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Horizon Software International, a leading provider of software and services for food service operations, has introduced HealthSmart, a comprehensive nutrition and activity curriculum designed to help students develop healthy eating habits and combat childhood obesity. The student-driven curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of students aged 4-12, offering two
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Lawson Software, a leading provider of business application software, recently announced significant contracts with several major healthcare providers, including Gwinnett Health System, Geisinger Health System, St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospital, and Children's Memorial Hospital. These contracts are for Lawson's Human Resources software, which will automate
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Virsa Systems, Inc., has announced that Roche, a leading research-focused healthcare group, has selected SAP Compliance Calibrator by Virsa to efficiently monitor, test, and enforce its application controls in real-time. This decision marks a significant milestone for Roche as it joins a rapidly growing list of leading enterprises using Virsa&
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Microsoft Corporation has completed its acquisition of Sybari Software Inc., a move that is expected to enhance the security offerings of the Microsoft Windows platform. According to Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Security Business & Technology Unit at Microsoft, "Customers have told us they want powerful security
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Google and Microsoft are racing to bring interactive 3D versions of city streets onto the World Wide Web, allowing users to click around and explore digital representations of the globe. The two tech giants aim to make navigation easy and immersive, with users able to customize their visits by zooming
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In a last-ditch attempt to boost the flagging profile of the Xbox in Japan, Microsoft is launching a "stealth attack" on six-year-old schoolchildren. This week, the American software giant will begin distributing free Xbox consoles to over 70 primary and junior-high schools in Tokyo's Suginami-ku suburb.
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As part of its bid to win over governments considering a switch to the Linux open-source system, Microsoft has created a new senior international post to boost its presence in emerging markets. Jean-Philippe Courtois, the company's European, Middle Eastern, and African chief, has been appointed to the new
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European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson expressed confidence that regulators can resolve the ongoing antitrust case against Microsoft Corporation. The case, which has been ongoing since last year, centers around Microsoft's compliance with E.U. orders to open software markets to greater competition. Despite some progress, including Microsoft&
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California Software Corporation, a leader in Legacy Extension, Business Intelligence, and loan production software, has completed a three-city tour with Microsoft in New York, Chicago, and Toronto. The tour, aimed at discussing legacy extension options for IBM iSeries users, has provided easy-to-use and cost-effective solutions to web-enable and integrate existing
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As the moderator of the Bugtraq security mailing list for the past four years, Dave Ahmad has seen vendors making claims of security, only to be debunked by security researchers. Ahmad, based in Calgary, Canada, warns software vendors against making such statements, as they attract the attention of security researchers
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Microsoft has officially released the Beta 1 release candidate of Avalon and Indigo, two key technologies originally developed for the Longhorn operating system. The beta release is aimed at stirring developer activity and encouraging coding, with a Longhorn beta expected to arrive this summer. The release also includes InfoCard single
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In a move that has been described as a significant breakthrough in the tech industry, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have announced a partnership that will allow corporate users to access applications powered by rival technologies from both companies using a single sign-on. This is the first fruit of a rapprochement
