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Office 2010 Slated for Release in First Half 2010
Microsoft has announced its latest productivity suite, Office 2010, will be released to the public next year after the software giant completes technical previews in the third quarter of 2009. While beta screenshots for Office 2010, code-named Office 14, were leaked in early January, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed that the productivity suite will not…
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eBay Answers Call to Spin Off Skype in 2010 IPO
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) has confirmed plans to unload Internet-calling software company Skype through an initial public offering planned for the first half of 2010. eBay’s acquisition of Skype for $2.6 billion in 2005 perplexed many in the industry, leaving them wondering where the synergies were. eBay has apparently come to the same conclusion. Click here to…
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VMware Announces Partner Program Changes
VMware is focusing on simplifying the way their channel partners deliver virtualization solutions by announcing new solution-based competencies, an enhanced information portal and new tools and training. VMware Partner Network builds on VMware’s existing partner program, and brings all of VMware’s resellers, integrators, ISVs and services providers under the same program, simplifying the way channel…
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Amazon.com Lesson Is Don’t Mess with Customer in Age of Twitter, Facebook
If you type #AmazonFAIL into the search window of Twitter today, you are likely to find a wealth of posts and articles about Amazon.com’s recent embarrassing mistake. Somehow, the company that some credit with inventing consumer electronic commerce by selling books online has overnight managed to earn a reputation as a virtual book burner. Amazon.com…
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Microsoft Plans Simultaneous Next-Gen Exchange, ForeFront Launch
Microsoft promises a “rolling thunder” launch later this year of the various components of the next generation of its ForeFront security suite for client, network and cloud-based network protection. ForeFront Code-named Stirling, the next generation of the ForeFront suite has been delayed as the software packages for anti-malware and application-layer security undergo further testing and…