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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc said on Monday it is taking the next step to make its Web-based software useful in the real world of spotty Internet access by allowing users to edit word processing documents offline. The world’s top Internet company said it will begin over the next several weeks to allow users […]

The good folks at our sister site, Wi-Fi Planet really know how to spotlight fraud protection. In honor of Global Consumer Fraud Protection Month, they’ve gathered these ten tutorials. Herein you’ll learn ways to protect yourself and your customers from a range of digital evildoers. A Tale of Two Passwords[March 5, 2008] Learn the secrets […]

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By Daisuke Wakabayashi SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp, faced with Web rivals looking to poach its business customers, said on Sunday it plans to broaden the availability of its online services for e-mail and collaboration software. Last year, Microsoft started subscription-based online services to run its Exchange corporate e-mail program and SharePoint collaboration software on […]

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it plans to cut prices of its Windows Vista operating system sold at retail outlets in a move aimed at pushing customers to switch to the newest version of Windows. The world’s largest software maker said it plans to lower retail prices for Vista in 70 countries […]

You may have heard of, but probably don’t use, an online suite of office and productivity applications called Zoho. I know, I know — another Web 2.0 wonder application. I mean, what’s the point? You’ve already taken out a loan and purchased Microsoft Office. Or your company bought a license. Plus, you’ve invested your entire […]

Hardware     Security     Software/Services     E-Commerce     The Hollywood writer’s strike may have shut down the Golden Globes and could even cause Oscar to stay in for the night, but we’re happy to report that we’re rolling out the virtual red carpet for the 2008 Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology awards right on […]

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dr. Howard Stark’s office is quiet. Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No receptionist answers the telephone. Stark does not have a receptionist. Instead, he and his assistant Michele Norris-Bell check e-mail alerts on handheld devices and — between seeing patients in […]

Dell is making up for lost time with its late entry into the blades market with an ambitious new design, both in the chassis and blades themselves. The first point Dell wants to make about the PowerEdge M1000e series, unveiled Monday, is that it comes ready to run out of the box. Rather than being […]

By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK (Reuters) -Telecommuting may boost morale, and cut stress, but it can have the opposite effect on those left behind in the office, according to a new study. When a number of their co-workers toil away from the office by using computers, cell-phones or other electronic equipment, those who do not […]

By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple is expected to grab the spotlight with an ultra-slim laptop computer and online movie rentals at its biggest annual show next week. The new products are seen more as enhancements to Apple’s current […]