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Microsoft Aims to Streamline Web Experience with "Live" Offerings
by Alex Woodie
People are spending more time online, but many are frustrated with the fragmented nature of their Internet experience, Microsoft says. Microsoft executives unveiled a pair of solutions to that problem yesterday in San Francisco, including Windows Live, a new platform designed to be the center of a user's Internet experience, and Office Live, a similar offering targeted at small business users. The services aren't available for production use yet, but you can be a beta tester. READ MORE >
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Microsoft Revenues Grow 6 Percent, Profit Soars to $3.1 Billion
by Alex Woodie
Led by a double-digit increase in its Windows Server and development tools business and stronger than expected back-to-school sales, Microsoft last week posted solid revenue growth and profit for the first quarter of its 2006 fiscal year, which ended September 30. Total revenue for the software giant rose 6 percent to $9.74 billion, while net income increased 24 percent to $3.14 billion. New ERP and CRM software sales were also up more than 20 percent, beating the overall enterprise software market. READ MORE >
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SQL Server 2005 Released to Manufacturing
by Alex Woodie
SQL Server 2005, the new database management system that was first slated for availability three years ago, was released to manufacturing by Microsoft last week, the final step before it becomes generally available to customers. The launch of the new database, codenamed "Yukon," is an important milestone for Microsoft, which is why the company will be pulling out the stops at a gala launch event in San Francisco next Monday. READ MORE >
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Informatica Aims to Virtualize Data with PowerCenter 8
by Alex Woodie
There has been a lot of talk lately about virtualizing hardware and running multiple operating system images on the same machine to make it easier to manage applications. Informatica is now applying that general idea to data transformations with a new version of its flagship PowerCenter product unveiled this week. With PowerCenter 8, the company is looking to break down the barriers to building pipelines that connect physical repositories of data and applications accessing the data. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Windows Server Longhorn the 'Ultimate Gauge,' Muglia Says . . . Oracle Ships Free Database for Windows and Linux . . . Intel Begins "Paxville" Xeon MP Shipments, Adds Goodies . . . Dell Trumpets Its PowerEdge-SQL Server 2005 Combo . . . Computer Security Institute, FBI Release 10th Annual Computer Crime Report . . . IBM Launches WebSphere Community Edition . . . READ MORE >
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
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