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Muglia to Head Server and Tools Business

Veteran Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will fill one of the key holes left by the executive reorganization that Microsoft unveiled in September.

Katrina Leaves Lasting Impression

Microsoft partners rally to raise donations and keep businesses afloat, while Microsoft also chips in.

Microsoft in the Middle (Market)

A Match Made in Redmond

Microsoft aims to leverage synergies between its partner and small business divisions.

Licensing Experts for Hire

A Q&A with Peter Ells, business development manager for Software ONE.

Office '12' to Save Docs in 'Metro' Format

Not only will Microsoft Office “12” feature the ability to save files in PDF format, it will also -- no surprise -- support the company’s own challenger to Adobe’s popular Portable Document Format (PDF) file format.

Google Office Thrill Fizzle

At least Sun's Scott McNealy is back in the fray.

Support for Virtual Exchange Server on the Way

Microsoft will begin supporting Exchange servers in virtual machines under certain conditions later this month, the company said this week.

Microsoft Looks To Partners To Increase MBS Revenue in 2006

Microsoft is telling investors that partners will be key to the success of the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division.

Partner Watch, Oct. 31

EqualLogic’s PS Series receives the Simple SAN for Windows Server designation from Microsoft.

Microsoft To Launch Online Book Library

Microsoft is jumping into the online book search world with a new initiative called MSN Book Search.

SQL Server 2005 RTMs

Clearing the way for the formal Nov. 7 launch, Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005.

Microsoft Earnings Up 24 Percent

Microsoft on Thursday reported growth in earnings of 24 percent and a revenue increase of 6 percent in its fiscal first quarter on strong demand for PCs.

IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 28

From the business wires this week: a change auditing solution for Active Directory, an embedded SQL database engine and a simple file sharing program.

Exam Objective Guides for MCTS and MCPD Exams Now Available

MCTS exams 70-431, 70-431 and MCPD exam 70-441 to head to beta in November-December time frame, with live release in 1Q 2006.

Microsoft Gives Storage Server R2 Status Update

Microsoft gave a minor status update to its “universal distributed storage” vision at this week’s Storage Networking World conference in Orlando, Fla.

New Utility Organizes Startup Tasks

German utility developer 1-abc.net is shipping a new tool designed to simplify management of Windows startup folder options for end users.

Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager Coming Next Week

Microsoft's will ship the first version of its server-based business scorecarding application on Nov. 1.

Microsoft Unveils New Cert Structure

On Tuesday, Microsoft officially released a detailed roadmap for its Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Certifications.

MCP for the New Generation

Microsoft says new-gen program's aim is to simplify the cert process and reduce costs and training time.

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