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HP Christens Russian Research Lab
January 22, 2007
HP booked about $1.4 billion in sales in Russia last year, about 10% of Russia's total market for IT products. HP's sales there are growing nearly 24% a year.
Microsoft Plans Downloadable Versions Of Windows Vista, Office
January 22, 2007
Microsoft plans for the first time to make its new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite available for downloading by PC users over the Internet.
Salesforce.com Goes From Sizzling To Merely Hot
January 20, 2007
A licensing deal with Dell for 15,000 users reveals a lucrative upside in large accounts
Microsoft Plans Downloadable Versions of Windows Vista, Office
January 18, 2007
Microsoft plans for the first time to make its new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite available for downloading by PC users over the Internet.
Salesforce.com Targets New Markets With Apex Development Tools
January 16, 2007
Salesforce is testing a programming language and tools that the software company and consultants can use to customize Salesforce.com.
PCs And TVs: So Close Yet Still So Far Away
January 13, 2007
The tech industry takes another run at convergence, but standards, bandwidth, and a killer app are still wanting.
If Video Is The Answer, PC Industry Looks For The Right Question
January 11, 2007
The PC industry is betting that consumers want to use their computers, home networks, and wide-screen TVs to move, store, and rebroadcast high-definition content around the house.
Microsoft Office Faces Competition From Google; Opportunities With SAP
January 09, 2007
Office faces a challenge from Google, a risky redesign of the suite's most popular apps, and a partnership with SAP that has "just scratched the surface" of its potential, officials say.
Mac Users To Get New Office Suite For Intel Macs
January 09, 2007
The package of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, and E-mail software is designed for both Intel-based new Macs and older machines that use IBM's Power PC processor.
Yahoo Needs Cellular Partner For Mobile Search Fight With Google, Microsoft
January 09, 2007
Providing online services to mobile-phone users will be an engine of revenue growth for Yahoo during the next three years, senior VP Marco Boerries said at CES.
Microsoft Releases Windows Vista Ultimate Extras, Online Add-Ons For The Operating System
January 09, 2007
Microsoft's plan for extending Windows with online software will include downloadable features that enhance Windows Vista with business-oriented tools as well as consumer-friendly ones.
Bill Gates' CES Keynote: Vista To Drive Downloadable Apps
January 08, 2007
In his Sunday night CES keynote, Gates said Windows Vista will offer computer users the ability to gain additional features over time--for a price.
As Gadgeteers Converge, So Do Their Many Devices
January 08, 2007
At CES and Macworld, new techniques for content sharing take the stage.
Technology Outlook: IT Priorities For 2007
January 06, 2007
Data analysis, virtualization, regulation top the to-do list for technology managers this year.
Salesforce Taps ISVs To Feed The Growth Beast
December 16, 2006
Partners will have the option of paying Salesforce a percentage of their sales on the AppExchange site for help in generating leads and closing deals.
Shekhar Borgaonkar: Digitizing The Native Tongue
December 14, 2006
HP Labs India aims for cheaper and easier access to computing with its Hindi language "gesture keyboard" and Shekhar Borgaonkar is leading the way.
Salesforce Sees Higher Revenues On New ISV Program
December 12, 2006
In an effort to spur sales of its products, Salesforce is launching a program to give third-party software vendors marketing help in exchange for a cut of sales.
Innovators & Influencers: Splunk Takes Proactive Approach To Web Site Complexity
December 11, 2006
Michael Baum's latest startup has a growing list of big-name customers
Innovators & Influencers: At Intel, A Repeat Performance Helps Reclaim Lost Ground
December 11, 2006
Company veteran behind the Pentium and Centrino has a hand in Core 2 Duo's success
Hewlett-Packard Labs Director Lampman To Retire
December 08, 2006
Under Dick Lampman's direction, HP researchers helped the company enter the digital photography market, invent the architecture behind the Itanium processor, and build software and IT services business.
IBM Sees Radio Telescope Project As Testbed For Future Chips
December 07, 2006
IBM will develop and manufacture as many as 100 million chips for a massive radio telescope whose antennas will span an area the size of the continental United States by 2020.
As Vista Arrives, Questions Start Anew
December 04, 2006
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doesn't dwell on what it took to get here. Windows' future requires his full attention.
Vista: Microsoft's Last 'Big Bang' Operating System?
December 01, 2006
Despite forays into Web software with Windows Live and Office Live—collections of e-mail, instant messaging, and Web publishing apps—Microsoft's core franchises remain wedded to the PC.
Microsoft Launches Vista, Office; 30 More Products On The Way
November 30, 2006
Microsoft plans to spend more to promote the new products than it devoted to its landmark Windows 95 and Office 95 software 11 years ago.
China In Depth: Where Research, Startups, And Endless Opportunities Are Changing The IT World
November 13, 2006
A chronicle of one jam-packed week in the R&D labs, universities, and businesses of Beijing.