internetnews.com xSP News http://www.internetnews.com Breaking news, analysis, features and trends about ISPs, ASPs, and managed host providers. en-us Copyright 1996-2006 Jupitermedia Corporation http://backend.userland.com/rss rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com IDC: Microsoft's Yahoo Deal Could be a Big Hit http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3726506 If Microsoft plays its cards right, a combination with Yahoo could create a successful competitor to Google, a major research firm says. Ballmer Fills in 'Software-Plus-Services' Plan http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3726226 CEO Steve Ballmer talks up the company's approach to services and how they integrate with its software products. Report: Enterprise Search Will Top $1 Billion by 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3726206 Consolidation will slow growth, but Gartner says the enterprise search market is close to $1 billion already. Ballmer: Software Vision Will Continue http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3725931 Whether Microsoft wins or loses its bid to buy Yahoo, the company is on an inexorable path to fulfill its software-plus-services vision. Web 2.0 Goes to Work http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3724746 Whizzy new enterprise apps sneak in via early adopters. How is IT coping? MySpace Set to Launch Developer Platform http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3724841 With a newly minted COO, the world's largest social network is taking its developer site live with hopes of widgets soon rolling in. Can't We All Just Communicate? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3724661 At DEMO, new products and services use the Web to advance communications. Can QlikTech Reveal Digg's Secrets? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3723876 "Dugg Analyzer" analyzes traffic and posting patterns on the popularity Web site. IBM's Web 2.0 Platform Mashes Up Business, Social http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3723476 With a host of Web 2.0 announcements at Lotusphere, IBM moves forward with its social enterprise offerings. Internet Explorer 8 Tries New Compatibility Solution http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3723291 Seeking to address a longstanding problem for Web surfers and designers alike, Microsoft will improve IE8's ability to display Web content.