Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen is selling his first broad consumer software since he left the company more than two decades ago, a program that lets users keep better track of e-mails in Microsoft's Outlook.The software arose from Allen's own frustration at sorting e-mails, said Chris Purcell
("=BMC Software, Affirming FY10 Views, Sees Market-Share Gains," published at 2:54 p.m. EDT, in the first paragraph, misstated the date of the end of BMC Software's fiscal year 2010. The correct version follows.) By Jessica Hodgson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)-
To get the best predictions about when your company's latest product will ship or how it will sell, you might try asking your employees - anonymously. A start-up, Crowdcast, began selling corporate forecasting software on Thursday that does just that. The employees on the front lines - the sales tea
vetafab Software GmbH of Darmstadt, Germany, has released a new version of its Windows application lexiCan. According to the developer, the upgrade improves productivity and collaboration. Individuals and teams use lexiCan to manage information and knowledge for projects in business management, rese
IBM/Lotus Wednesday released a 3D virtual environment conferencing service complete with avatars and whiteboards as part of its Sametime line of real-time collaboration software.The company also said next week it will introduce LotusLive Connections, a hosted version of its social software, includin
RIM’s Co-CEO Jim Balsillie didn’t convince everyone when he said during the company’s last conference call that “the line-up for the next 14-15 months is spectacular, and the engagement with the carriers is fantastic,” and that the company has vector
In a blow to businesses that need to purchase more than a handful of new computers between now and Windows 7's Oct. 22nd release date, Microsoft has limited the number of machines that can be upgraded to its new operating system for free to 25. Microsoft has made little mention about the limit, whic
The company said this morning it plans to open a new Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Software Center in Van Buren Township that will employ more than 1,100 employees in the next few years.A news release available in advance of a 10:30 a.m. press conference at Birmingham's Townsend Hotel said G
As China continues to cause Internet privacy advocates to shake their heads in disbelief, access to Google has been blocked in some parts of the country.Google has been accused of spreading pornography -- breaking strict Chinese law -- and now both the Google.com and its Chinese language counterpart
SEATTLE (KPLU) - Tracking your energy use is the first step toward reducing your carbon footprint AND saving money on your utility bill. Now, Microsoft is coming out with free software that will let you analyze how your home uses energy. Microsoft is calling the new software "Hohm." That's