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Vista's ADMX Marks the Spot

Getting to know XML.

Does Vista Matter?

A look at Vista's security enhancements and just how much they can help your network.

Microsoft Ships Intelligent Apps Gateway 2007

Microsoft said Thursday it is shipping Intelligent Applications Gateway (IAG) 2007, a combination of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server with Whale Communication's virtual private networking software.

Windows Vista Down; On to Windows 7?

Looking ahead to a whole new breed of Windows.

Google's Descendants

Innovative Web 2.0 firms are storming the next IT battleground.

Dealing with Multiple Microsoft Licensing Agreements

You can almost always bring these together -- and save money in the process. Our licensing guru Scott Braden shows you how.

Microsoft Readies Live Services Platform

Microsoft has said that getting third-party developers to build their own applications on top of its Web services will help push its Windows Live initiative over the top. So far, however, despite some interesting applications mashups, the Live community has been a little murky on the details.

New Apps Compatibility Toolkit for Vista

To accompany the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft yesterday announced the final release of a toolkit for assuring that applications will run correctly under the new system.

Gates Promotes Vista on 'The Daily Show'

Bill Gates took some ribbing from "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, who opened the interview by noting the last major release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system came in 2001.

No Huge Crowds for Midnight Vista Launch

Retailers around the world stayed open through the wee hours of Tuesday morning to sell the long-awaited Windows Vista operating system, even though most knew customers wouldn't be lining up out the door.

Vista's Rolling Start Is Now Official

NEW YORK -- The five-year run-up to Windows Vista culminated on Tuesday with the official consumer general availability of Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. The event was the second-step in the two-tier release, which included the volume licensing release in Nov. 30.

Yet Another Word 'Zero-Day' Exploit Surfaces

Don't look now, but word surfaced last week of still another Word zero-day attack. That brings the tally of unpatched Word zero-day attacks up to four. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on Jan. 9 was conspicuously bereft of patches for any of then-extant Word exploits, and -- with a fourth one in the wild, and with proof-of-concept code possibly circulating -- it looks like Microsoft Corp.'s next Patch Tuesday can't come fast enough.

Vista Goes on Sale Tonight

Microsoft is ready to begin consumer sales of its new Vista operating system just after midnight tonight.

Wow! Vista Finally Here

Gates promises Vista will wow PC buyers.

Gates Promises 'Wows' Over Vista

"Wow" hasn't tended to be a big part of Bill Gates' vocabulary, but to hear him speak in the hours before Microsoft Corp.'s planned launch of the long-awaited Vista operating system, you'd never know it.

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