Latest network applications news.
Search for music with your voice, 02/09/07
Grab your microphone and hum a tune. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but Midomi is a search engine that purports to find music by having you sing, hum, or, if you have the wherewithal, strum a guitar or blow into a trombone. You can also search by typing in the name of the song or artist, but that’s oh-so-boring.
Campaigns tread carefully into world of Web 2.0, 02/13/07
Presidential candidates have discovered that being on the Web means more than posting a few glitzy pictures, speech transcripts and an “e-mail me” link.
Yahoo Mail gains IM integration, 02/12/07
Yahoo will soon start to fulfill a promise it made to users several months ago to tie its new Web mail service with its instant messaging application.
Microsoft releases BI tools for Dynamics CRM, 02/12/07
Microsoft has taken another step to make it easier for customers and partners to customize its business intelligence (BI) software suite.
Speech recognition technology will change the way you drive, 02/13/07
Someday soon, you might find yourself behind the steering wheel of your car and you’ll want to dial your phone, find out where the nearest Starbucks is, change the music you are listening to and adjust your heat or air conditioning. And you will be able to do all of this with nothing but the power of your own voice.
AT&T teams with Microsoft for Web conferencing, 02/12/07
AT&T partnered with Microsoft to create a new Web conferencing service called AT&T Live Meeting, unveiled Monday.
PC reservation software goes open source, 02/11/07
Canadian software company Userful has announced the open-source release of its PreBook PC reservation and usage management system.
InfoSpace and Fast deepen mobile search collaboration, 02/12/07
Fast Search & Transfer ASA and InfoSpace Inc. have expanded the scope of a years-long collaboration in mobile search, aiming to improve the technology they offer to carriers and end users.
AJAX not yet the norm, but some companies report success, 02/07/07
New research suggests that few large retailers are using AJAX technology on their Web sites, but at least a few companies using AJAX techniques to create interactive Web pages say they have been able to improve customer experience while avoiding prohibitive startup costs.
