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Microsoft is stepping up efforts to improve online search, where it considerably lags market leader Google, by establishing a three-center research facility in Europe. LONDON–Microsoft is stepping up efforts to improve online search, where it considerably lags market leader Google, by establishing a three-center research facility in Europe, it…
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The collapse of top US financial firms is causing a dramatic slowdown in lucrative contracts among outsourcing companies in India–turning cities like Bangladore inside out. Bangalore, India–Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis. It looks like…
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The credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008, and claimed a number of high-profile scalps, such as that of the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers bank. As job losses mount, and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of…
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A federal judge in San Jose has given preliminary approval to a $14 million settlement of shareholder claims over backdating of stock options against current and former Apple executives. LOS ANGELES–A federal judge in San Jose has given preliminary approval to a $14 million settlement of shareholder claims over…
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Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO–Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,…
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Bill Gates told a Hong Kong gathering that society will need more explicit rules governing privacy boundaries around software as the mobile/PC line blurs. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose “an interesting software challenge”, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Recounting a short history of software…
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As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company’s responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off…
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Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that…
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Sources said a deal with Yahoo would likely involve merging AOL–with Time Warner keeping a share, and a deal with Microsoft would have Redmond completely taking over AOL. NEW YORK–Time Warner’s discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft or Yahoo have taken on new…
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European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker’s marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker’s marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street…
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Bangalore remains on top as the global outsourcing leader but with prices on the rise in India, locations like Beijing and Auckland are catching up fast. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. The…
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Q&A Jake Sorofman, senior VP of marketing and business development for JustSystems, says ynamic documents can transform how organizations create, share and deliver information. Dynamic documents can transform how organizations create, share and deliver information. Jake Sorofman, senior VP of marketing and business development for…
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Microsoft blames backwards compatibility issues and changes made during the ISO ratification process for its decision to support ODF instead of OOXML in Office 2007. Microsoft’s decision to add support to Office 2007 for the Open Document Format instead of its own OOXML office file format is due to…
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The “Long Tail” explains the growing use of services outside of the core domains of SOA, business process implementation and integration, says XAWare chief science officer, Kirstan Vandersluis. Commentary–The “Long Tail” moniker has been used extensively (some would say overused) in marketing and mass media over the last couple…
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At last month’s OOXML ballot resolution meeting, 81 percent of the technical issues around the format were apparently resolved without being properly addressed As Microsoft’s bid to have its Office Open XML specification made an ISO standard the counting of the votes on Monday, more details have emerged of…
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Denmark changed its vote to “yes” taking Microsoft’s document format one step closer to becoming an ISO standard. Plus, the U.K. moves closer to changing its vote. Denmark has decided to back Microsoft’s Office Open XML document format, reversing its previous disapproval and bringing the format closer…
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OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that’s no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that’s no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. However, the OOXML…
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In their marketing claims around getting OOXML anointed as an International Standard, Microsoft claims that more standards mean greater consumer choice. But sometimes less is more. We only have to examine HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray to see the consequences of this. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not…
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Software giant says it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its unsolicited offer for Yahoo. Microsoft said Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited…
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Former Viacom chief Frank Biondi among Icahn’s nominees for Motorola board; company says it will review candidates on the list. Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Friday he plans to nominate former Viacom chief Frank Biondi and WR Hambrecht’s chairman along with two other directors to Motorola’s board….
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