IBM is developing what may be characterized as an iTunes-like model for datacenters that will enable a business to download the complete application stack, run it, and even turn over server management to the vendor who will run it remotely.

Security's rising star, Webroot, plans to offer Web and malware filtering as a service to SMBs, the first vendor of any size to offer such a capability in subscription form.

If implementing BI (business intelligence) is more of an art than a science, IBM's Cognos division has a vivid palette at its disposal given IBM's stature as a services provider, Forrester Research analyst Boris Evelson suggested in a recent blog

Adobe Systems is opening up access Thursday to its Flash technology via the Open Screen Project, an industry initiative intended to provide a Flash-based unified runtime environment for rich content across all devices.

Microsoft announced Thursday the release of its Expression 2 Studio design tools, which provide application design capabilities to complement application development capabilities of the company's Visual Studio toolset.

Instant messaging attacks leapt 162 percent in April according to security firm Akonix. The company tracked 21 new malicious code attacks over the month.

BEA Systems employees gathered at a Silicon Valley restaurant Wednesday for what was loosely termed a "wake" to recognize that the company no longer exists as an independent, publicly owned company but has become part of Oracle.