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PC rated 'cool' but can't hold candle to wall calendar (The Arizona Republic)
For many years, the computer industry has tried to build ''kitchen software'' for regular computers, to replace the refrigerator door and the wall calendar as the planning and notification centers for the household. All of these attempts have failed.

SAP misses targets and gives vague outlook (ZDNet UK via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
SAP failed to give a 2007 outlook for closely watched licence sales on Wednesday and said margins would fall as it invests in software for smaller firms, sending its shares down more than 5 percent.

Contest sends students into future (The Press-Enterprise)
LOS ANGELES - A team of eighth-graders from Vista Heights Middle School in Moreno Valley was runner-up among five regional school teams that showed up at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles to present team projects promoting efficient energy use, alternative fuels and air and water conservation.

SAP misses targets and gives vague outlook (ZDNet UK)
Software group says it will no longer forecast licence revenues due to changing sales models

Rise of the Bangalore Tigers (BBC News)
India's new hi-tech firms are taking on the world - and they seem to be winning.

SAP shares slip on less-than-clear 2007 outlook (CNN Money)
Software firm sees lower margins; surprises analysts by failing to give a forecast for its software licence sales.

RezOvation Launches Major Upgrades to its Desktop Product and Has Record Fourth Quarter (PR Web)
RezOvation, the leader in property management and website booking engine software announced a major product upgrade and the addition of more than 100 new clients in the fourth quarter of 2006. During the past year, RezOvation has upgraded every aspect of its software - both of the PMS products, the new Booking Engine 4.0, the new GDS Connect 4.0, and the new Credit Card Connect 4.0. (PRWeb Jan ...

Concur Technologies Ranks Among World's Top 10 Providers of On-Demand Services (SYS-CON Media)
been named among the top ten worldwide software on-demand vendors by IDC, the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. According to IDC's report, Worldwide Software on Demand 2005 Vendor Analysis (IDC #204790, December 2006), Concur's on-demand revenue placed it eighth on a list of the top global on-demand providers ranked by 2005 calendar year revenue. ...