Siebel, the sales-automation software firm, has many terrific things going for it, including CEO Tom Siebel, who may be the best of the 1995-2000 lot.
Web usage analytics software has been around for many years, giving publishers traffic data for their sites, yet this type of functionality has been extremely limited or non-existent for users of consumer social networking sites.
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Chinese government has implemented many laws to fight software piracy.
Like many websites, PatientsLikeMe has software that detects unusual activity.
Nokia has clung to its Symbian software, regarded by many in the industry as outdated and unable to compete with Android and Apple's operating system.
Up until now ESRI's software has been a tool for geo-geeks, many of whom have gone in for some training in GIS. Its maps are far less sleek and responsive than the simpler Google and Yahoo maps.
Steven joined Microsoft in 1989 as a software development engineer and has contributed to the company in many ways from his work as a technical advisor to Bill Gates, to leading the evolution of theMicrosoft Office business, to his direction and successful leadership of Windows and Windows Live as well as Surface.
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That's three-quarters as many people as Salesforce has using its software, though there's one big difference: Anyone with a corporate e-mail address can sign up for Yammer, free, and connect with others in the same company.
He is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the company, and has a proven track record in many facets of enterprise software, from new application development to professional services.
The idea of broad software and design patents has come under a lot of scrutiny recently, and many in the tech community are eagerly awaiting the results of Apple vs.
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Verizon Wireless has opened an innovation lab to work with software developers so there will be many new applications that take advantage of the new broadband capabilities at system launch.
Previous research has found that many higher-educated workers in professions such as software engineering and consulting choose to work up to 120 hours a week, whether or not they have to.
And with the S4, Samsung has introduced a host of built-in software applications (and enabled a great many more from third-party developers) that American consumers may or may not turn out to value.
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Since then, Hurd's HP has focused on smaller fish, many of them supplementing HP's lucrative software business.
It has released close to double the amount of software titles, and sold nearly twice as many as well.
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All this has led many companies to develop a much more pragmatic approach to open-source software.
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Apple has a clear leg-up in profits because it covers hardware, software, and in many cases, retail.
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The software, called VMware ESX, lets one server do the work of many, and it has become the gold standard in virtualization.
"Document Imaging has many differentiating strengths, including an outstanding global customer base, award-winning software and hardware solutions, strategic reseller partners and a comprehensive service and support network, " Perez said.
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Many firms are working to use Linux behind software, such as Lotus Notes, that has traditionally run on Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Bender, who is in charge of software, says that operating in such an open manner has subjected his project to withering criticism because so many people were invited to see early versions nowhere near completion.
Apple unveiled video chat software, called FaceTime, for the iPhone in July and has an interest in extending that feature to as many of its devices as possible.
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James Gosling, the Sun Microsystems engineer who devised Java, has a project called "Jackpot, " aimed at creating a common translator for the many software languages now in use.
It has many brittle areas, such as management of its name space, compared to the best enterprise software.
She is, for instance, about to finalise a settlement with Microsoft that many describe as disappointing, given how tough she has been with the world's biggest software firm in recent years.
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