• SA Families and Communities on data consolidation mission

  The Department for Families and Communities (DFC) in South Australia is planning to replace seven legacy client information systems with a single repository using master data management (MDM).

• Microsoft issues first beta of 'Denali' SQL server

  Microsoft on Tuesday will unveil the first developer preview of "Denali," the next major release of SQL Server, and will start shipping a data warehouse appliance stemming from its 2008 acquisition of DATAllegro. 

• Microsoft: Features still missing in Azure

  Due to an early emphasis on getting the right architecture for its Azure cloud platform, which went live in February, Microsoft's cloud service is still missing key features that are available in the company's standalone products, said Microsoft executives at the company's 2010 Tech Ed conference, being held this week in New Orleans.

• TechnologyOne posts profit growth

  ASX-listed software provider, TechnologyOne (ASX:TNE), has posted an after tax profit rise of 47 per cent to hit $5.7 million for the six months to 31 March.

• Microsoft: Cloud revenue to hit in a couple years

  Microsoft plans to invest heavily in its cloud platform but expects to see little revenue for two to three years, Bob Muglia, the president of the server and tools business, said Tuesday.

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