a survey conducted by human resources company, Hewitt Associates.