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Those loud thuds you heard earlier this month were jaws hitting the floor all over Microsofts corporate campus. The Free Software Foundations announcement that it plans to back Microsofts .Net efforts by creating Unix versions of the .Net development environment and authentication services had to be about as expected in Redmond as a midsummer freeze. […]

Many companies have turned to customer relationship management software to gain an edge, however slight, over their competitors. But some smaller companies have not joined in the CRM party, due to its high costs and complexity. Ask a manager if he has thought about deploying sales force automation (SFA) software from Siebel Systems, customer call […]

In the battle for business, a companys strongest allies are usually those partners, dealers and resellers that sell to customers on the front lines. Analysts estimate that up to 40 percent of all companies sales come from such “indirect channels.” Its no wonder, then, that startups and old-guard software companies alike are trying to capitalize […]

The next generation Lightscape networks, an optical networking infrastructure manufacturer, has rolled out its 10G-bps product to enable large carriers to begin deploying optical equipment in legacy networks. The product is targeted at carriers that provide next-generation data services across local, national and international networks. Unified global platform Touted as an easy way to transition […]

On the prowl for fresh revenue opportunities, enterprise application vendors are pushing their way into the burgeoning collaborative product development space. Over the last year, Oracle Corp., SAP AG and i2 Technologies Inc. have added Web-based product development modules to their enterprise suites, touting integration between those tools and core back-end financial and manufacturing processes […]

PX Technologies Inc., of New York, will launch a Web-enabled version of its Wintility Pro document management software next month. The new version, WebWintility, will feature guest access to catalogs whereby users can specify which files and messaging can be viewed. The Web version gives users full remote access to their applications with three levels […]

So much for the American dream. Individuals who won licenses in the wireless auction ending in January are disgusted with the government. They think the auction process has been so crooked that its fodder for a Hollywood movie. Vince McBride and Scott Reiter, each with dreams of opening their own small wireless businesses, won licenses. […]

Trying to master customer relationship management (CRM) suites these days is somewhat akin to attempting to eat not-quite-solid Jell-O with a fork. CRM suites tackle sales-force management, customer communications (call centers, e-mail and Web chats), internal help-desk operations, and even self-service Web sites. But in trying to do everything, some CRM packages wind up doing […]

Age: 46 Degree: Holds degrees in math and chemistry from the University of Leeds and a masters of business administration from City University in London Car: 1985 Mercedes 380 SL Convertible Stress reliever: Reading, cooking Southeast Asian food and playing computer games against his 10-year-old daughter — even though he usually loses While it takes […]

Not that long ago, Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. was to the recreational vehicle industry what Sony Corp. is to consumer electronics: the unquestioned leader in product innovation, invariably the first to market with features that made buyers reach for their checkbooks. Then the wheels came off. In the mid-1990s, as the Riverside, Calif., company grew to […]