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  • Microsoft Office 2010 Goes to RTM

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    Microsoft announced that Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 have reached their release-to-manufacturing milestone on April 15, bringing one step closer to release a host of products that the company hopes will allow it to maintain its market share in the productivity arena. “RTM is the final engineering milestone of a product… Read more

  • Microsoft Ends Windows Vista RTM Support

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    Microsoft ended support for Windows Vista RTM, the original and patch-free version of its much-maligned operating system, on April 13. Those who want to continue using a supported version of Vista will need to update their copies with service packs. “What does ‘End of Support’ mean?” Eric Ligman, global partner experience lead for Microsoft’s Worldwide… Read more

  • Infosys Gets Microsoft Internal IT Management Outsourcing Deal

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    Microsoft’s internal IT services have been outsourced to India-based Infosys, which plans on providing the company with help desk, desk-side services, and infrastructure and application support through multiple centers worldwide. “Infosys demonstrated that it understood our transformational goals by introducing a flexible and innovative end-to-end approach to manage our support infrastructure,” Jim BuBois, general manager… Read more

  • Google Docs Target Microsoft Office with HTML5 Focus

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    Google said it has rewritten the code for Google Docs, using a new JavaScript layout engine and leaning heavily on HTML5 to improve and speed up the document, drawing and spreadsheet editors in Docs. The company, which unveiled the upgrades at the company’s Atmosphere cloud computing event at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters April 12,… Read more

  • Palm’s Potential Acquirers Include HTC, Microsoft, Dell and Lenovo

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    Smartphone maker Palm is seeking bids to be purchased, Reuters reported April 11, citing people familiar with the situation.   According to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, HTC, which makes Google’s Nexus One phone, among other popular models, is said to be open to discussions about acquiring Palm.   Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners have reportedly… Read more

  • Small Business to Get Free Help with Broadband

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    SCORE, an organization that bills itself the “Counselor to America’s Small Business,” announced that The SCORE Foundation rallied corporate partners for a combined donation of $1.1 million to jump-start a nationwide public/private consortium to help small businesses compete in the Internet age by using broadband technologies. The consortium will offer training, tools and resources, all… Read more