| Can Redmond rivals storm the Office stronghold?
After years of watching Microsoft rake in billions of dollars from its desktop software franchise, its competitors are pouncing. IBM has announced the release of Lotus Symphony, a suite of free desktop applications based on the OpenOffice.org open-source product. The computing giant, which has been challenging Microsoft's desktop dominance for years, said Lotus Symphony is a standards-based alternative to Microsoft's proprietary Office. Separately, Yahoo! said it paid $350m to acquire Zimbra, a start-up that developed a web-based email and collaboration package comparable with Microsoft Exchange and Outlook. Meanwhile, Google has introduced Google Presentations, an online version of Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation application that complements Google's web-hosted document editor and spreadsheet.
A family affair
As it happens, her birthday falls, appropriately, on Valentine's Day, February 14. And while the notion of "a sweetheart" has long since been reclaimed by pragmatism and the (considerable) pleasure and (occasional) pain of a long-term relationship, we are mutually united each Valentine's Day by manic affection for our first-born. Love is in the air. .
Boosting revenue collection: Commercial banks asked to pay tax on ...
In a desperate move to boost its revenue collection, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the commercial banks to pay advance tax on the 15th of every month instead of paying it on quarterly basis.
The banks pay advance tax to the FBR even before...
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McCain Wins In N.J., Del.; Dems Split Local Races
Arizona Sen. John McCain has won big in New Jersey and Delaware. And Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama split the two states as Super Tuesday results came pouring in. This is a make or break night for the candidates running for president. .
Meet Virginia's consumer cop
In Virginia, McDonnell has carved out his niche with little mention of consumer concerns. Since taking office in early 2006, he has highlighted a slew of public health and safety issues - domestic violence, a sex-offender registry, protections for young Internet users. Last year, he formed a task force to help reduce regulatory burdens on businesses. This month, he touted a food bank fundraiser among the state's lawyers and filed a legal brief in support of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. McDonnell, in a recent interview, said he considers himself a strong consumer advocate with two primary functions: enforcement of consumer-protection laws, and consumer education, which he disseminates through presentations, regional outreach and written information in brochures and on his Web site.
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