Comments on: Microsoft: Online services for businesses, too

Business-oriented online services are coming, CTO Ray Ozzie says at the company's TechEd conference.

[Captain_Spock]

If This Federally owned Banco do Brasil's...

... move towards the adoption of the ISO approved Open Document Format Standards supported OpenOffice Auite the Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie's message to developers that "Online services aren't just for consumers" may be late in coming since one is quite certain that the recently launched Google Spreadsheet launch might just be the sign of things to come in the very near future and with more and more businesses migrating to Open Document Format Standards supported applications such as Open Office the Redmond based company may very well have a major battle on its hands to convince financial institutions such as the Federally owned Banco do Brasil's to use its products.

Re: "BB completes XP migration to open source"

"(BNamericas.com Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Federally owned Banco do Brasil has completed the migration of all its Windows XP computers to the OpenOffice.org open source suite, reported local tech service Computerworld.

The migration involved 35,000 PCs, and Banco do Brasil now aims to migrate another 30,000 computers that use the OS/2 operating system. These should all migrate to the OpenOffice.org system by year-end.

Brazil was one of the first countries in the region to adopt a policy of migration to open source at the government level, prompting multinationals to increase development in this area.

One such case is IBM (NYSE: IBM), which installed a Linux Technology Center in Brazil and recently invested US$2.2mn to expand the center, at its Campinas and Hortolndia sites in So Paulo state. The investment will cover new equipment and hiring of extra developers, with a view to boosting the center's activities.".

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/30/1662778.htm

[Captain_Spock]

If This Federally owned Banco do Brasil's...

... move towards the adoption of the ISO approved Open Document Format Standards supported OpenOffice Auite the Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie's message to developers that "Online services aren't just for consumers" may be late in coming since one is quite certain that the recently launched Google Spreadsheet launch might just be the sign of things to come in the very near future and with more and more businesses migrating to Open Document Format Standards supported applications such as Open Office the Redmond based company may very well have a major battle on its hands to convince financial institutions such as the Federally owned Banco do Brasil's to use its products.

Re: "BB completes XP migration to open source"

"(BNamericas.com Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Federally owned Banco do Brasil has completed the migration of all its Windows XP computers to the OpenOffice.org open source suite, reported local tech service Computerworld.

The migration involved 35,000 PCs, and Banco do Brasil now aims to migrate another 30,000 computers that use the OS/2 operating system. These should all migrate to the OpenOffice.org system by year-end.

Brazil was one of the first countries in the region to adopt a policy of migration to open source at the government level, prompting multinationals to increase development in this area.

One such case is IBM (NYSE: IBM), which installed a Linux Technology Center in Brazil and recently invested US$2.2mn to expand the center, at its Campinas and Hortolndia sites in So Paulo state. The investment will cover new equipment and hiring of extra developers, with a view to boosting the center's activities.".

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/30/1662778.htm

[Captain_Spock]

If This Federally owned Banco do Brasil's...

... move towards the adoption of the ISO approved Open Document Format Standards supported OpenOffice suite the Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie's message to developers that "Online services aren't just for consumers" may be late in coming since one is quite certain that the recently launched Google Spreadsheet launch might just be the sign of things to come in the very near future and with more and more businesses migrating to Open Document Format Standards supported applications such as Open Office the Redmond based company may very well have a major battle on its hands to convince financial institutions such as the Federally owned Banco do Brasil's to use its products.

Re: "BB completes XP migration to open source"

"(BNamericas.com Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Federally owned Banco do Brasil has completed the migration of all its Windows XP computers to the OpenOffice.org open source suite, reported local tech service Computerworld.

The migration involved 35,000 PCs, and Banco do Brasil now aims to migrate another 30,000 computers that use the OS/2 operating system. These should all migrate to the OpenOffice.org system by year-end.

Brazil was one of the first countries in the region to adopt a policy of migration to open source at the government level, prompting multinationals to increase development in this area.

One such case is IBM (NYSE: IBM), which installed a Linux Technology Center in Brazil and recently invested US$2.2mn to expand the center, at its Campinas and Hortolndia sites in So Paulo state. The investment will cover new equipment and hiring of extra developers, with a view to boosting the center's activities.".

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/30/1662778.htm

[Captain_Spock]

Late For School Or What!

That "Microsoft is taking a very pragmatic approach, a seamless, blended client-server-services approach...where services complement and extend Windows and Office applications to the Internet," when "IBM" was already there (remember the old saying - Experience Teaches Wisdom) in the "SERVICES" arena which has now seen the presence of India based companies such as TATA, Cognizant, Wipro Technologies.... the Microsoft Corporation, except it comes to market with its own "unique services niche..." it may very well find the "SERVICES" arena a difficult place to play in and to deliver on its promises.

[Captain_Spock]

Late For School Or What!

That "Microsoft is taking a very pragmatic approach, a seamless, blended client-server-services approach...where services complement and extend Windows and Office applications to the Internet," when "IBM" was already there (remember the old saying - Experience Teaches Wisdom) in the "SERVICES" arena which has now seen the presence of India based companies such as TATA, Cognizant, Wipro Technologies.... the Microsoft Corporation, except it comes to market with its own "unique services niche..." it may very well find the "SERVICES" arena a difficult place to play in and to deliver on its promises.

[Captain_Spock]

If This Federally owned Banco do Brasil's...

... move towards the adoption of the ISO approved Open Document Format Standards supported OpenOffice suite the Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie's message to developers that "Online services aren't just for consumers" may be late in coming since one is quite certain that the recently launched Google Spreadsheet launch might just be the sign of things to come in the very near future and with more and more businesses migrating to Open Document Format Standards supported applications such as Open Office the Redmond based company may very well have a major battle on its hands to convince financial institutions such as the Federally owned Banco do Brasil's to use its products.

Re: "BB completes XP migration to open source"

"(BNamericas.com Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Federally owned Banco do Brasil has completed the migration of all its Windows XP computers to the OpenOffice.org open source suite, reported local tech service Computerworld.

The migration involved 35,000 PCs, and Banco do Brasil now aims to migrate another 30,000 computers that use the OS/2 operating system. These should all migrate to the OpenOffice.org system by year-end.

Brazil was one of the first countries in the region to adopt a policy of migration to open source at the government level, prompting multinationals to increase development in this area.

One such case is IBM (NYSE: IBM), which installed a Linux Technology Center in Brazil and recently invested US$2.2mn to expand the center, at its Campinas and Hortolndia sites in So Paulo state. The investment will cover new equipment and hiring of extra developers, with a view to boosting the center's activities.".

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/30/1662778.htm