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Microsoft Corp. has introduced two new Web-based, advertising-driven software platforms aimed at helping the company catch up with Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. The platforms, Windows Live and Office Live, offer personalized Web portals, improved messaging and e-mail services, and the ability to create company Web sites and corporate e-mail
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American software giant Microsoft reported a 24 per cent surge in quarterly profits, with net income reaching around GBP 1.76 billion. The company's revenue increased to GBP 5.46 billion in the first quarter to October, with strong sales of its core Windows operating system driving the
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Parature, a leading provider of on-demand customer support software, has announced the release of Parature 6, a unified platform that enables small and large corporations to deliver exceptional customer service regardless of time or geographic location. The new platform includes over 200 new and enhanced features, such as advanced reporting
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GFI's latest addition to its network monitoring portfolio, Network Server Monitor 7, has been designed to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes. The new upgrade features a component that allows enhanced configuration and status monitoring, automatically identifying and resolving issues before users report them. Network Server
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National Instruments (NI) was chosen by Microsoft Corporation to develop a testing solution for the Xbox 360's video game and entertainment system controllers. The NI LabVIEW and PXI-based test solution was originally designed in Microsoft's development lab and has been successfully deployed on the production line
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As Microsoft hits 30, the software giant faces growing pains, including stifling bureaucracy, frustrating miscommunication, and delayed products. Critics argue that Microsoft's own software failures have allowed younger, more nimble competitors like Google and Yahoo to gain a foothold in the market. Despite earning billions from its flagship
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Markland Technologies, Inc. and Technest Holdings, Inc. have collaborated to provide law enforcement agencies with a cutting-edge 3D facial composite sketching tool called 3D SketchArtist(tm). This innovative software leverages Genex Technologies' patented 3D morphing technology to create life-like, 3D facial sketches that can be easily manipulated to reflect
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Google and Sun Microsystems have forged an alliance that is expected to boost their competitiveness in the desktop software business against Microsoft. The partnership, which was announced yesterday, aims to promote open source software and challenge Microsoft's grip on the software platform market. The alliance will allow Google&
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the completion of mechanical and electrical integration work for a key element of the nation's next-generation missile warning system, the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous-orbit satellite. The payload features separate scanning and staring sensors, designed to detect intercontinental ballistic
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Duke University Hospital has chosen Compliance 360 as its corporate compliance management software to manage the ever-changing regulatory landscape. As a leading academic health system, Duke University Hospital must stay on top of thousands of regulations and standards, including those from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and
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Google is launching an upgrade to its free software, Google Desktop, which mirrors many of the functions of Microsoft's Windows, including launching programs, searching hard drives, and accessing recent documents and emails. The upgrade, version 2.0, features a "sidebar" that includes news, weather, stock data,
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SecureLogic Corp., a provider of enterprise software solutions for aviation security, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program of its iScreen aviation security software at a U.S. airport. The pilot program, expected to begin in the fall, aims
