Gates talks up mid-market business apps

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Citing a "huge commitment to business applications," Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Wednesday sketched out a mid-market strategy that emphasizes role-based user interfaces and tight integration with Microsoft Office.

Gates and other Microsoft officials detailed the company's plan at the Microsoft Business Summit.

Focusing on mid-market shops -- those with 50 to 1,000 employees -- the officials touched on aspects of Microsoft's business applications plan that feature revamped ERP and CRM packages under the new nameplate, Dynamics.