Computerworld is reporting that Microsoft is likely to announce the week of April 28 a new licensing arrangement for Office via which it would be available as a streamed service.
Archive for April 25th, 2008
Apr25
BizTalk Server for Windows Server 2008 not till 2009
When Microsoft launched Windows Server 2008 in February, company officials shared timetables for how long it might take the company to make available compatible versions of its various business applications. But it wasn’t until this week, the company finally shared information on how and when it will release a Windows-Server-2008-compatible version of its integration server, BizTalk Server.
Filed in: Microsoft
Apr25
Stock Dip for Microsoft Does Not Mean a Yahoo Victory (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft’s stock was down Friday, but Yahoo may not have much reason to hope for a higher price in the acquisition drama. Despite lower-than-expected revenues, analysts said Microsoft isn’t likely to raise its takeover bid.
Filed in: Microsoft
Apr25
GPS market at turning point with sliding prices, demand off (AP)
AP - Consumer navigation devices have gone from expensive gadgets to mainstream gear in just three years, but Europe’s largest maker is struggling.
Filed in: Internet
Apr25
Skype Adds Calling to Mobile Phones (PC World)
PC World - Mobile phones gain the ability to receive calls via Skype, and place calls in limited markets, leading to a question as to whether Skype plus cellular still benefits the mobile operators.
Filed in: Cell Phones
Apr25
China’s rural Internet users more than double in 2007: report (AFP)
AFP - The number of Internet users in the Chinese countryside surged 127.7 percent last year, thanks to double-digit economic growth and fast expanding rural network construction, state media said Friday.
Filed in: Internet
Apr25
Parliant adds pro voice services to telephony tools (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Parliant on Friday announced the availability of professional voice recording services for its PhoneValet and PhoneHerald Mac telephony products.
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Apr25
One Laptop Per Child Controversy Centers on Windows (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative wants more kinds of Sugar, and some developers are not sweet on that idea. Sugar is the user interface created for the low-cost laptop developed by a team headed by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte. The XO laptop, originally intended for a price point of $100 and incorporating an open-source Linux operating system, is designed for use by children in third-world countries.
Filed in: Linux/Open Source
Apr25
Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver
The headlines on Microsoft’s fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings were all over the map this week — with claims that Microsoft beat expectations, to Microsoft fell far short of the mark. The one consensus, however, was that Windows client and Office, Microsoft’s two biggest cash cows, weren’t the robust bottom-line contributors that they usually are.
Filed in: Microsoft
Apr25
Hold on to your couch: Cruise returning to “Oprah” (AP)
AP - Oprah might want to nail down her furniture. Tom Cruise is scheduled to return to “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” nearly three years after a couch-jumping appearance that spawned countless YouTube parodies and late-night jokes.
Filed in: Internet
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