Monthly Archives: February 2008
Yahoo Is Microsoft’s Last Web Stand
Most people still think of Microsoft as the unchallenged superpower of the software world. It's not. Microsoft doesn't just want to buy Yahoo; if...
Microsoft Deal to Cancel Yahoo Pink Slips?
The acquisition of Yahoo would present Microsoft with several obvious advantages.Steve Ballmer, CEO at Microsoft, said during a presentation to media and analysts that...
Polycom Makes the Buzz Go Away
Smart-phone makers unwittingly gave Polycom the best pitch it could have to get voice conferencing customers to upgrade their conference phones: that annoying buzz...
Ballmer’s ‘Moody’ Yahoo Pitch
Microsoft appears to be on the verge of sating its appetite for Yahoo, which it has coveted for several years. The companies were known...
How to Improve Your Customers’ Service Experience with Effective Technology
It is fair to say that customer service has changed since the Web 1.0 days. We know that the customers of today want to...
Asustek Pushes ‘Eee’ Linux Desktop PCs
Asustek, the company behind the popular Xandros Linux-powered Asus Eee PC 4G ultramobile PC, knows it's got something good going on, and so it's...
Microsoft! Buys! Yahoo!
Well it hasn't bought it, but it's proposed a buyout. Can Steve Ballmer and company finally carve out a much desired space in the...
Microsoft Bringing Sexy Back to Visual Basic
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft is planning to bring the sexy, uh, the scripting back to Visual Basic.In a talk entitled "Bringing Scripting (Back) to Visual Basic"...
Microsoft’s Bid for Yahoo Faces Challenges
While Microsoft is hoping to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in stock or cash, the software maker has a long and difficult road ahead...
Intel Readies Next Itanium Processor
While Intel is focusing most of its energy on its line of microprocessors for laptops and other portable devices for the first half of...