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HgCapital ponders flotation plan for Visma

Rival software company Sage likely to be interested as buyout firm considers offloading its largest-ever investment

Sony may pull off a return to profit

Sir Howard Stringer, Sony's chief, says that it now has "creative momentum", giving him "real products to work with"

Sun Microsystems boss tweets farewell

Jonathan Schwartz chose a novel way to annouce his resignation, in a haiku, the 17-syllable poetic style from Japan

3D promise lifts hopes for Sony

Analysts raise forecasts for technology giant amid $870m third-quarter profits and drive towards 3D home entertainment

Smartphone boost brings record sales for ARM

Rise of smartphones meant ARM sold 1.3 billion microchips in the final quarter and outperformed the weak industry

Hedgehogs – the social network for bankers

A website from two former bankers is in the final stage of development and will offer the financial industry essential support

So you want to be Bill Gates...

Competition is fierce for the graduates on the fast track at Microsoft. James Ashton joined them on campus

Apps generation makes a killing from Apple

If the iPad proves as popular as its predecessor, Apple and the apps community really could be sitting on a second gold mine

Foot off the pedal please, White Van Man

Alex Willard, inventor of the Eco-Log, which provides the driver with instant feedback on how he can improve fuel efficiency

Austrian count accused of paying bribes for BAE

The SFO has accused an aristocrat of bribing officials in Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary for jet contracts

Microsoft rises on record sales of Windows 7

Software giant has sold more than 60 million licences, making it the fastest-selling operating system in history

Battle of the e-book could become a bestseller

The only new function unveiled was the iPad’s iBook application, which will connect users to Apple’s new iBookstore

Fujitsu claims iPad name after Apple launch

The Japanese technology company asserts that it has already applied to trademark the moniker for a handheld device

Twitter works on technology to foil censors

Move follows Google’s threat to close its Chinese service unless the government relaxes internet censorship