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Secret email: Intel pressured Microsoft to call chips "Vista capable"

Internal Microsoft email revealed through a federal class-action lawsuit suggests that Intel pressured Microsoft into certifying certain chips as capable of running the Windows Vista operating system.
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Web talk: Microsoft putting collaboration solutions online

Microsoft announced Monday it plans to offer some of its collaborative business applications as online services, marking the software company's latest effort to move its business from the desktop to the Internet.
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ERP on demand: SAP offers quick-start program for midsize companies

SAP has announced a new fast-start program for its SAP Business-All-in-One solutions. The program offers midsize companies in the manufacturing, services, and trade industries pre-configured industry-specific processes to streamline and gain visibility into their core business operations.
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Smooth migration: Autodesk says users moving from 2D to 3D sparked Q4 revenue growth

Product life-cycle management (PLM) software vendor Autodesk credits users migrating from 2D to 3D design solutions, along with sales growth in international markets, for a 20-percent boost in revenue for its most recent fiscal quarters.
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