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Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer gave the first public demonstration of some Windows Live for Mobile services at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.

Managers looking for ways to realize more business bang for their IT buck need look no further than their corporate help desks. The beleaguered help desk, under enormous pressure to reduce costs and improve service, may be the keeper of valuable information about how users ' handle technology -- your multi-million dollar IT investments -- information that can be used to dramatically enhance productivity.

Two critical flaws in Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer, could render users vulnerable to attacks, Symantec Security Response said.

Business Intelligence (BI) surpassed Security to be the top technology priority for CIOs, with licensing revenue for BI software market forecast to reach US$2.5 billion this year, a 6.2 per cent increase from 2005, Gartner Inc. said.

Microsoft Corp. is warning of two bugs in its software that could potentially give unauthorized control or access over a person's computer, while a third problem has been highlighted by a security research company.

Hewlett-Packard Co. has come up with a new strategy to increase use of its OpenView Business Process Insight (BPI) business process management and optimization software. The vendor is teaming up with integration partners in specific vertical markets to provide combined tools to deal with particular industry issues.

SAP AG made its long-awaited dive into the hosted, subscription CRM (customer relationship management) "on demand" market on Thursday, launching a new software service with a starting monthly price tag of US$75 per user. But SAP won't be going head-to-head with on-demand trailblazers like Salesforce.com Inc.: Its system carries a 100-user minimum, restricting its potential customers to the enterprise clients SAP traditionally targets.

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