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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Friday pushed back the release of SQL Server 2008 until the third quarter.
Microsoft had planned for a second-quarter release of the product, but insisted the later date still keeps the company on track to ship the database software within the original goal of 24 to 36 months after SQL Server 2005. "We are on track to reach this goal," the company said a blog dedicated to SQL Server.

SpaceTime has officially launched its SpaceTime 1.0 3D web browser, which turns internet searches, YouTube videos, eBay listings and all manner of other web content into 3D elements that swoosh around the screen.

San Francisco - Hewlett-Packard has launched the FOSSology Project, a tool for tracking and monitoring the use of free and open-source software within an IT environment.

The project stems from governance work done in-house at HP, according to the Web site set up for the project.

IBM on Friday introduced a new version of its data center automation software, adding several enhancements.

In general, Tivoli Provisioning Manager 5.1.1 automates the discovery, deployment, configuration, and management of operating systems, patches, middleware, and applications on physical and virtual servers. The software can manage virtualization technologies, SAN- and NAS-based storage resources, and network devices acting as routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers, IBM said.

Imation, a worldwide leader in removable data storage, has recently previewed a new multi-channel "adjacent-track" write and read tape technology that dramatically increases the capacity of conventional data storage tape.

Chempak Plus

Chempak Plus is a two-module package giving the user a physical properties database, process calculator and properties estimation package designed for chemical engineering applications.

Chempak Plus Main Module:

XYKA Travel PlatformTM enables travel agencies, tour operators, hotels and corporations improve their cost effectiveness through sophisticated web technologies. The XYKA Travel Platform is a flexible robust framework of independent application components. Each component can operate standalone or as an integrated travel solution. The easy customizability and rapid deployment capabilities of XYKA Travel Platform makes it the product of choice for companies that are looking to improve their operations' scalability in a relatively short period of time.

IBQ Systems is an application service provider (ASP) focused on increasing productivity in the insurance industry via the internet. IBQ's products concentrate on the exchange of data between insurance companies and agents. By moving the industry away from paper based transactions, IBQ increases the efficiency of the insurance sales and maintenance process, while also reducing the cost per transaction.

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Beam it Up Scotty is not only free but also (optionally) converts and compresses media to make it more suitable for your phone.