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Product Upgrades Buoy Macromedia Earnings
News Web software maker Macromedia trimmed its losses substantially for its fiscal first quarter, buoyed by one of the most ambitious product upgrade cycles in the company's history. We successfully launched our most ambitious product agenda ever with...
[July 18, 2002, 8:59]
IBM Offers Risk-management Products
News The company also introduced two product upgrades to serve those markets. IBM also unveiled two product upgrades, one of which is slated for release next month and another for later this year. IBM announced on Tuesday several new services and...
[May 16, 2007, 10:39]
Microsoft Products -- How Long Will They Live?
News This will allow customers to better plan their upgrades, instead of relying on announcements about the retirement of products or the discontinuation of support for them. Under previous policies, customers couldn't effectively plan upgrades.
[October 29, 2002, 13:59]
Microsoft Delays Whidbey And Yukon
News Under Microsoft's licensing programs, customers can choose to get product upgrades during a two- or three-year window rather than buy a new licence when new products come out. Microsoft's Rizzo countered that the company's volume licensing program...
[March 11, 2004, 7:30]
SAP Helps Customers Manage Its Evolving Software
News The package offers the ability to automate the distribution of software and upgrades, test applications after changes have been made, and create status reports that track any product modifications. While the company has been criticised in the past...
[May 4, 2004, 16:50]
No 'huge Fast Router' In Sight From Cisco
News Cisco Systems introduced upgrades to its family of core routers on Wednesday at the company's annual analyst conference, but it shed no light on plans for a next-generation product many in the industry say is close to completion.
[December 11, 2003, 7:55]
Yukon And Whidbey Delayed Again
News Under Microsoft's licensing programs, customers can choose to get free product upgrades during a two- or three-year window rather than buy a new licence when new products come out. While the impact of the delay might not be profound to revenue the...
[August 5, 2004, 9:40]
Apple Cuts Mac OS X Server Licence Fees
News For the price of one upgrade, you get three years of upgrades into the future," said Brian Croll, Apple's senior director of software product marketing. Apple is giving buyers of its Mac OS X Server software the option of signing on for three years...
[October 14, 2002, 14:18]
Cisco Starts Security Push
News One of the more important upgrades to be announced next week is on Cisco's SSL VPN product, sources say. Such upgrades are an important addition to the product, since they will allow remote workers to use their Web browsers to connect to the...
[February 14, 2005, 8:00]
Vista Upgrades: A Case Of Technology Hobbled By Business Models?
Blog As we start to delve into the intruiging world of Vista upgrades, the following email arrives from disgruntled Microsoft customer Mike Cope: We've been hearing other rumblings of odd policies and behaviours with Vista upgrades - almost certainly a...
[February 6, 2007, 10:22]
Macromedia Zooms Out Mac OS X Tool
News A number of software makers have said they will release upgrades created for OS X this summer or autumn. Upgrades from previous versions of FreeHand cost $129 (£90.79). Upgrades to Studio from previous versions of Flash for FreeHand are $199...
[April 2, 2001, 11:42]
True Costs Of Client Antivirus Software
News Throw program upgrades into the mix, and you've got a long string of fees and charges that add up over time. I couldn't find any information about discounted upgrades. Cat Computer's QuickHeal is $30, and upgrades and updates are free.
[July 11, 2002, 10:11]
US Report: PC Makers Issue Win98 Warnings
News While some corporate and consumer customers say their upgrades to the new operating system went more smoothly and seamlessly than any previous upgrades, others have been vocal about the many installation and setup problems they have encountered.
[July 2, 1998, 10:12]
Want Secure IE? Then Upgrade To XP...
News Microsoft is not using security issues or any security situation to try to drive upgrades," said a company representative. By refusing to offer IE's security upgrades to users of older OSes except through paid upgrades to XP, Microsoft may be...
[September 23, 2004, 15:05]
Symantec Arms Against Phishers
News Symantec plans on Tuesday to announce several security upgrades, with a particular focus on protecting personal information from online thieves. The 2005 upgrades apply to versions of the company's products for consumers and small businesses...
[August 17, 2004, 16:25]
IE Upgrade Cuts Off QuickTime
News As specific security problems have come to light, Microsoft has issued repeated service pack upgrades and patches for its browser. Other popular software programs, including RealNetworks' RealPlayer, Adobe Systems' Acrobat Reader and Macromedia's...
[August 16, 2001, 9:38]
Microsoft: No More Five Year Waits For SQL Server
News One of the touted benefits of Software Assurance was that the cost of upgrades would be covered, but as some analysts pointed out at the time, this deal carried a potential sting for customers. We learned a lot, but one thing you have to remember...
[November 16, 2005, 13:50]
Microsoft Licences Too Expensive, Say Schools
News Darren Smith, network manager at Mayfield School, Portsmouth, feels similarly: "The schools agreement is cheaper for us [compared with buying individual upgrades], but it's still overpriced," he said "We're teaching the kids to use Microsoft...
[January 13, 2006, 15:30]
Microsoft Rebrands Office As Corporate Platform
News But many businesses have been slow moving on the upgrades, typically skipping one version or more between upgrades. Microsoft on Monday plans to rebrand its flagship productivity suite "Office System," as the company attempts to reposition the...
[March 10, 2003, 12:44]
Cisco Readies Radical Overhaul Of Router OS
News The Cisco code has really grown over the years, and it's gotten pretty big, which makes upgrades much more difficult. The design of the software also means that network administrators don't have to take a router or switch out of service when they...
[April 21, 2004, 12:50]
