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Wall Street Beat: Tech sector faces turbulent market

Tech closes out the first half of the year only modestly up compared to other sectors

Jun 28, 2013 5 mins

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Oracle and Salesforce.com’s love-fest: The ripple effects

The companies' partnership has implications for Database 12c, rival vendors like Workday and both Oracle and Salesforce.com customers

By Chris Kanaracus

Jun 28, 2013 5 mins

Application Management Application Performance Management Small and Medium Business

Microsoft releases disk images for Windows 8.1 beta upgrades

Create bootable installation media to upgrade without each device touching the Windows Store

By Gregg Keizer

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins

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Ellison and Benioff bury the hatchet and make nice

Oracle and Salesforce.com have signed a 12-year deal to work together

By Chris Kanaracus

Jun 27, 2013 5 mins

CRM Systems Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Microsoft promises IE11 on Windows 7

Won't disclose ship date for new browser bundled with this week's beta of Windows 8.1

By Gregg Keizer

Jun 27, 2013 3 mins

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Windows Store’s app growth recovers from winter funk

Months of talk about Windows 8.1 and lower-priced, smaller tablets may be behind app submission increase

By Gregg Keizer

Jun 27, 2013 3 mins

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One year in, Yammer grows in importance to Microsoft

Microsoft has plenty of plans for integration, but revels in the growing customer base.

By Tim Greene

Jun 27, 2013 4 mins

Collaboration Software Microsoft Small and Medium Business

Oracle, NetSuite team on cloud services for mid-size customers

Oracle earlier this week also announced agreements with Microsoft and Salesforce.com

By John Ribeiro

Jun 27, 2013 2 mins

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Microsoft asks to disclose FISA requests to set the record straight

The company wants to correct the 'misimpression' it gives the government direct access to its servers

By Zach Miners

Jun 27, 2013 3 mins

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Microsoft enlists Bing to enhance Windows 8.1 apps

Microsoft has launched a portal to help developers incorporate Bing functionality into their own apps

By Joab Jackson

Jun 26, 2013 3 mins

Application Performance Management Small and Medium Business Web Development