Microsoft Takes Aim At Intuit Again

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How Intuit bested Microsoft

How Intuit bested Microsoft 11/02/2003 09:47 AM
A new book chronicles the story of how Intuit found fame and fortune and beat out Microsoft along the way.

ActiveWin.com Book of the Day: Inside
Intuit: How the Makers of Quicken Beat
Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire
Industry

ActiveWin.com Book of the Day: Inside
Intuit: How the Makers of Quicken Beat
Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire
Industry 10/29/2003 12:10 AM
It's a modern-day David and Goliath story for the business world: a company dreamed up at a kitchen table, built on explosive PC growth, and forced to battle a giant in the race to revolutionize an industry. This is the story of Intuit, creator of renowned software products like Quicken, QuickBooks, and TurboTax-the company that beat mighty Microsoft and changed the way 25 million people manage their finances. Written by Intuit veteran Suzanne Taylor and seasoned business manager Kathy Schroeder-who were granted exclusive interviews with founder Scott Cook and other key figures- Inside Intuit tells this company's original and fascinating tale for the first time. The book vividly recounts each dramatic stage of Intuit's development: from initial conception to "bet the company" investments; from strokes of marketing genius to disastrous product launches; and from battles for survival to successive victories against arch-rival Microsoft-the company no one else could beat.

Microsoft to boost search tools:
Microsoft Corp. will soon release
technology that takes

Microsoft to boost search tools:
Microsoft Corp. will soon release
technology that takes 05/27/2004 03:23 AM
NDTV May 27 2004 7:05AM GMT

No Break for Intuit

No Break for Intuit 02/19/2004 03:35 PM
Investors write off the stock on a disappointing third-quarter view.

Intuit Eyes IT

Intuit Eyes IT 08/17/2004 01:16 PM
TechWeb Aug 17 2004 5:11PM GMT

UnitedLinux Takes Aim At Microsoft, Sun,
Red Hat

UnitedLinux Takes Aim At Microsoft, Sun,
Red Hat 11/19/2002 05:25 PM
SCO and SuSE work to lure customers away from Linux 'wanna-bes' with new distributions based on United Linux 1.0.

Authentica Takes on Microsoft

Authentica Takes on Microsoft 02/17/2004 02:27 PM
DRM vendor aims for right where it hurts.

Microsoft takes VAR to court

Microsoft takes VAR to court 02/16/2004 02:36 PM
Infomatics Feb 16 2004 6:13PM GMT

Microsoft takes down SP2 sharers

Microsoft takes down SP2 sharers 08/15/2004 07:44 AM
BBC Aug 15 2004 11:00AM GMT

Oracle Takes Aim at Microsoft

Oracle Takes Aim at Microsoft 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Issuing a direct challenge to Microsoft, Oracle chairman and CEO Larry Ellison introduced new collaboration software that he claims will cost customers a fraction of what they would pay for Microsoft Exchange.

Microsoft Takes Aim at Pesky Pop-Up Web
Ads

Microsoft Takes Aim at Pesky Pop-Up Web
Ads 02/13/2004 11:58 AM
Boston Globe Feb 13 2004 3:50PM GMT

Treasury takes on Microsoft

Treasury takes on Microsoft 12/24/2003 11:37 PM
Haaretz Dec 24 2003 10:26PM ET

Now, Japan Takes On Microsoft

Now, Japan Takes On Microsoft 07/14/2004 04:44 AM
Business Week Jul 14 2004 9:08AM GMT

Microsoft takes on eight more spammers

Microsoft takes on eight more spammers 06/11/2004 10:01 AM
Computer Shopper Jun 11 2004 2:13PM GMT

Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on
TV

Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on
TV 01/01/2005 02:26 PM
Washington Post Jan 1 2005 4:31PM GMT

Microsoft takes on teen

Microsoft takes on teen 01/19/2004 03:58 AM
The Australian Jan 19 2004 8:11AM GMT

Microsoft Takes On MikeRoweSoft

Microsoft Takes On MikeRoweSoft 01/19/2004 01:44 AM
I'm surprised this one hasn't gotten more attention yet (though, it probably will). A kid in Canada named Mike Rowe needed a name for his website design business, and picked the somewhat obvious choice: MikeRoweSoft.com. The legal folks at a company you might have heard of, Microsoft, didn't take too kindly to that, and sent the typical threatening legal letter. They offered Mr. Rowe a whopping $10 for the domain. He wrote back saying $10,000 seemed more appropriate - and now Microsoft is accusing him of holding the domain hostage to try to get money out of Microsoft. I read the story a few times before I actually believed it. Even the name of the Microsoft law firm involved in this case (Smart & Biggar) made me wonder if it's all a big hoax - but it all seems real enough. Before the legal beagles chip in with the point that Microsoft needs to do this to protect their trademark, I'll respond by saying that this should be a perfect example of why that rule doesn't make much sense. How many people are actually going to confuse MikeRoweSoft with Microsoft? If anything, Mr. Rowe is going to have more trouble getting people to remember what his domain name is - as he's going to need to spell it out to everyone. However, as a publicity stunt for Mr. Rowe's web design business, this is probably going to help him out quite a bit.

