Analysis: Microsoft's options, post-Yahoo
Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo turned out to be a dead end, at least for now. That leaves the software vendor with $26 billion in cash — and several options for how to spend it. Read more...

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Working Offline With Google Docs, Part 1
Google recently added a welcome feature to Google Docs. It's called Google Docs Offline, and as its name suggests, the feature enables you to edit Google documents without being connected to the Internet.

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Review: Zoho CRM aims big, hits small
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Microsoft Pits S+S vs. SaaS
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SaaS Slips Past Last Barrier
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Q&A: CA's John Swainson talks up software-as-a-service, green-IT strategies
In an interview, CA's CEO, John Swainson, sees software as a service as an "important" delivery model for software and said his company is now looking to see which of its products are best suited to it. He also touted CA's green IT efforts.

Q&A: Novell's CEO speaks out on workforce overhaul, Microsoft relationship
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Hear Dell Out
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FAQ: Microsoft's SQL Server Data Services
For data junkies, Microsoft's announced SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) is a big deal, and one that legitimizes -- and may transform -- the nascent market for cloud-based databases. We look at the facts and ask how the company will play in the same sandbox with Amazon, the open-source community and more.

Google vs. Salesforce.com?
Mark Hall gets a heads up on an emerging rivalry between Salesforce.com and Google for dominance among "platform as a service" providers.

Mistakes such as putting down co-workers or burning bridges when you resign are surefire ways to darken your career prospects. Here's how to avoid them Hype and promises abound in the IT world, but these six breakthroughs really will change your life, says author and former IT manager John Brandon. Baby boomers are retiring and taking their knowledge with them. Why do so few in IT seem to care? Computerworld editors share stories of their first PCs, including some classics and some real clunkers -- then we ask readers to share their early-PC tales.

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