Microsoft confirms plans for potential iPod rival (USA Today)
Microsoft has confirmed it's working on music and entertainment products that are expected to compete with Apple Computer's wildly popular iPod and iTunes music service. Microsoft is planning a series of hardware and software products with the first expected to be available this year. The products will be called Zune.

Parallels' Mac Virtualization Software Moves Closer to Store Shelves (Small Biz Pipeline)
"Desktop for Mac" software runs Windows simultaneously with OS X on Apple's Intel Macs. It will sell widely (Apple's retail stores. CompUSA, Staples, Office Depot, Fry's Electronics and Amazon.com) and could remove an historic impediment to the sale of Macs -- the inability to run popular PC software. The software enables Mac us

5 Minute Guide to Supply Chain Management
In simpler terms, supply chain management generally makes a business run smoother. For instance, if issues surrounding a problem are reduced and money isn't lost, then this is an example of how supply chain management can benefit a company. As long as there is a strong relationship between the business and manufacturers, the product will have a better chance at doing well. After all, this aspect involves every step of the supply chain process - from manufacturing to delivery.