StarOffice takes on Microsoft

StarOffice takes on Microsoft 02/19/2004 11:37 AM
With the release of the new StarOffice 7 for Sun Solaris last month, Sun Microsystems noticeably chipped away at Microsoft’s Office juggernaut. One of the ways StarOffice--and it’s freeware cousin OpenOffice--is accomplishing its beachhead of 40 million desktops worldwide is through the PDF and Flash export capability found in both the commercial ($49.95) and free versions.

Microsoft Takes Down Tech

Microsoft Takes Down Tech 07/23/2004 09:45 AM
TheStreet.com Jul 23 2004 2:22PM GMT

Microsoft takes your fingerprint

Microsoft takes your fingerprint 09/08/2004 08:59 AM
ZDNet Sep 8 2004 1:38PM GMT

Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers

Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers 08/13/2004 05:15 AM
Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems.

Microsoft takes on Google

Microsoft takes on Google 05/27/2004 12:23 PM
News24.com May 27 2004 3:27PM GMT

Microsoft takes on iTunes

Microsoft takes on iTunes 08/30/2004 01:52 PM
TechTree Aug 30 2004 6:08PM GMT

Intuit announces QuickBooks 6.0

Intuit announces QuickBooks 6.0 11/10/2003 10:59 PM
Intuit today announced QuickBooks Pro 6.0 for Mac, which they say "incorporates customer-driven enhancements designed to address the unique needs and work style of the Mac small business owner...

Microsoft takes Web services to the home

Microsoft takes Web services to the home 05/04/2004 09:29 AM
ZDNet UK May 4 2004 1:54PM GMT

Microsoft Takes on Linux in Ad Campaign

Microsoft Takes on Linux in Ad Campaign 02/16/2004 10:51 AM
eWeek Feb 16 2004 2:07PM GMT

Microsoft Takes New Development Track

Microsoft Takes New Development Track 08/16/2004 12:25 PM
The company is looking to its Express tools to lure casual developers.

Microsoft takes on iTunes with new
player

Microsoft takes on iTunes with new
player 06/03/2004 02:15 AM
Cyber India Online Jun 3 2004 6:04AM GMT

Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on
TV (washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on
TV (washingtonpost.com) 01/01/2005 02:54 PM
washingtonpost.com - If a reputable company sold a dirt-cheap machine that provided blissfully simple and virus-free Internet access, you might expect to see crowds of customers rushing into stores, credit cards in hand.

Microsoft Takes A Chip From Big Blue

Microsoft Takes A Chip From Big Blue 11/05/2003 05:18 AM
IT-Analysis.com Nov 5 2003 4:35AM ET

Microsoft takes a shot at Apple

Microsoft takes a shot at Apple 09/02/2004 04:18 AM
Evening Standard Sep 2 2004 8:43AM GMT

Microsoft (Deservedly) Takes Its Lumps

Microsoft (Deservedly) Takes Its Lumps 09/11/2004 10:38 AM
The judge in the Oracle antitrust trial gave little credence to Microsoft's testimony on the enterprise ERP market. And with good reason.

Microsoft takes phones clubbing

Microsoft takes phones clubbing 12/08/2003 10:31 AM
ZDNet Dec 8 2003 9:36AM ET

Microsoft Takes Web Services 'To the
Next Level'

Microsoft Takes Web Services 'To the
Next Level' 05/05/2004 09:50 AM
Redmond is combining existing Web services protocols to simplify device and server management.

Microsoft Takes Mice to the Catwalk

Microsoft Takes Mice to the Catwalk 06/29/2004 05:33 AM

Microsoft takes on Hotmail spammers

Microsoft takes on Hotmail spammers 04/14/2005 06:58 PM
Microsoft has continued its fight against alleged spammers whom it accuses of abusing its MSN Hotmail service. Microsoft investigators have helped the California attorney general and the US Federal Trade Commission to file lawsuits against four alleged spammers, accused of sending out millions of commercial email messages to users via the MSN Hotmail service.

