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EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveEU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveOh jeez, is there anything that will please the EU? Despite Microsoft even going as far as offering source code these regulators still can't accept it. Money laundering is what its really turning out to be....

Tags: Regulations, Money Laundering, Todd Bishop, ECIS, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft open-source, Microsoft open-source move, regulator, interoperability

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

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ooSooM 1.2.1 (Mac)

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows. The idea behind ooSooM is simple. To get on with the job in hand you need to get thoughts of what needs doing and what needs remembering out of your head and safely and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Arten Science, ooSooM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-27

Explorer View File Viewer 4.4.2.1134 (Windows)

Preview, play, print, copy paste, all from Windows Explorer. Explorer View is an add-on feature to Microsoft Windows Explorer that allows the full instant preview of 100's of different types of files from within Explorer. Explorer View is fully integrated into Windows File Explorer. There is no need to open...

Tags: GetData Software, File, Explorer View, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, E-mail, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Accent Word Password Recovery 3.0 (Windows)

Word password cracker. Now recovering passwords to open in Microsoft Word 97-2003 (files with 40-bit protection) up to 10 times faster. The search algorithm has been thoroughly optimized, which boosted the hard-to-recover password search rate. Up to 10 times faster depending on the CPU type. Instantly recovering VBA passwords and...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Password, Recovery, Microsoft Windows, Passcovery, Search Algorithm, Advanced Dictionary Manager

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Comfy Hotel Reservation 3.1 (Windows)

Comfy Hotel Reservation assists hotels, apartments, b&b accommodations, motels, guest-houses or holiday homes in managing and maintaining reservations. The system is fully scalable and designed to provide extensive flexibility and varied choices. Hotels and travel agents can achieve maximum time efficiency and best costs in processing reservations. This modern and...

Tags: Reservation, OrgBusiness Software, Comfy Hotel Reservation, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Real Estate, Hacking, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Business Operations, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-26

SAP Users start to flex their muscles

Ray WangStill wondering if Ray Wang has ever said anything positive about SAP. I am sure he has at one point in his career. Based on his comments, SAP should probably close up shop. Dennis, thanks for providing some balance. RE: SAP Users start to flex...

Tags: Web services, Enterprise software, Middleware, Strategy, BS7, SAP AG, Ray

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

ExcelFIX 5.56 (Windows)

Microsoft Excel recovery utility download that restores corrupt files that cannot be opened.When a file shows an error while trying to open it then it is probably corrupt. ExcelFIX extracts the information from the file and creates a new file that is trouble free.Restore your files easily in only 15...

Tags: File, Cimaware Software, ExcelFIX, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2009-11-25

The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

You can't be a good consultant if you can't even mention MSIf you really think MS is irrelevant in cloud computing then you have some serious bias issues to work out.The fact that throughout your entire blog you can't even get yourself to mention MS or Azure even once is...

Tags: Virtualization, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, cloud computing battleground, Microsoft Corp., cloud computing, Azure, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can Obama make science cool?

Give him a Nobel for Science for his science speeches!Please! Obama doesn't even deserve to be your President. All the promises he made have remained just that. What else can this world expect from a politician? And things are clear from his popularity ratings.Obama is good with one thing and...

Tags: Workforce management, Obama, education

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Apple to Verizon: 'Can your phone and your network do that?'

The REAL way the commercials should go...caller: Did you get the email I sent you?iPhone user: Well, it was downloading, then the phone dropped to EDGE speed again and I'm still waiting for it to finish.caller: Well, why don't I ju...iPhone user: Hello? Hello? caller calls back: I guess your...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, network, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, iPhone User, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Exploit published for critical IE 7 zero-day flaw

Do you mean:"The vulnerability was confirmed on fully patched Windows XP SP3 systems with Internet Explorer 6 and [b]7[/b]."Also how effective is the exploit with Protected Mode and limited user account usage? I'd like to see more information on how these two mitigation techniques work against exploits. I suspect the...

Tags: Web browsers, EXPLORER, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Internet Explorer, critical IE 7 zero-day flaw, IE 7 zero-day flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, zero-day bug, exploit

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement

For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...

Tags: Starter, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency

Spoken like someone without a clueBut then again, what can be expected from trolls anymore?Originality?Security & AccessGrant the LEAST amount of access for the end user.DENY then ALLOW, why would you open up Port 80 to the world if you only do business in the United States or local area...

Tags: agency, cloud provider, legality, data centre, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Microsoft Windows Azure and SQL Azure

Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure address part of organizations requirements for an open, standards based platform that can support local, private and public clouds. by Dan Kusnetzky

Tags: SQL, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Programming Languages, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Joyfax Broadcast 1.10 (Windows)

A personalized faxing software can reach thousands of people with no limit. This easy to use product is your ideal communication tool for fax marketing, customer communication, event notification, newsletter publishing and more. Fax broadcast job can be set up to run at specific times or in the background. Features:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Joyfax Broadcast, Fax Broadcast, Fax

Software downloads 2009-11-23

ooSooM 1.1.6 (Mac)

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows. The idea behind ooSooM is simple. To get on with the job in hand you need to get thoughts of what needs doing and what needs remembering out of your head and safely and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Item, Arten Science, ooSooM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-22

Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Seavus Project Viewer 4.1 (Windows)

Seavus Project Viewer is specialized to open and read Microsoft Project mpp files. With Seavus Project Viewer team member can open and view project plans mpp files created by project managers in Microsoft Project. Seavus Project Viewer amazing features are: Seavus Project Viewer is the only MS Project Viewer that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Seavus, Seavus Project Viewer, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19