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• SMS buys Pelion BI consultancy

  ASX-listed IT consultancy SMS Management & Technology has acquired boutique business intelligence consultancy Pelion.

• Microsoft licences too expensive, say UK schools

  Schools do not get good value for money from current Microsoft licensing agreements, IT professionals in the UK education sector claimed last week.

• IBM doubles down on software services

  IBM is in discussions with its partners to create a prepackaged set of hosted applications, a move that could ultimately create an online analog to traditional packaged applications and spur market adoption of software services.

• MS delays Yukon and Whidbey -- again

  Microsoft has said the forthcoming release of its SQL Server database and Visual Studio.NET development tool will be delayed--again.

• Longhorn goes to pieces

  Bill Gates' dream of an end-to-end search tool for corporate networks remains just that: a dream, at least until the end of the decade.

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• NBN will require a govt blank cheque

  A new Goldman Sachs report reinforces the market's conclusion that, whatever the National Broadband Network looks like, it is going to have to be taxpayer-funded and the cheques will be massive.

• Check Point on the defensive

  Security company Check Point faces vulnerabilities of its own. Will a wave of new products catch customers' eyes?

• MySQL Network shifts pricing and licensing

  Open-source database company introduces subscription-based service with tiered support, around the general public licence.

• Does Microsoft's settlement fever signal IP offensive?

  It's time for Microsoft to seek an annuity base that isn't as tied to the upgrade cycle as its current revenue model is.

• Longhorn goes to pieces

  Bill Gates' dream of an end-to-end search tool for corporate networks remains just that: a dream, at least until the end of the decade.

Reviews (4)

• UPDATE: Microsoft puts price, date on new Office

  Microsoft has set an October 22 Australian release date and announced US pricing for the next version of its Office software package.

• Office XP vs. bugs, round two

  Microsoft has released its second collection of bug fixes, or service pack, to Office XP, the company has confirmed.

• Licensing program angers MS customers

  Microsoft's software licensing program is not proving popular - about two-thirds of its biggest customers are yet to sign up, and some are exploring alternatives.

• Microsoft boosts enterprise licenses

  Starting Oct. 1, Microsoft will move many of its most popular enterprise packages--including Office--to a new subscription system that could raise the price 33 to 107 percent.

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