Medidata files shelf registration for offering (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:27 GMT AP - Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.

Get Chrome OS Now (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:00 GMT PC World - The open source version of Google Chrome OS was released on Thursday, and tech wizards didn't waste any time turning the code into a workable test version of the new operating system. If you don't want to wait until next year to see what's going on with Chrome OS, then follow this handy guide to find all the information you need to get the new system up and running on almost any computer.

Google's Chrome OS Will Be Optimized for Speed (NewsFactor) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:10 GMT NewsFactor - Google is showcasing how its Chrome OS will change the user experience when it launches before next year's holiday season. The new operating system will initially appear on netbook-style devices that will feature bigger keyboards than today's netbooks offer, the company said.

Five Reasons the Google Chrome OS will Flop (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT PC World - Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any of this hype.

Five Reasons Google Chrome OS will Succeed (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT PC World - Google's Chrome OS doesn't signal the apocalypse for Apple and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the operating system won't succeed when it arrives next year.

EU Gives Oracle Extra Time to Respond to Sun Inquiry (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:24 GMT PC World - Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.Earlier this month the Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, issued formal objections to the deal, arguing that it posed a threat to competition in the market for database software.The deadline for a final ruling has been put back to Jan. 27 from Jan. 19, which amounts to six additional working days for Oracle to win over the skeptical regulator. "Oracle requested the extension in order to have the opportunity to further develop its arguments in response to the Commission's concerns," the Commission said in a routine weekly statement on the status of ongoing merger investigations.The Commission's concerns center on Oracle acquiring MySQL, an open source database developed in Europe and bought by Sun a year ago for $1 billion. It argued in its statement of objections that the acquisition of the most significant open source database on the market by Oracle, the proprietary database market leader, could harm competition.

How Google Gets from Chrome OS to YouTube TVs (PC Magazine) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:33:13 GMT PC Magazine - Google fired another shell at Microsoft's fundamental business model on Thursday, when it released the code behind its Google Chrome OS. What happens when you turn the operating system into just another advertising medium? Quite a number of things.

Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time (InfoWorld) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - The Chrome OS is here -- sort of. This week, Google was kind of enough to give the world a sneak peek at its nascent desktop operating system. And after months of speculation (and more than a few bogus screenshot galleries), I can finally say that I've seen the future ... and it's not Chrome OS.

Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:59 GMT Reuters - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform.

Foxconn to Build JIL Handset for China Mobile (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:12 GMT PC World - Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn will make a handset for China Mobile next year that supports software developed by the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) joint venture, according to the head of China Mobile.JIL is a joint venture established by China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and Softbank Mobile to develop software and services for their 1.1 billion mobile phone customers.