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Microsoft to Offer Access Conversion Toolkit
SAN DIEGO—Acknowledging that upgrading Access databases has proven to be a major stumbling block to Office 2003 upgrades, Microsoft unveiled at TechEd 2004 here a toolkit designed to head off potential incompatibilities. The Microsoft Access Conversion Toolkit includes a new scanning tool, a reporting front-end and various e-learning documentation that will streamline Office 2003 deployments,…
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Infragistics, Microsoft Tout Team Development
SAN DIEGO—Infragistics Inc., maker of reusable presentation layer development tools for Microsoft Corp. systems and Java, announced Monday the release of a new video and position paper touting the importance of presentation layer development in enterprise applications. The East Windsor, N.J., company released its information at the Microsoft TechEd 2004 conference here, featuring Mark Driver,…
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Cometa’s Wi-Fi Clients Left Scrambling
Cometa Networks’ announcement that it is suspending operations has its former clients—and the providers who court their business—scrambling to pick up the service. Click here to read more about Cometa’s decision to pull the plug on Wi-Fi. Peter Hoedemaker, vice president of retail at Tully’s Coffee, said Tully’s is actively looking for alternatives. “Everybody is…
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Can IBM Workplace Displace Microsoft Office in the Channel?
The new IBM Workplace is touted as a remedy for a wide range of ills, all the way from viruses to Microsoft Office licensing fees. How are members of the channel responding to IBM’s recently launched “application management model?” At this point, the answer hinges largely on whether the partner hails from the IBM/Lotus or…
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Most U.S. Hospitals Signing Up to Share Data
Failure to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) makes hospitals and health-care providers quake with fear of delayed payments from Medicare and Medicaid. Right now, health-care providers, including hospitals and physician practices, are not even 60 percent HIPAA-compliant in terms of the forms and processes they have in place. Click here…
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Another TechEd Hot Button: WSE 2.0
As part of its emphasis on developer and security issues at its annual TechEd conference next week, Microsoft will tutor attendees in the finer points of its Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 technologies. WSE is the vehicle via which Microsoft provides annual or biannual updates to its Web services support. The 2.0 release includes support…
