In search of the e-book magic bullet
Who will rule the burgeoning e-publishing roost? A handful of digital-publishing upstarts are betting they can unseat the New York book establishment.
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New flare-up in battle over e-books
It's writers vs. publishers, even in the brave new electronic book world. It's also publishers vs. publishers when it comes to which new business model will best serve.
Microsoft to help other software vendors go the SaaS route
While Microsoft is attempting to distance itself from other software-as-a-service (SaaS) players, the Redmond software company is trying to help other software makers move to the SaaS distribution model.
Ballmer: SaaS to have a major impact on businesses, not just consumers
Microsoft is expecting Web 2.0 and software-as-a-service (SaaS) to "have as profound an impact on the business market as on the consumer market," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in an address to a group of 80 or so Microsoft-identified "IT Pro community leaders" on the Redmond campus on April 18.
SCO slashes its work force by 19 percent
The Santa Cruz Operation said Thursday it plans to slash 19 percent of its work force -- 190 jobs -- prior to turning over a pair of divisions to Caldera Systems.
Microsoft FUD squad targets competition
Their job is to watch the Linux, Unix and NetWare competition. But some rivals claim that spreading FUD is part of Doug Miller & Co.'s job, too
MS upgrades IE, next-generation Windows
Microsoft posts IE update and Windows beta
Microsoft delivers Office 10 beta early
Microsoft delivering a beta early?
Ballmer, Ellison: Can we work it out?
The chiefs of Oracle and Microsoft discussed interoperability when the two met face to face earlier this month. Was anything else on the agenda?
AOL-Novell: One giant leap for NDS?
While America Online and Novell are portraying as a win-win situation their deal to integrate AOL Instant Messenger with Novell Directory Services (NDS), Novell seems to be the one walking away with the most loot.