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Top 10: Economic woes, AMD splits, Microsoft developments
Not all of this week's news involved global financial turmoil. While IT budgets are being cut and AMD is breaking itself up, a security tool was released for Firefox that prevents "clickjacking" and Microsoft said that Windows 7 will fix issues in Vista's user account control feature.
Update: Forrester: Discontent persists over SAP maintenance hike
A new Forrester Research study that polled more than 200 SAP customers found widespread discontent over the vendor's recent decision to shift customers to a pricier Enterprise Support offering, and also provides tips on how customers can mitigate the increased cost.
Microsoft to improve Vista's problematic UAC in Windows 7
Microsoft plans to improve the much-maligned UAC (user account control) feature in the next version of its Windows client OS, acknowledging that the new security feature it built into Windows Vista has caused unnecessary problems for users.
Amid economic turmoil, IBM reports jump in net income
IBM on Wednesday reported a 20 percent increase in net income for its third quarter and said its profit outlook for the full year remains on track.
Microsoft, other IT firms seek payment from failed bank WaMu
Microsoft got in line with several other organizations that are taking steps to get paid for products and services provided to Washington Mutual, the largest bank to fail in U.S. history.
Sprint hopeful on WiMax funding despite economic crisis
Adoption of Sprint Nextel's Xohm WiMax service has been better than expected since it launched in Baltimore on Sept. 29, and the carrier is confident it will be able to fund the rest of its national network rollout despite the current economic crisis, Sprint executives said Wednesday.
Update: Tennessee man indicted for hacking Palin's e-mail account
A 20-year-old Tennessee man has been indicted for hacking into an e-mail account of U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, according to court records.
MySQL co-founder David Axmark leaving Sun
David Axmark, a co-founder and former lead engineer for MySQL, has resigned from Sun Microsystems a few weeks after another co-founder said he may also leave the company.
Microsoft's (un)secret weapon for winning the BI battle
SQL Server may be one of the most popular databases today, but Microsoft nevertheless remains a laggard in the business intelligence market. It ranked just fifth among BI vendors last year, according to research firm IDC.
Tata to acquire Citigroup's BPO arm in India for $505M
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest outsourcer, has reached an agreement to acquire Citigroup's interest in Citigroup Global Services, its business process outsourcing (BPO) arm in India, for about $505 million in cash.
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