Microsoft Acquires devBiz Business Solutions

Microsoft announced it has acquired .NET software development company devBiz Solutions. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant plans to integrate devBiz's web client products into its Visual Studio 2005 Team System (VSTS). Microsoft says the tools devBiz offers will benefit software architects, developers, testers and product managers by allowing multiple ways to access the Team Foundation Server (TFS).

Yahoo: Hispanic Community Is More Tech-Savvy

Online U.S. Hispanics adopt media and technology at a greater rate than the rest of the population, according to research from Yahoo Telemundo and Experian Simmons Research. Hispanics are at the top of the general market when it comes to "media meshing" and the use of key mobile phone features as they spend over half of their day with television, Internet and technology gadgets.

Microsoft’s PR Firm Makes Ironic Blunder

An experienced public relations firm can be just what the doctor ordered when you’re trying to inject a positive message about a new product or service into the collective consciousness of the media. There are rare occasions, however, when PR professionals make the kind of mistakes that you just can’t help but laugh at.

Vendor Thoughts On Cisco & Web Conferencing

When Cisco made its announcement about purchasing WebEx on March 15, competing web conferencing software vendor iLinc rushed out a press release the following day, talking about the news from their perspective. This got me wondering what other vendors might have to say about theshakeup in the market. I decided to contact several of them in different niches of the industry and see what they…