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• Jury: No Patent Violations In Google's Use Of Java In Android
  4:30 PM EST Wed. May. 23, 2012
  Oracle is now unlikely to get the $1 billion or more in damages in sought in the case charging Google with Java copyright and patent misuse.
• Microsoft Windows 8: Multiple Monitors? Not A Problem
  12:10 PM EST Tue. May. 22, 2012
  Windows 8, however, will drop the Aero Glass look, which the company introduced in Windows Vista but now considers 'cheesy.'
• Oracle, HP Release Documents That Paint Ugly Pictures Of Each Other
  10:00 AM EST Fri. May. 18, 2012
  Larry Ellison and other top Oracle execs appear to hide security patches from HP-UX customers, while HP execs appear to hide information about Intel's Itanium plans, according to internal documents the two released this week.
• Five Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week
  10:30 AM EST Fri. May. 11, 2012
  For the week ending May 11, CRN looks at five companies that were either asleep at the wheel or just didn't make good decisions.
• Microsoft Extends Timeline For Solution Incentives Program
  12:12 PM EST Thu. May. 10, 2012
  Company also offers road map for Microsoft Partner Network competencies that will be covered under the next phase of the program that starts Jan. 1, 2013.
• Citrix Drives Synergy With Its Partners
  5:39 PM EST Wed. May. 09, 2012
  This week’s Citrix partner conference focuses on cloud and mobility.
• Jury Issues Mixed Verdict In Oracle's Copyright Suit Against Google
  4:56 PM EST Mon. May. 07, 2012
  Jury finds evidence of copyright infringement by Google, but can't reach a verdict on the issue of "fair use" of the technology.
• Analyst: Android, Not iOS, To Dominate Mobile Market By 2017
  12:20 PM EST Thu. May. 03, 2012
  Android was found on 44 percent of the world’s smartphones in 2011 and by 2017 will hold 48 percent of the market, predicts research firm Ovum.
• Speed Up Windows XP With System Mechanic 10.8
  12:00 PM EST Thu. May. 03, 2012
  The Test Center uses System Mechanic to transform an unusable Pentium III-era machine running Windows XP into one that's usable enough.
• 7 Key Takeaways From VMware's End-User Computing Launch
  4:00 PM EST Mon. Apr. 30, 2012
  VMware, whose executives often refer to the so-called 'post-PC era,' next week will unveil new desktop virtualization, cloud storage and identity management products for end users.