Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2012 will be released in the first half of 2012 in three versions: Standard (for basic database and reporting capabilities), Business Intelligence (a new version providing premium corporate and self-service BI) and Enterprise (for large scale data warehousing and mission critical applications). Microsoft is holding a “virtual launch event” for …
Category Archive: Industry News
Jan
18
National Internet Blackout Day – The Fight Against Censorship
For the past few months, the internet has been abuzz with news of some controversial -many would say dangerous- pieces of legislation: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). If you are not yet familiar with these proposed pieces of Orwellian control, you can read the full text of the Stop …
Sep
08
Cougar Mountain Software
Since 1982 Cougar Mountain Software has provided business accounting software and hardware solutions to more than 20,000 retail, wholesale, nonprofit, and service-based businesses throughout the world.
May
24
Alliance Betters Microsoft .NET Integration for SAP Software
Those of us in the software industry know that Microsoft and SAP are typically in competition, mostly for products like business intelligence software. It seems the two have turned a new leaf. Earlier this year they created Duet, which enables users of Microsoft Sharepoint software to pull some data from SAP documents. Now they are …
May
11
Microsoft Office 365 Beta
Microsoft has recently announced the release of Microsoft Office 365 beta, a subscription service that allows users to use Microsoft Office tools on nearly any device.









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