Microsoft Takes Aim at Pesky Pop-Up Web
Ads (Reuters)

Microsoft Takes Aim at Pesky Pop-Up Web
Ads (Reuters) 02/13/2004 07:18 AM
Reuters - Those mosquito-like "pop-up" and "pop-under" Web advertisements could be headed for rapid extinction after Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) decided to phase them out across its MSN Internet units around the globe by summer.

IBM Takes On Microsoft Over Modeling
Tools

IBM Takes On Microsoft Over Modeling
Tools 07/24/2004 11:12 AM
UML support is a key distinction between Microsoft's VSTS and IBM Rational's "Atlantic" tool suite.

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
(AP)

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
(AP) 01/19/2004 08:22 AM
AP - Mike Rowe thinks it's funny that his catchy name for a Web site design company sounds a lot like Microsoft.
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Intuit rewrites QuickBooks for small
business

Intuit rewrites QuickBooks for small
business 11/13/2003 02:47 PM
The company keeps companies with less than 250 employees in mind for updates to its QuickBooks accounting software and to its QuickBase Web-based information management package.

.Mac members get $50 off QuickBooks Pro
2005

.Mac members get $50 off QuickBooks Pro
2005 03/14/2005 06:28 PM
Apple's latest exclusive .Mac offer allows members to get US$50 off Intuit's QuickBooks Pro 2005 ($299.95 retail)...

Intuit rewrites QuickBooks for business

Intuit rewrites QuickBooks for business 11/13/2003 02:52 PM
ZDNet Nov 13 2003 2:44PM ET

Quickbooks: the missing link for small
business Linux

Quickbooks: the missing link for small
business Linux 12/19/2004 03:46 PM
Last week I was talking with a small business IT consultant who switches clients' servers to Linux (and Samba) all day long without any problems, but finds few clients interested in moving their desktops to Linux. The reason? "QuickBooks," he said. While there are many small business accounting packages that happily run on Linux, including GnuCash, Quasar, SQL-Ledger, and AccPac, QuickBooks dominates this market. And its loyal users don't want to switch to another package even if it's just as good as -- or possibly better than -- QuickBooks.

Software Review: Intuit's QuickBooks
2004

Software Review: Intuit's QuickBooks
2004 12/26/2003 05:25 PM
Internet.com Dec 26 2003 4:10PM ET

Data Guard Systems proudly announces
that CellularManager, its popular
Internet based POS for cellular
retailers, will now share data with
Intuit’s QuickBooks(r)
Pro/Premier/Canadian 2003 & 2004.

Data Guard Systems proudly announces
that CellularManager, its popular
Internet based POS for cellular
retailers, will now share data with
Intuit’s QuickBooks(r)
Pro/Premier/Canadian 2003 & 2004. 06/02/2004 02:19 AM
Data Guard Systems, Inc., proudly announces that CellularManager, its popular Internet-based point-of-sale and enterprise management software platform will now share data with Intuit’s QuickBooks(r) software products – including QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Canadian Editions 2003 and 2004. This new financial module will all current and future subscribers of CellularManager to share critical and essential financial data with QuickBooks, which will allow cellular retailers to better manage their businesses while saving valuable time, effort, and money. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004]

Quickbooks Pro 6.0 Released

Quickbooks Pro 6.0 Released 11/12/2003 07:59 PM

New: iListen ScriptPak for QuickBooks
Pro 6

New: iListen ScriptPak for QuickBooks
Pro 6 05/19/2004 10:23 AM
The iListen ScriptPak for QuickBooks Pro 6 adds over 180 voice commands for controlling Intuit's accounting software.

ScriptPak for QuickBooks Pro 6 released

ScriptPak for QuickBooks Pro 6 released 05/17/2004 06:09 AM
MacSpeech, which makes Mac-only speech recognition products, has released ScriptPak for QuickBooks Pro 6...

eShox 3.7 improves QuickBooks
integration and more

eShox 3.7 improves QuickBooks
integration and more 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
PHP e-commerce solution eShox was recently upgraded to version 3.7. The new edition includes improved integration with QuickBooks, support for new payment and shipping options, including real-time FedEx quotes, and more.

