Microsoft's Web Hosting Service Is Incompatible With .Net
News Companies that build a Web site using Microsoft's .Net Framework tools could be in for a surprise if they use Microsoft's bCentral Web hosting service: It won't work. Microsoft bCentral -- which provides Web site hosting and services to small...
[March 14, 2003, 10:28]
Timing's Right For MS .Net
News Microsoft is expected to advance the WebAppoint technology and initially launch it later this year as one of its services on Microsoft's bCentral small-business Web site, according to sources. Microsoft already has two pilot projects in place where...
[March 15, 2001, 8:18]
HP Beefs Up Small-business Offerings
News Microsoft executives have said they expect bCentral to evolve into a showcase for the Microsoft.Net software-as-a-service strategy. Microsoft continues to add services to its bCentral small-business site while striking partnerships with third-party...
[March 6, 2001, 16:06]
Microsoft's Great Plains Buy Changes Competitive Landscape
News Hebert cited the bCentral small business portal's customer management, finance management and other services as examples of current offerings by Microsoft in the business applications arena. Microsoft is expected to offer Great Plains products...
[December 22, 2000, 11:10]
AOL Blocks Microsoft Email
News America Online said on Monday that it temporarily had blocked e-mail coming through servers from Microsoft's bCentral, a Web service focused on small businesses. We are working diligently with AOL to get this issue resolved ASAP," a Microsoft...
[July 2, 2002, 12:34]
In ISP Battle Against AOL, Consumers Win
News Among other improvements, the company announced a new search engine for MSN.com and a small-business portal called bCentral. EarthLink and MindSpring officials made it clear that they intend to take on AOL, but they will be facing some serious...
[September 24, 1999, 10:12]
Microsoft Anti-spam Campaign 'hypocritical'
News The problem is that bCentral has a number of customers who send mail through them, but Microsoft doesn't police them at all. These include the company's small-business-oriented bCentral portal; MSN, which has its own email service; and Hotmail, a...
[June 26, 2003, 14:42]
Microsoft Releases New Office Tools
News It includes links to Microsoft's online properties such as MSN and bCentral -- a Web site focused on small businesses -- and new tools and software that business customers can buy to create their own Web services.
[January 15, 2002, 10:10]
New .Net Tools Released As Push Continues
News It includes links to the company's online properties such as MSN and bCentral -- a Web site focused on small businesses -- and new tools and software that business customers can buy to create their own Web services.
[January 17, 2002, 12:06]
Comdex 2001: Gates Billing MSN Money Professional
News Microsoft's suite of small-business bCentral services, for example, relies on FrontPage for Web publishing and one of the company's two money-management programs for accounting. With this service, we're extending the benefits of the .Net platform...
[November 12, 2001, 15:23]
MS Moving Hotmail To Win2000 Servers
News LinkExchange, the other prominent FreeBSD site owned by Microsoft, still runs FreeBSD but redirects users to bCentral," Netcraft reported. Like Passport, Microsoft's Internet authentication service, Hotmail will likely be one of the first of the...
[August 3, 2000, 11:17]
Microsoft Selects UBid For .Net
News UBid will feature products available on Microsoft's bCentral small-business site, the companies said. Microsoft has lined up another partner for its .Net technology, with CMGI's uBid auction network agreeing to use the software giant's Passport...
[December 5, 2001, 10:54]
Jesse Berst: MSN Takes Another Swing At Web
News And bCentral goes into public beta next week, delivering tools and services to help small businesses. Former SGI exec Richard Belluzzo doesn't bring much Internet experience to his new job as head of Microsoft's Consumer and Commerce Group.
[September 24, 1999, 9:57]
Microsoft And Qwest Ink US DSL Pact
News The agreement also calls for Qwest to promote its services on several MSN Web sites as well as on Microsoft's small-business portal bCentral. Microsoft and Qwest Communications International on Thursday teamed up to pursue a wider audience for...
[April 26, 2001, 14:53]
Microsoft Readies Office Live Beta
News Some of the approaches and manpower for the Office Live effort stem from Microsoft's many prior small-business efforts, including bCentral. Microsoft plans on Wednesday to kick off the test version of Office Live, the company's collection of Web...
[February 14, 2006, 12:35]
Glitch Locks AOL Users Out Of Microsoft Sites
News Customers told CNET News.com that they were unable to access news site MSNBC, authentication service Passport and small business information site bCentral. A glitch is preventing a significant number AOL Time Warner's Road Runner customers from...
[September 3, 2003, 16:05]
Survey: MS Passport Required, Not Wanted
News During the last six months or so, Microsoft has moved the Microsoft Developer Network, bCentral small-business services Web site, and online game Zone to Passport authentication. Microsoft has doubled the number of people signed up for its Passport...
[April 18, 2002, 9:29]
Microsoft Launches 'B2B' Auctions
News Microsoft said it is working with FairMarket SM to develop the service, which will be linked to FairMarket's network. The FairMarket network links several auction sites together, including Lycos, Excite@Home, Xoom.com, CompUSA, Dell and Outpost.com.
[February 2, 2000, 9:06]
News Burst: Office 2000 Online
News Called Office Online, the full product will be offered through the company's bCentral Web services, a portal that provides services to small companies. The service will allow customers to access their Windows desktop and Office applications by...
[November 9, 1999, 13:39]
