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Microsoft Outlines Its Windows Live Developer Strategy

LAS VEGAS—Microsoft is beginning to articulate a concrete plan for turning Windows Live into a developer platform. Here at Microsofts Mix 06 conference on March...

What Sonys Snub of Oracle Tells Us

Oracle may indeed be thinking of ditching its licensing model altogether in favor of becoming a pure subscription player over the coming two years,...

Firm Takes On Challenge of Check, Credit Card Purchases in the Field

With more home deliveries and installations, retailers and restaurants are facing the point-of-sale challenge of verifying payments away from the POS while paying higher...

Father of Wiki Speaks Out on Community and Collaborative Development

Ward Cunningham, creator of the wiki, said the power of collaborative development has only just begun to be realized, and open-source software will continue...

Congoo Spreads Over the Internet

A new search engine provides a free look at The Encyclopedia Britannica, The Financial Times, The New Republic and other providers of premium news...

SAP Claims 200 Safe Passage Customer Migrations

When one software vendor announces that it has converted users from another software vendor—proclamations common among rivals—the question inevitably comes to mind: Is that...

Airvana Aims to Bridge Gap Between Cellular, IP Networks

Cellular network infrastructure provider Airvana is set to launch a new gateway that will let wireless carriers extend their services beyond a cellular network.The...

Atlas to Go-Live at Mix

Microsofts Mix conference this week in Las Vegas will be the venue for news surrounding its Web 2.0 strategy. A key part of that...

IE 7, Firefox 2.0 Prepare to Do Battle—Someday

Its the browser battle of the future: Some time in the next year or so, Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0 will battle head-to-head...

Microsoft Web 2.0 Developers Go Live with Atlas

Microsoft is highlighting its upcoming tool for AJAX-style development, code-named Atlas, at its Mix conference in Las Vegas this week with the announcement of...