Quick Importer Converter for Quickbooks

Quick Importer Converter for Quickbooks 01/11/2004 07:09 PM
QIC version 2.03OS released

intuit's official quickbooks bl0g

intuit's official quickbooks bl0g 08/07/2004 01:41 PM
quicken's big brother has its own typepad site. and it even looks useful

Crossover 4.2 Runs Quickbooks on Linux

Crossover 4.2 Runs Quickbooks on Linux 04/03/2005 05:58 PM
Slashdot Apr 3 2005 9:39PM GMT

QuickBooks 6.0 gains Windows data
exchange, more

QuickBooks 6.0 gains Windows data
exchange, more 11/10/2003 11:28 PM
Intuit Inc. on Monday announced QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac, a new version of its business accounting software that runs natively in Mac OS X and Mac OS 9. The new version adds a variety of new features, including data sharing with its Windows counterpart.

Journyx Selects AimSourcing as
QuickBooks® Integration Partner

Journyx Selects AimSourcing as
QuickBooks® Integration Partner 04/14/2005 04:33 AM
Journyx -- the leader in Web-based time and expense tracking solutions that automate invoicing, payroll and project management -- today announces that it has selected AimSourcing, Inc. to provide integration and implementation services to Journyx Timesheet® customers using Intuit® QuickBooks® Basic, QuickBooks Pro, or QuickBooks Premier. By integrating the Journyx Timesheet time accounting solution with QuickBooks, AimSourcing automates the flow of time data into customers’ billing, project management, and payroll processes. AimSourcing is an accounting information management services firm that provides consulting, implementation, and training services for the integrated solution. [PRWEB Apr 14, 2005]

In Brief: Microsoft to release Office
Small Business Accounting

In Brief: Microsoft to release Office
Small Business Accounting 04/06/2005 12:06 PM
Microsoft in September plans to release Office Small Business Accounting, a new product designed to help small businesses operate better, taking on Intuit, Best Software, and others. Microsoft will sell Office Small Business Accounting as a stand-alone product and as part of a new Office bundle called Office Small Business Management Edition. The new Office bundle will include the familiar Office 2003 applications along with an updated version of Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager, Microsoft has said. Pricing has not yet been disclosed. With the new product, small businesses will be able to manage customer, financial, and business processes, according to Microsoft. Payroll functionality is offered through integration with services from outsourced payroll services provider Automatic Data Processing. Office Small Business Accounting is currently available in a beta test version. Office Small Business Accounting will be available in the U.S. first, with other countries set to follow about a year-and-a-half after the U.S. release.

Microsoft Small Business Accounting
Targeted for H1 2006

Microsoft Small Business Accounting
Targeted for H1 2006 02/05/2005 09:45 PM
According to Karan Khanna, product manager for Microsoft's forthcoming Small Business Accounting (now in beta testing), Microsoft is aiming for a release of the platform in the first half of 2006. Microsoft had previously announced product availability in late 2005. From the transcript of The .NET Show featuring SBA:

"ROBERT HESS: Now Christin mentioned that we were in the beta phase right now in this application. When does it actually come out into the market for real?

KARAN KHANNA: The plan is in the first half of next year you would have the application available. But it's in beta right now. "

The application, targeting small (1-25) businesses, is currently in <A href="http://blog.sagetechnology.com/techsage/archive/2004/11/06/ 248.aspx" target=_blank>beta testing</A>.  An <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/isv/technology/sba" target=_blank>SDK</A> for ISVs should be available soon and those interested should visit the <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/isv/technology/sba" target=_blank>ISV Community Center for SBA</A>.  The .NET Show episode includes demos of development with the SDK as well as code samples.  Other exciting news for developers is that, because user security for SBA is built into the SQL database (MSDE is supported), the platform will allow direct access to the database from third party applications or even end users'  - import/analyze via SQL ODBC in spreadsheets, for example.

News source: Sage

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Microsoft Money 2005 to RTM Soon

Microsoft Money 2005 to RTM Soon 07/31/2004 03:49 PM
From MS:

"As you may know, Microsoft Money 2005 will be releasing soon. The bug reports you submitted, the issues you brought to the beta newsgroups, and the time you contributed to testing helped make it possible for us to ship an outstanding new version of Microsoft Money 2005. The beta test has now come to a close. The BetaPlace site and newsgroup will remain open for another 4-6 weeks.

To express our thanks to you as one of our best Microsoft Money 2005 beta testers, a download of the Premium version is now available for you at . Please be sure to read the instructions on the BetaPlace homepage (and at the bottom of this note) before installing Money 2005. Everyone will be receiving a copy of the program on CD when it becomes available. Please accept it as a token of our thanks and appreciation for all of your efforts.

