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 August 31, 2006

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Tech Analysis: Web-Only Businesses Face Storage Challenges
News: Microsoft Readies Windows Live Marketplace
News: Amazon Reveals Windows Vista Pricing
Blog: The Apple-Google Alliance: A Collective Yawn from Redmond
News: Google Wins eBay's Non-U.S. Ads and E-Commerce Tie
News: Report: Health Care RFID Heading for a Growth Spurt

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Tech Analysis: Web-Only Businesses Face Storage Challenges
Online businesses like Plaxo must handle spikes in demand and the need to stay available 24 hours a day. Find out how they manage.


News: Microsoft Readies Windows Live Marketplace
"Agora," the soon-to-be-unveiled one-stop shop for Windows Live services, is expected to take its cues from Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace. Take a closer look.


News: Amazon Reveals Windows Vista Pricing
Microsoft appears to be on track to release Windows Vista for sale at retail outlets in January 2007--that's if the information posted on Amazon.com is correct. Learn more.


Blog: The Apple-Google Alliance: A Collective Yawn from Redmond
While it's fun to speculate about what an Apple-Google alliance could produce (GoogleMacs? MacGoogle? GoogleTunes?) this move is far from an alliance. And even if it were, it wouldn't be first time that two upstart powerhouses have joined forces in an attempt to unseat Microsoft. Remember AOL-Netscape? Boy, they just steamrolled the team from Redmond, didn't they? Give us your take.


News: Google Wins eBay's Non-U.S. Ads and E-Commerce Tie
Google will supply eBay with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on "click-to-call" ads that link online shoppers to customer service operators. Check it out.


News: Report: Health Care RFID Heading for a Growth Spurt
The life sciences RFID market will be worth $15 billion in three years, according to figures released by research group Health Industry Insights. Read more.



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