The News Review:
- Microsoft to unveil new auto software today
- Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York Improves …
- Amazon could have a stand-alone Kindle and a software version too
- Software System’s Fans Gather to Talk Code
- Multiple options available for tax-preparation services
- Report: iPhone “miles ahead” of competing app stores
Microsoft to unveil new auto software today
Detroit Free Press
See instructions for fixing the problem. Microsoft to unveil new auto software todayBy BRENT SNAVELY • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER• March 2 2009.
Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York Improves …
MSNBC
com) the leader in requirements solutions for software business analysis today announced that the Teachers\’ Retirement System of the City of New York (“TRS”) has implemented Blueprint Requirements Center 2009 to improve its internal software development process. As one of the largest public pension systems in the US TRS must be nimble enough to react quickly to continuous changes in City and State legislation that governs pension administration. This dynamic environment regularly translates into projects that involve significant changes to business rules and requirements.
Amazon could have a stand-alone Kindle and a software version too
Computerworld
Besides the text-to-speech controversy that came up this week it is by most accounts a favorable upgrade. The design is much cleaner (iPod-ier?) it holds more media and the screen is supposedly much better.
Related from Journowiki: Is Kindle 2 ready to be the only book you’ll ever read?
Software System’s Fans Gather to Talk Code
New York Times
“We’re throwing out the idea of software as a commodity and replacing it with the idea of labor and participation being valued more than ownership” Eric Goldhagen a software consultant and developer from the East Village and a primary organizer of the event told the gathering. Drupal was developed by.
Multiple options available for tax-preparation services
San Jose Mercury News
But preparing your forms this year may not be as difficult and time-consuming as in past years. Makers of the most popular tax preparation software and online services claim they’ve made them easier to use and in some cases less expensive than before. Following the lead of the Web-based tax services many desktop programs will now let you file your return electronically for free. And the biggest tax software companies — Intuit and H&R Block — have ramped up the amount of advice they include in the price of the software. Such added features may appeal to consumers especially given the tough economic times. But there’s an even more compelling Special section.
Report: iPhone “miles ahead” of competing app stores
Apple Insider
A report on mobile applications sales ranked Apple’s iPhone App Store “miles ahead of the competition” as the leading software marketplace based on timeliness to market the ability to attract developers and the “number variety and appeal of applications available. Store warsGlobal Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA). globalintelligence. A variety of software stores operated by third parties were not included in the rankings.