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March 10, 2008  12:54 PM

PR-mageddon! for the week of March 7



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Enterprise applications, Microsoft, Open-source, Oracle

Just in case the public relations buzzwords haven't been jumping out at you enough, PR-mageddon! this week unveils a new feature: bold buzzwords. Enjoy ... Microsoft Microsoft Launches Document Interoperability Initiative, March 6: "The launch of this...

March 7, 2008  10:49 PM

Done deal: Oracle’s Kennedy is now VP, Microsoft Dynamics Partners



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Channel partner programs, Microsoft, News, Oracle

It's official -- at least within Microsoft walls -- Doug Kennedy is aboard as vice president, Microsoft Dynamics Partners. Kennedy was senior vice president of worldwide alliances and channels at...


March 7, 2008  3:27 PM

Microsoft has no hosted ERP plans, exec says



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Enterprise applications, Microsoft, News, Software as a service (SaaS)

Hosted enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is not in Microsoft's future, according to one exec. Microsoft offers hosted customer relationship management (CRM) software through its Dynamics CRM Live service, but corporate vice president

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March 6, 2008  5:33 PM

Oracle’s Kennedy heads to Microsoft



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Channel partner programs, Microsoft, News, Oracle, SMB

Ouch. Not only is Oracle's worldwide channel chief flying the coop, he's swooping into the nest of the enemy.

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March 6, 2008  2:55 PM

Ballmer the baller?



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Microsoft, News

Steve Ballmer must really want to buy something big.Steve Ballmer jersey With a potential Yahoo acquisition still up in the air, the Microsoft CEO has turned his attention to the hometown...


March 5, 2008  1:34 PM

IE 8, Silverlight betas highlight Mix 08



Posted by: badarrow
Application development, Barbara Darrow, Microsoft

As expected: IE 8 and Silverlight are taking center stage at Microsoft's Mix 08 show in Vegas. So far, company execs announced that  beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8 is out or will be soon and

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March 5, 2008  12:42 PM

Yahoo getting dumb and dumber?



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Microsoft, Tech Blogs

Gizmodo's Wilson Rothman has some brief comments on today's news that Yahoo is trying to partner with AOL to thwart Microsoft's takeover. And he's not a fan.


March 5, 2008  8:46 AM

Microsoft Office Live Workspace vs. Google Docs: Who will win?



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Collaboration software, Enterprise applications, Google, Microsoft, Software as a service (SaaS), Tech Blogs

Microsoft Office Live Workspace and Google Docs are going mano a mano over on ReadWriteWeb, where a

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March 3, 2008  9:44 PM

Microsoft reverses course on IE 8 render default



Posted by: badarrow
Application development, Barbara Darrow, Microsoft

Microsoft has changed the default rendering setting of Internet Explorer 8 so the browser will support the latest Web standards. That is a shift in plan -- which was to make the standard "IE...


February 29, 2008  4:38 PM

PR-mageddon! for the week of Feb. 29



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Enterprise applications, Microsoft, Servers and desktop hardware

There are only three entries in this week's PR-mageddon! But what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. And by "quality," I mean "jargon and run-on sentences." Enjoy. SAP SAP to Release Next-Generation Supply Chain Management Solution to Drive Transformation of Global Business...