Microsoft published almost no details earlier this week with its announcement that Windows Server 2008's release to manufacturing date had slipped.
A group of states led by California said in a court filing Thursday that ending oversight of Microsoft's business practices in November would not allow enough time to consider the antitrust implications of Windows Vista.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/30/2007
Although Microsoft didn't mention it in today's announcement about the upcoming release of Windows Vista SP1, the company confirmed today that one of the major changes will be to open up desktop search functionality to competition.
Windows Server 2008, Microsoft's delay-plagued next-generation server OS, is being delayed yet again.
Windows XP's first service pack in nearly four years should be pushed out the door some time around mid-2008, according to Microsoft.
A public beta will be available in a few weeks
Vouchers for those who ordered back in June will finally get the voucher codes in September, when Windows Server 2008 transition exam goes into beta testing.
- By Michael Domingo
- 08/23/2007
Social-networking site Bebo Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a Microsoft-powered instant-messaging program this fall.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/21/2007
Six of the patches fix critical vulnerabilities that could give an attacker full control of a machine.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/14/2007
Microsoft has announced that it is releasing another version of XP Professional because it's run out of product keys.
With Windows Home Server, Microsoft finally appears to be following Apple's marketing lead -- and it just might work.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 08/10/2007
Microsoft on Tuesday officially released several updates for Windows Vista -- fixes that were initially released to the public last week, before being pulled down.
Microsoft Corp. will test a free, advertising-supported version of Works, an already inexpensive package of word processing, spreadsheet and other programs, but would not say whether it is exploring a similar Web-based suite.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/03/2007
Greg looks at a "new" feature in Vista and Server 2008: Event Log subscription.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2007
Not an Office clone, but a way to move the office online.
- By Peter Varhol
- 08/01/2007