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Workforce optimization is now in fashion with retailers, and Holt Renfrew is a glamorous model showcasing its benefits. The Toronto-based luxury retailer is implementing Workbrain Corp.

Microsoft Corp. Monday will begin an eight-country rollout of a new set of online resources and technical support for its small-business customers, a company executive said Friday. The new offering, called Small Business Plus, is part of the company's ongoing effort to provide better access to software, support and services for this customer segment, said Doug Leland, general manager for small business in Microsoft's Worldwide Small and Midsize Solutions and Partner Group.

Oracle President Charles Phillips on Wednesday led off a two-and-a-half hour deep dive into the technology behind Fusion, hoping to put to rest continuing confusion over its project.

Looking to bolster the development of Web and enterprise J2EE applications in the open-source arena, the Eclipse Foundation has released Version 1.0 of its Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP).

A Gartner report warns Microsoft does not adequately address metadata management in its upcoming Windows Vista OS, but Microsoft warns it

Most people find new music on the airwaves, in magazines or from friends. Software may provide another avenue, by analyzing the music you like and recommending tunes, even from groups you

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In November, The Gores Group and Tennenbaum Capital Partners agreed to acquire Enterasys Networks for US$386 million, making Enterasys a private company. This is the latest chapter in the saga of a one-time networking powerhouse and it demonstrates the maturing of the enterprise networking industry.