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Microsoft planning add-on to SQL Server

Microsoft wants SQL Server to scale new heights, and it is hoping an add-on code-named Kilimanjaro will help. Read more »

Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »

Microsoft dumps scorecard freebie as launch looms

Microsoft has quietly withdrawn one of its most popular free Office add-ons in order to pave the way for a paid version of the product. Read more »

Eight strategies for delivering business intelligence on the Web

These strategies will help companies ensure they are distributing the kind of high-quality, actionable BI necessary to make real-time business decisions. Read more »

IBM spiffs up its dashboard

IBM is developing software designed to give office workers a window into corporate strategy, from the CEO on down the organisation chart. Read more »

Hyperic launches open source management project

The company is applying the open source model to the enterprise management software business Read more »

Adobe server adds smarts to PDFs

Looking to garner more sales to business customers, Adobe has beefed up its server software for handling the flow of business forms based on the PDF format. Read more »

Microsoft places bet on Whitehorse

Microsoft this year will seek to distance itself from Java rivals with tools designed to streamline how Windows-based business software is built and used. Read more »

Microsoft readies business applications update

Microsoft plans to release a new version of its business-management applications next month that includes a bevy of new features, including customer extranets and personalised business reports. Read more »

MySQL backtracks on closed-source plan

Sun has backtracked on previous plans to release important backup features for its MySQL database under a proprietary licence, following widespread criticism from the open-source community. Read more »

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Stop your shoppers becoming basket cases

One of the most perplexing problems confronting e-tailers is that of shopping cart abandonment. ZDNet Australia offers these expert tips to keep your visitors' online trolleys full. Read more »

Mozilla chairman unfazed by Google Chrome

Things just got a lot more complicated for Mitchell Baker, the Mozilla Foundation's chairman and "chief lizard wrangler." Read more »

Microsoft attempts to streamline .NET development with Volta

In the ads for Visual Studio and for .NET, Microsoft promised to revolutionise and streamline daily development tasks. While .NET is a vast improvement over past Microsoft development platforms, it still requires a certain level of expertise. Microsoft continues its push to simplify Web development with Volta. Read more »

Microsoft: .Net starting to take hold

The company announces new software tools it hopes developers will use to build Web services. "We bet the company on .Net, but we can't do it alone," an executive says. Read more »

Microsoft builds up server tools

At its TechEd conference, Microsoft will try to convince businesses to revive spending on technology as it will drop names such as Yukon and BizTalk. Read more »

Dealing with the sales team

Reps frequently over-commit to what your development team can deliver, and in some extreme cases even lie to customers about product functionality. And when it all falls apart, the fingers invariably point back to development. Read more »

Use the flexibility of XEP to render and publish XML presentations

RenderX's rendering engine, XEP, provides the "missing link" between XML technology and traditional publishing formats and platforms. Read more »

Sun deal to expand portal software

Sun Microsystems has signed a multimillion-dollar deal to boost the wireless abilities of its portal software using products from start-up Aligo, the companies plan to announce next week. Read more »

An introduction to Flash Remoting MX

Flash Remoting MX is Macromedia's technology that provides a connection between Macromedia Flash and leading application servers. Read more in this introduction from Builder.com Read more »

What can ASP.NET Starter Kits do for you?

Microsoft's ASP.NET Starter Kits can help you roll out a full-featured Web site fast. But what are the pros and cons of this free Microsoft offering? Read more »

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Spellr.us needs a new dictionary

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- One of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes. Read more »

Google to allow third party code in Gmail?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- According to executives from the company, Google are preparing to open Gmail to developers outside the Googleplex labs. Read more »

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