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The next iteration of Microsoft Corp.'s Great Plains enterprise resource planning (ERP) software will include over 120 product enhancements focused primarily around manufacturing, distribution and project accounting capabilities, marking the company's biggest ERP development effort.

The European Commission approved UnitedGlobalCom Inc. subsidiary UPC Broadband's acquisition of French cable company Noos on Tuesday, without imposing any conditions.

You've heard a lot recently about radio frequency identification technologies and how they let companies track their wares more efficiently.

Last February, Werner Co. stopped shipping its ladders to The Home Depot Inc. The home improvement retailer was Werner

Microsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday that users of its Java Virtual Machine (JVM) would have an extra three years to stop using the software and migrate to either Microsoft .Net or another Java product.

Security Enhanced Linux, a "hardened" version of the open source software that was helped into existence by a U.S. spy agency, is on the verge of gaining broad acceptance, a local developer says.

In February, Werner Co. stopped shipping its ladders to The Home Depot Inc., the home improvement retailer that had been its biggest customer. But the company was able to cushion the blow thanks to its production planning and reporting system.

Major consumer packaged goods manufacturers don't foresee any quick return from adding radio frequency identification technology to their packaging and distribution systems. Instead, they view it as the cost of doing business with major customers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has mandated the use of RFID tags starting next year.