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New Microsoft Program Aims To Cut Piracy, Increase Profits

Microsoft's SLP Services suite of programs are meant to help software developers and vendors control illegal use of their software.

Yahoo Upgrades Online Search Engine

Yahoo Inc. has retooled its online search engine to make it more helpful and engaging, joining an industrywide wave of improvements that so far haven't dented Google Inc.'s dominance.

MIT Forms Kerberos Consortium

MIT last week launched the Kerberos Consortium, according to a report from the university's News Office.

Server Manager Responds to Users' Needs

Technology better consolidates Longhorn's management functions.

A Call for More Flexible Desktop Standards

Cavalancia thinks you need to accommodate Web 2.0 and Vista apps.

First Beta for Vista SP1 Coming Soon

Microsoft reveals first details of upcoming Vista service pack.

Microsoft Opens Its Office to the Internet

Microsoft today rolled out a new service for its Office suite that adds online collaboration features but still requires documents to be created and edited on the desktop.

Software AG Launches SOA Governance App

Software AG has added to its CentraSite governance solution products with a new CentraSite Governance Edition. It's part of a suite of solutions that Software AG offers to businesses deploying service-oriented architectures (SOAs).

Enterprise Web 2.0: More Than a Facelift

There are important differences between consumer Web 2.0 applications and next-gen Web apps in the enterprise, said Oracle's Chief Architect Ted Farrell, and developers who want their applications to succeed in the latter environment need to appreciate those differences.

Microsoft Excel Fails Math Test

Microsoft Corp.'s Excel 2007 spreadsheet program is going to have to relearn part of its multiplication table.

Access Cloud Data With Astoria

Microsoft wants to help you build cloud data services with its Astoria code-named technology, a free download now in beta.

Senate Panel Probes Google's Acquisition

Senators expressed no outright opposition to Google's $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising firm DoubleClick at a hearing focused on the deal's potential threats to competition and consumer privacy.

Microsoft Touts New 'Media Extenders'

Microsoft Corp. and its hardware partners are trying to bridge the divide between home computers and TV sets this holiday season with the release of several "media extenders."

Windows XP To Be Available Another 5 Months

Microsoft has decided to keep its forerunner, Windows XP, in sales and OEM channels for another five months.

Microsoft Changes Video Ad Tactic

Microsoft Corp. is testing a way to present video advertising that's less annoying to Web surfers.

PostPath Offers Exchange 5.5 Alternative

IT administrators looking to move from the Microsoft Exchange 5.5 e-mail message server, which Microsoft stopped supporting in 2005, are getting a helping hand from PostPath. The company released its One-Step Migration Methodology to help Exchange 5.5 users switch to the PostPath Server 3.0 e-mail and collaboration server.

Microsoft Rolls Out Search Improvements

Microsoft is rolling out changes to its search engine aimed at narrowing the gap between it and market leader Google Inc.

U.S. Video Shows Simulated Hacker Attack

A government video shows the potential destruction caused by hackers seizing control of a crucial part of the U.S. electrical grid: an industrial turbine spinning wildly out of control until it becomes a smoking hulk and power shuts down.

Microsoft Delivers Next Vista Ultimate 'Extra'

Microsoft has released a key "extra" that had been promised for months.

Business Processes Key in IBM Products Launch

IBM has rolled out new products to help companies become more efficient and handle bottlenecks in their business processes. The solutions add to IBM's arsenal of business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture SOA offerings.

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