Published by: InformationWeekWritten by: Doug Henschen Fast, in-memory analysis and centralized management are highlights, but will it make BI more accessible to business users? Few surprises were contained in today's official announcement on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, but the occasion did give the company a chance to stoke interest in SQL Azure cloud services […]
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Resolving Mac/Entourage Issues + Exchange Online
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3D TV, HTML5, video over Wi-Fi, superfast USB, and mobile “augmented reality” will emerge as breakthrough technologies in the next few years. Here’s a preview of what they do and how they work…
8 Things To Think About For Windows 7
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Microsoft Debuts Mobile Backup Service ‘My Phone’, Adds Premium Features
Coinciding with the introduction of the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, Microsoft has upgraded and launched its free phone backup service My Phone – previously in beta – and added a couple of useful premium features to it…
IBM email challenges Google in the ‘cloud’
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Family Pack
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And Then There Were Two
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Citrix Challenges VMware with XenServer 5.5
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