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Is Vista Close to Release Candidate Stage?

Despite calls by some beta testers for Microsoft to release a third beta of Windows Vista, the company appears to be instead readying to push its first golden code candidate out the door.

Microsoft's Piracy Check Draws Complaints, Lawsuits

When Microsoft Corp. said it planned to begin checking for pirated copies of its Windows operating system using the method it set up to send people security fixes, even some of the company's traditional critics could sympathize.

Microsoft Invites Hackers to Test Vista

After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.

Microsoft Reorg Continues

Microsoft continued its management reorganization this week as it moved to realign responsibilities within its operating systems group to reflect newly minted Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's growing influence.

Office 2007 Beta 2? That'll Be a Buck Fifty

Microsoft said this week that downloads of Office 2007 Beta 2 have been so popular it has decided to start charging for them.

Bit by Bit

Encrypt an entire system partition with Microsoft's BitLocker for Windows Vista.

Back to Basics Quiz

Are you the master of your Windows domain?

Let's Get Small

Upcoming Microsoft products will be more powerful and larger than their predecessors -- but with such great size comes great responsibilities.

Get Your Shell On

Automate admin tasks easier with the new Windows PowerShell.

Second Time Around

Windows Server 2003 R2 and the new DFS.

Microsoft: IE7 To Be High Priority Automatic Update

Microsoft quietly announced this week that it will distribute Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP as a high priority update via Automatic Updates when the new browser version is complete.

Microsoft To Host Annual Financial Analyst Meeting

Microsoft will host a crowd of financial analysts on campus Thursday for its annual financial analyst meeting.

Forrester on Office 2007: Real Deal for Microsoft Developers

ADT Senior Editor Kathleen Richards talks with Forrester's John R. Rymer about what makes Office 2007 such a promising development platform.

Microsoft Completes Softricity Buyout

Microsoft has completed its purchase of application virtualization vendor Softricity, the company said this week.

VMware Adds Server to Free Virtualization Roster

Virtualization expert VMware makes available a free server tool, Microsoft expands virtualization licensing for SA customers, and the EU fines MS millions and threatens to seek more.

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