Oracle sues SAP over software theft

Oracle has sued SAP for 'corporate theft on a grand scale,' claiming its rival used its customers' online access codes to steal copyrighted software. Oracle, which is battling with SAP in the market for software that helps companies automate business functions, accused the German company of gaining repeated and unauthorized access to its password-protected customer support Web site. This allowed SAP to copy thousands of Oracle software products and other confidential materials onto its own servers and compile an illegal library of copyrighted software code, the lawsuit charged. ...more

Intel claims quad-core first with new Xeons and Core 2 Extreme chips

Intel has gone quad-core. Specifically, Quad-Core Intel Xeons will address the server and workstation markets while the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor is aimed at the desktop. The multi-processing enabled by four combined processors will, claims Intel, improve speeds and responsiveness for servers and better power demanding multimedia desktop apps. ...more

Bebo is on song with new music service

Social networking website Bebo is allowing aspiring musicians to upload as much of their music as they wish, in an attempt to wrest users from MySpace. The site's new Bebo Bands section has already attracted more than 10,000 registrations, ahead of the formal launch at the end of this week. 'The BIG ONE is finally here,' wrote founder Michael Birch in the Bebo blog. ...more

Liberty adopts Trusted Transaction platform for mobile data

The standards body Liberty Alliance has announced it is to incorporate the Radicchio initiative for secure m-commence and mobile data services. The initiative is hoped to allow ISPs and telcos to develop standard methods of authentication and sharing personal data across mobile networks. The Radicchio alliance, which is a partnership dedicated to developing secure m-commerce and data services, has delivered Trusted Transaction Roaming platform (T2r) to the Liberty Alliance. ...more

Skype musters handsets for Net telephony offensive

Wireless networking specialist Netgear has announced a cordless phone that connects directly to the Skype Internet telephony service. The phone does not require a computer but will need access to a Wi-Fi Net connection, either at home, work or via a public hotspot. It will enable dialled calls as well as calls to the displayed list of Skype contacts. ...more