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On May 7, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire the Danish ERP accounting software vendor Navision. This announcement comes on the heels of Microsoft’s purchase last year of the midmarket accounting systems leader, Great Plains. Navision has spent the last few years…
Editor’s note: Tim Landgrave, a weekly columnist for our CIO Republic, was recently asked how the acquisition of Navision would affect consultants and the midmarket ERP accounting software landscape. He spoke with Microsoft about the issue. Here’s what they had to say…
By now, you’ve probably heard some rumblings about Microsoft’s latest strategy to move their products and customers forward while leveraging the Internet. What began with “Information at your fingertips” has become “Information on any device, anywhere anytime.” The technical underpinnings of this…
Microsoft really wants you to know about .NET. I can’t remember the last time there was so much information on one subject. Microsoft’s Web site is full of .NET content, including press releases, product launch info, and technical briefings. The coverage may…
So there I was trying my best to get a midlevel Microsoft manager to take the bait. “Does Microsoft now feel confident it’s found a way to slow the rise of Firefox–maybe even win back some lost customers?” Earlier in the day,…
Microsoft plans in April to offer developers an updated test version of Longhorn, along with more details on what’s in store with the next major update to Windows. In an e-mail to developers on Wednesday, Microsoft said it would offer a new…
Microsoft had multiple chances to release a patch for the ANI (Animated Cursor) Exploit in the months of January, February, and March but failed to release any patches for the vulnerability that was originally disclosed privately to Microsoft on December 20, 2006….
When Microsoft gets into the game, other companies start to worry—and with good reason. Past experience shows that once the software giant sets its sights on a technology, it often comes to dominate the market, even when there are already well-established players….
Comparing data isn’t always a common task, but in Excel, it’s an easy task. Take the two lists in the following sheet. The two lists are similar but there are a few differences. In such a short list, you can visually spot…
Most spreadsheets have literal values and formulas that evaluate those literal values. Sometimes, you have to delete all the literal values, or input cells. Ensuring that you (or your users) don’t accidentally delete formulas at the same time is a serious consideration….
There were lots of tips, controversies, and interesting developments in IT Security this year. The following posts rose to the top based on pageviews, discussion, and community votes. #1 Rescue CDs: Tips for fighting malware Michael Kassner offered tips on the best…
This year was a rough year. We entered it fearfully. We’re leaving it, unfortunately, without a lot more confidence that 2011 will be much better. Even so, there were some real strong stories this year — and behind each of those stories,…
If you get impatient waiting for Windows to boot, you can take a few steps to speed things up. The changes I suggest are not momentous, but they will shorten the time required to boot. If that appeals to you, read on….
Are seventeen security bulletins for forty vulnerabilities Microsoft’s way of saying “Happy Holidays”? I think it just might be, because that’s what we got this month! There is even a rare bug that affects Vista, 7, 2008, and 2008 R2 but not…
#1 How to create your own Cat 5 patch cables For do-it-yourselfers, knowing how to create your own Cat 5 patch cables in the length that you want can be very handy and save you money. Jack Wallen shows you how to…