Microsoft and Intel will start a joint 23-city road show later this month to give the system builder channel a brain dump on the combined benefits of Intel Core 2 Duo processors, Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/18/2006
Server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. has a novel twist on the data center: a portable version of the hulking outposts that house nothing but computers and equipment needed to store and process raw data.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/18/2006
Microsoft and enterprise computer distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions, unveiled a deal Wednesday to work together to help VARs sell Oracle ERP software with Microsoft platform technologies.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/18/2006
Anti-spam group facing possible loss of domain name plans to appeal $12M judgment.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/18/2006
Microsoft hasn’t yet officially announced final shipping code for Internet Explorer 7, but Yahoo says it already posted its customized version of the final code today.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/18/2006
Microsoft announced an expanded relationship with one of its major global systems integrators on Wednesday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/18/2006
Patent filings in China increased by more than six times in a decade, helping the Asian country make a dramatic leap in catching up to the world leaders in patent activity, the U.N. agency that oversees intellectual property said Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/18/2006
Microsoft and consultancy Capgemini Group announced Wednesday that they are expanding their existing relationship. Under the deal, Capgemini and Microsoft say they will invest in joint marketing, "demand generation" and partner solutions.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/18/2006
An anti-spam group plans to appeal a federal court ruling that could jeopardize its domain name after ignoring a lawsuit earlier on jurisdictional grounds.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/18/2006
Just hours after Yahoo posted the golden code for its customized version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP on the Web, Microsoft has announced that IE7 is immediately available for download.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/18/2006
In the countdown to Vista's release, there have been no reports of dumpster diving by enterprising reporters, but the largest circulation Seattle paper says it has seen a sign that points to the end of testing on Oct. 25th.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/17/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s effort to get big businesses to buy the new version of its Windows operating system isn't just about selling security improvements, better search tools and improved graphics.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/17/2006
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday software developers would no longer need to pay or license technology it provides to help one computer run multiple operating systems at the same time.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/17/2006
Microsoft is readying to ship in January a suite of tools that aims to make it less painful for volume customers to deploy and manage applications and desktops.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/17/2006
Ubiquitous RFID chips can reveal lots of private info, so EU may regulate their manufacture if vendors don't step up with their own efforts.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/16/2006
Microsoft Corp. is preparing to release privacy guidelines based on its own internal practices in hopes of getting companies to adopt more cohesive standards for safeguarding people's personal information.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/16/2006
ThinkPad notebooks will now allow users to encrypt their hard drives at the press of a finger.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/16/2006
Plus, MS sponsors video game safety tour, TopCoder competition hits the Web, more.
Microsoft marketing Vista as a cost savings to businesses in energy consumption, reduced management headache.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/16/2006
Symantec, McAfee and other security vendors to gain access to information needed to make their products work with Vista's security features.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/16/2006