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TechWeb - InformationWeek - Doors, for example, is a set of requirements management tools that track not only the software changes required in a product but any other changes as well

A recent survey about Enterprise 2.0 applications -- social software like blogs, wikis, and social networks that started out in the consumer Web 2.0 space but that were repurposed for enterprise use -- found that 44 percent of businesses find the technologies "imperative" or "of significant importance" to their organizations.The report was conducted by AIIM a non-profit organization that researches enterprise content management and surveyed 400 companies.Despite the number of organizations that deemed Enterprise 2.0 important and who claimed to see the value in Web 2.0 technologies , almost three-fourths (74 percent) acknowledged to having only a "vague familiarity" with the technology. In fact, 41 percent claimed they had "no clear understanding" of Enterprise 2.0 at all.The responses reflect the fact that businesses are getting involved in using these applications in an ad hoc manner, says Carl Frappaolo , AIIM's VP of Market Intelligence. As a

EMC executives contend that enterprise flash drives and cloud storage will profoundly change their industry over the next five to 10 years, offering faster, more efficient storage, and highly scalable Web-based platforms that reduce demand on datacenters.At this week's EMC World in Las Vegas, the company's annual meeting for customers, partners, analysts and media, CEO Joe Tucci and his team spoke optimistically about both technologies and offered a few details on how EMC intends to utilize them.Tucci called flash "the one thing that will change the storage industry more than anything else over the next 10 years." He also promised that Maui, the software component of EMC's future cloud storage offering, would start shipping this summer. (Compare storage products.)The potential of flash and cloud storage "are the two themes that are starting to resonate as far as what's next," says Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Brian Babineau. "Cloud computing has been getti

Coverity, known in the code security and quality space, plans to announce its acquisition of build management vendor Codefast next week.The acquisition is Coverity's first, the company said. Technology and engineering talent acquired from Codefast will help developers accelerate the software build process, Coverity said. As part of the acquisition, Codefast product will be enhanced to leverage Coverity's Software DNA Map analysis system to help ensure code integrity.Codefast has focused on developing sophisticated execution engines for parallel and incremental builds. the company's flagship product, PerfectBuild, automates build processes, accelerates build execution, and simplifies build management, according to a Coverity representative. This allows users to devote more time to improving their software.'Build processes today are frequently inconsistent, leading to unpredictable results or costly delays that drag down development teams,' said Seth Hallem, CEO of Coverity, in a stateme

Doors, for example, is a set of requirements management tools that track not only the software changes required in a product but any other changes as well

Hewlett-Packard has set ambitious goals to improve the energy efficiency of its printers and use more recycled materials in their manufacture -- and it intends to draw buyers' attention to the features with a new Eco Highlights labeling plan.Despite all the work that HP is doing to reduce the environmental impact of its printers, though, the biggest problem is the paper itself, according to Klaus Hieronymi of HP's Environmental Business Management Organization.Around two-thirds of the carbon-dioxide emissions caused by printing are due to the manufacturing of the paper, he said, suggesting that the simplest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from printing activities is to use less paper.That's the motive for HP's focus on enabling duplex printing by default in its printer management software -- and for setting another ambitious goal of having 80 percent of printing in its own offices done on both sides of the paper, according to Bill DeLacy, general manager of HP's Imaging and Prin

AP - European Union regulators said Thursday they will consider Microsoft Corp.'s promise to make its Office productivity programs work more seamlessly with competing software.

Sugar Laboratories wants to put its Linux software on more low-cost PCs.

NewsFactor - While Michael Hollick, the actor who played the voice of Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV, complains that he didn't earn enough cash, fans of Guitar Hero are getting all the glory for themselves in the privacy of their own living rooms -- and Activision is giving them new gaming software to further the fantasy.

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