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Vista October CTP Bundles Self-healing Capabilities, Integrated AntiSpyware

Microsoft this week released a second Community Technology Preview for Windows Vista that includes self-healing capabilities, big changes for Internet Explorer and hints of an integrated Windows AntiSpyware.

Microsoft Reorg Marries Partner and Small Business Groups

At first blush, they may seem a bit like the odd couple. But Microsoft believes its partner and small-business divisions were made for each other.

Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Partners Coming Together

Microsoft is preparing to announce some structural changes to the Microsoft Learning program that will benefit Microsoft Certified Partner members.

Analyst: Expect to Pay Less for Desktop Security

A Gartner analyst predicts Microsoft will charge less than $15 per user per year for its new anti-malware product and recommends that enterprises immediately leverage Microsoft's entry into the desktop security market to win concessions from competitors.

Intel’s Roadmap – Confusing But On Track

A little more than a year ago, Intel gave customers and analysts a peek at its roadmap for both the Xeon and Itanium 2 architectures. This month, at an event highlighted by an appearance by legendary comedian Carl Reiner, executives of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel gave a status update that basically has them on track.

Computer Associates Ships SMB Protection Suites

Computer Associates is shipping release 2 of its Protection Suites for small and medium-sized businesses, and has expanded the offering to include six separate products to address specific market segments.

VMware Discusses Plans for Virtualization Offerings

VMware this week unveiled the feature set for the next versions of two of its flagship virtualization products in an announcement that coincided with its annual conference being held in Las Vegas.

Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Partners Coming Together

Two groups to become more closely aligned; new "blended training" tools also being added.

Partner Watch, Oct. 14

California State University selects Softricity’s SoftGrid application virtualization platform to run Chancellor’s Office’s apps.

IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 14

From the business wires this week: a patch management system, a software licensing solution and remote access software for help desk technicians.

MCT Program Re-Up Moved to April 2006

One other change: MCTs with tenure excused from meeting minimum training delivery requirements.

Citrix Ships 64-bit Presentation Server

Citrix Systems is shipping an update to its flagship Presentation Server product that adds support for 64-bit memory addressing technology in Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions, the company told attendees at its iForum conference in Las Vegas this week.

Citrix Plans 'Constellation' to Coincide with Windows Longhorn

At its iForum conference in Las Vegas this week, Citrix unveiled a major technology initiative that will provide the foundations for “next generation” virtualization products it plans to introduce in the same timeframe as Microsoft’s Windows “Longhorn” server.

Microsoft, Yahoo! Announce IM Interop Deal

Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! announced an initiative on Wednesday to make MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger compatible with each other.

Microsoft Offers Small Business Package with a Partner Twist

Microsoft on Monday unveiled two new financial incentives designed to get U.S. small businesses more deeply invested in Microsoft infrastructure – while helping partners in the process.

RealNetworks, Microsoft Reach Settlement

Longtime technology rivals RealNetworks and Microsoft on Tuesday settled their antitrust case and created a new partnership in digital music and games in a deal valued at $761 million to RealNetworks.

Microsoft Releases 9 Security Bulletins

Three of the Patch Tuesday bulletins are critical.

Kahuna Gets Bigger

MSN is expanding the beta program for the next generation of its Hotmail Web-based e-mail service, known by the code-name "Kahuna."

Discount Office, XP Bundle Created for Small Businesses

Microsoft also offers to help small businesses pay Microsoft partners for deployment consulting and services.

Navision SP1 Available with New Employee Portal

The first service pack for Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision 4.0 became available to some customers on Monday, marking the start of a tiered release.

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