Microsoft released more pre-release code for some core elements of the Longhorn operating system in advance of the general Longhorn Beta 1 scheduled for this summer.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/24/2005
From the business wires this week: a GPMC tool for change control, free network monitoring software, and Microsoft invests in LapLink.
Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing Service Pack 1 for Windows Small Business Server 2003.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft's exam retake promotion is coming to an end on May 31, which means just a sliver of time remains to take advantage of it.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Thursday offered his vision of the "New World of Work" for information workers during a keynote to 100 CEOs from the Global 1000 at the annual Microsoft CEO Summit. Microsoft also unveiled the timeline for Office 12 -- beta this fall with general availability in the second half of 2006.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft has distributed enough copies of Service Pack 1 to update nearly one-fifth of the installed base of Windows Server 2003, the company estimated on Thursday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft issues one of its first security advisories under a new program. Citing several mitigating factors, the company says the flaw is not considered a significant threat.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
A year after Microsoft paid nearly $2 billion to Sun Microsystems to settle legal claims and license technologies in a 10-year technical collaboration, some undisclosed amount of money is starting to flow the other way.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
The battle with Linux gives both companies a vested interest, aside from benefits to customers, in better interoperability. Meanwhile, Sun's recent acquisition of Citrix competitor Tarantella goes a long way toward boosting Sun-Microsoft interoperability efforts.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/19/2005
As details trickle out on Microsoft's "Eiger" operating system for less powerful PCs, analysts at Gartner are offering usage recommendations for the enterprise.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
NetIQ will ship this month a bundle of existing management tools that aims to help small and medium-sized businesses meet regulatory compliance requirements for recent laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA acts.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/18/2005
Internet Explorer 7.0 will include the tabbed browsing feature already present in several rival browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Netscape, Microsoft developers confirmed this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/17/2005
The Windows Server Roadmap, a handy document on Microsoft's Web site with rough delivery date guidance, got an update this month.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/17/2005
A social engineering attack resulted in secure e-mail service provider
Hushmail having its Website redirected to a defaced site. According
to reports, Network Solutions, the Domain Name Service provider
behemoth, gave out information through a customer support line
sufficient to allow an attacker to alter DNS record information for
Hushmail.com.
It's not easy to turn years of animosity between two massive corporations into a working technical collaboration.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/16/2005
As it launched a consumer search toolbar with desktop search capabilities on Monday, Microsoft revealed that it is working on a corporate version of desktop search.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/16/2005
A U.S.-based carrier is onboard with Microsoft's MapPoint Location Server, providing a major boost to Microsoft's fledgling server software for real-time tracking and management of vehicle fleets and highly mobile employees.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/16/2005
From the business wires this week: data recovery software for Windows File Systems, a .NET tool for creating application skins, and a near-indestructible tablet PC.
Defrauded customers may be eligible for free Windows XP Pro, but with some strings attached.
PGP Corp. is shipping updates to both its desktop and server encryption products aimed at centralizing policy management and expanding enterprise management features.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/12/2005