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Friday, 29 December 2006

How Much Should High-Tech Give to Charity?

This is the time of year for giving. This means not only giving presents to loved ones and friends, but also sending off the remaining charitable donations before the end of the tax year. There was an interesting article in the New York Times (NYT) on this topic a week before the Xmas holiday: What Should a Billionaire Give – and What Should You? The article talked about the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and the $31 million Warren Buffet pledged to the organization. It also mentioned that Buffet pledged another $6 billion to other charitable foundations. The article started me wondering about what other high-tech entrepreneurs give to charity.

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Tuesday, 5 December 2006

Microsoft Releases CTP 1 for PeformancePoint

Users can now download the first Community Technology Preview (CTP 1) of Microsoft PerformancePoint. CTP 1 combines planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial consolidation features with the scorecarding functionality of Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager Server 2005. CTP 2, scheduled for early 2007, will incorporate the functionality of CTP 1 and add analytics features from ProClarity 6.2. The general availability of PerformancePoint is scheduled for the middle of next year.

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