In addition, your receipt of this letter confirms your good standing as a Microsoft Money beta tester based on your active participation in our recent beta program. While future participation is never guaranteed, your current standing makes you eligible for priority consideration in future Microsoft Money beta programs.

On behalf of the Money Product Team, we would like to again say thank you, and we hope we have the opportunity to work with you again on another Money beta.

Sincerely,

Chris Donohue
Microsoft Money Product Team"

News source: Microsoft BetaPlace

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Microsoft Banks on Money 2005

Microsoft Banks on Money 2005 09/22/2004 11:16 PM
Microsoft is taking Money back to the "essentials". The software giant is banking on having successfully met customers' requests for a simple financial solution that is powerful enough to address their three primary areas of concern: account balances, monitoring spending and paying bills.

Microsoft Money 2005 Premium

Microsoft Money 2005 Premium 08/19/2004 08:36 PM
ZDNet Aug 20 2004 0:30AM GMT

Microsoft Delivers Latest Visual Studio
2005 and SQL Server 2005 Releases

Microsoft Delivers Latest Visual Studio
2005 and SQL Server 2005 Releases 04/18/2005 11:14 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced availability of Visual Studio® 2005 Beta 2, Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2 and the SQL Server (TM) 2005 April Community Technology Preview (CTP), the latest milestone in delivering these products to customers. Together, the products provide a deeply integrated development and data management platform, enabling customers to utilize existing skills and familiar tools to harness data in powerful new ways that increase productivity and efficiency. Several early adopters such as ABS-CBN Interactive, ORF and Townsend Analytics Ltd. have deployed these products in their production environments to reap the benefits of close tool and database integration. Because of broad customer demand to work with these prerelease products today, Microsoft also announced the Microsoft Go-Live license program for customers interested in deploying Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition immediately. Microsoft and multiple partners today also announced plans to provide customers with educational resources that will help them prepare for the launch of these two products.

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2005
Beta Two, SQL Server 2005 Preview

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2005
Beta Two, SQL Server 2005 Preview 04/18/2005 11:49 PM
Information Week Apr 19 2005 4:14AM GMT

Silect Software Launches Health Reporter
2005 for Microsoft Operations Manager
2005

Silect Software Launches Health Reporter
2005 for Microsoft Operations Manager
2005 09/02/2004 07:30 PM

Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money

Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money 09/21/2004 08:41 AM
Marking the largest development effort for Microsoft(R) Money since the personal finance software was launched 13 years ago, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced Microsoft Money 2005 Premium, Deluxe, Standard and Small Business. Completely rebuilt to simplify daily financial tasks, Money 2005 is designed to answer the growing number of consumer requests for a simple solution that addresses the three primary areas of financial concern: tracking account balances, monitoring spending and paying bills. Consumers today have less time than ever to spend managing their finances, which has contributed to the number of American households banking online -- due to its convenience and efficiency -- reaching nearly 33 million.(1) Money 2005 builds on this trend by helping people access all their accounts in one place and providing automated tools that reduce or eliminate the manual entry required by traditional personal finance software.

Microsoft Distributes RC of Live
Communications Server 2005 September 13
- 8:24 PM ET Microsoft has provided b

Microsoft Distributes RC of Live
Communications Server 2005 September 13
- 8:24 PM ET Microsoft has provided b 09/13/2004 09:45 PM
BetaNews Sep 14 2004 1:54AM GMT

Microsoft Announces Virtual Server 2005
Release Date September 10 - 12:15 AM ET
News in Brief | Microsoft is i

Microsoft Announces Virtual Server 2005
Release Date September 10 - 12:15 AM ET
News in Brief | Microsoft is i 09/10/2004 03:46 AM
BetaNews Sep 10 2004 7:10AM GMT

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for
the Microsoft Office System
Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for
the Microsoft Office System
Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86) 04/18/2005 07:13 AM
VSTO2005 beta redistributable package is the most recent update to the VSTO redistributable runtime and includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework and Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

Review: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Review: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 06/18/2004 12:21 AM
While server virtualization is nothing new, with the forthcoming release of Virtual Server 2005, an application that virtualizes the Windows 2003 Server operating system, Microsoft promises to ease server application migration and simplify testing environments using a unique take on the technology.

Intuit talks Quicken 2005; Due by
mid-August

Intuit talks Quicken 2005; Due by
mid-August 08/06/2004 11:39 AM
Quicken 2005 is due to be in stores by mid-August and will have a price of US$69.95 ($50 less for upgraders)...

Microsoft Takes Aim At Intuit Again

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