Intuit, the accounting systems and book-keeping solutions player, has confirmed it is moving into the Software as a Service market, with new applications in field services, inventory handling and sales management, which could see the company competing against Salesforce.com.
Simon Fox, 22 September 2008
Amazon has announced a video-on-demand streaming service in the US as internet and consumer electronics companies try to match the capabilities of US cable and satellite providers. The internet retailer said that advertising-free movies and television shows could be watched instantly within a...
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Reiko Uchida, 05 September 2008
Google has announced plans to release a new browser to compete with Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. This comes shortly after Microsoft released a beta version of Internet Explorer 8, which makes it easier to block ads from Google and others. A beta version of the Google...
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Michelle Wong, 02 September 2008
Cisco has acquired PostPath, a provider of innovative email and calendaring software, based in Mountain View, California, for $215m. PostPath, which also has a development team in Bulgaria, should enhance the email and calendaring capabilities of Cisco's WebEx Connect collaboration platform.
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Reiko Uchida, 28 August 2008
Microsoft has acquired Powerset, a private Silicon Valley Search Technology company for a reputed sum of about $100m. Powerset has been making waves in the Search Engine space recently with its ambitious plans to develop 'natural language' technology for web-search.
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Michelle Wong, 10 July 2008