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Microsoft Adds a P2P Star to the Live Lineup

Microsoft put another piece of its Windows Live strategy into place with its announcement Thursday that it had acquired the file synchronization vendor FolderShare. FolderShare...

One Good Turn Deserves Better

eWEEK was recently contacted by a reader who, by trying to do a good turn for PayPal, an eBay Inc. company, ended up spending...

Microsoft Plays Catch-Up with Nimble On-Demand Rivals

Executives who head a variety of software-as-a-service businesses say that Microsoft Corp. has no choice but to move deeper into the on-demand software business...

Corporate Podcasts Target the IT Community

IBM recently revealed the successful launch of a multifaceted Podcasting initiative that focuses on emerging technology trends, community building and direct communication with investors...

The Wait for SQL Server 2005 Ends

Its here. After five long years in development, after delay upon delay, after the Blaster worm threw the SQL Server team for a paradigm-shifting tizzy,...

Competing Chip Tech Proves Smaller Is Better

Manufacturers have begun tapping new processes that are capable of producing smaller, more power-efficient processors, in order to help dual-core chips proliferate in 2006. Dual-core...

Microsoft Clarifies Its CRM Hosting Intentions

Microsoft quietly released to manufacturing on Monday its Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 code. Company officials also quietly put to rest speculation that Microsoft itself is...

FrontRange Acquired by Francisco Partners

FrontRange Solutions Inc., which develops both customer relationship management and IT service management software, announced Friday it has been acquired by Francisco Partners. Francisco Partners,...

Actio Readies ASP Service for MSDS Authoring

After rolling out a new edition of its core service, plus a pact with SciQuest last month, chemical supply chain ASP Actio now plans...

Microsoft Acquires VOIP Provider

Microsoft Corp. said today it has acquired Media-Streams.com AG, a 23-person company based in Zurich that develops business applications based on VOIP technology. Microsoft plans...