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Yahoo to Preview Next Generation Messenger at CES
Yahoo is working on an next-generation version of its Messenger product, designed specifically for the upcoming Windows Vista operating system. The Yahoo team has used the Windows Presentation Foundation framework to build dynamic features on top of the core communications features in Yahoo Messenger. “We plan to bring together the best of Yahoo! Messenger’s easy-to-use…
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SharePoint Is Firm Foundation
Lost in the commotion surrounding the arrival of Microsoft’s Windows Vista and Office 2007 was the release of a product that may end up being more important than either of those two platforms, especially on the enterprise side: SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft considers SharePoint Server 2007 a component of Office, but it’s actually much more.…
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Vendors Find Efficiencies in Outsourced Contract Management
Twenty-three agencies of the U.S. Executive Branch. Hundreds of subagencies. Thousands of order points. Hundreds of systems integrators who implement and maintain the IT needs of the federal government. For vendors, doing business with the feds means keeping tabs on all of the above, meeting separate standards for each and maintaining dozens of contracts. For…
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AJAX Toolkit Lets Web Apps Work Offline
A team of AJAX experts is working on a new capability to enable Web applications to work offline. Brad Neuberg, a San Francisco-based software architect and programmer, said that he, along with the support of some developers at SitePen, of Palo Alto, Calif., is working on the Dojo Offline Toolkit, a small, cross-platform, generic download…
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VeriSign, Adobe to Enhance Online Video Delivery
LAS VEGAS—VeriSign and Adobe Systems will collaborate on integrating Adobe Flash technologies with VeriSign’s recently introduced peer-assisted content distribution technology, setting a new standard in the delivery of high-quality video content, officials of both companies said. At the Consumer Electronics Show here, the companies shared plans to integrate existing products and services and jointly develop…
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Second Life Open-Sources Its Viewer Application
Linden Lab, creator of the “Second Life” online virtual world, is open-sourcing the code of the site’s viewer application, enabling developers to make modifications, enhancements or add new features to the Second Life Viewer. The third-party support libraries and open-source code are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The Second Life Viewer is…
