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Amazon.com Reveals Windows Vista Prices

Microsoft to charge $239 for Windows Vista through retailer Amazon.com's Web site.

Citrix and Microsoft To Collaborate on 'Branch Office Appliance'

Microsoft and Citrix Systems announced this week they are collaborating to jointly produce and market a so-called "appliance" aimed at serving branch offices.

SA 'Reparations' vs 'Incentives': What's in a Name?

The real scoop on how Microsoft is handling accounts burned by Software Assurance, and what you can do about it.

Microsoft Considers Vista Discounts

Microsoft considers discounts or other promotions during holidays to entice consumers to upgrade PCs to Vista, months before it may hit stores.

Working with Microsoft's Services for Unix, Part 2

In the second of a two-part series, Emmett walks through setting up password synchronization in heterogenous environments.

S. Korea to Get New Versions of Windows

Microsoft to release four versions of Windows in South Korea that comply with antitrust ruling.

Windows Controls 97 Percent of PCs

Despite Microsoft's failure to release a new desktop operating system in the past five years, Windows' previous versions still give the company control of nearly 97 percent of all PCs worldwide, according to a leading Web analytics firm.

UPDATE: Microsoft Disputes PowerPoint Flaw Claim

Microsoft is disputing claims of a zero-day flaw in its PowerPoint application that could allow remote code execution.

Microsoft Ups Stock Buyback Plan After Tepid Response

Dutch auction brings in only $3.8 billion, far short of $20 billion the company was hoping to repurchase.

High-Profile Developer Jumps the Windows Live Ship

A recent high-profile Microsoft hire, brought onboard to work on Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's Windows Live vision, has suddenly announced his pending departure, citing a pullback on plans he had signed on to implement.

Speech Added to Office Communications Server

Microsoft announced this week at the SpeechTEK 2006 conference in New York that it will integrate the full capabilities of its Speech Server 2007 into Office Communications Server 2007.

Microsoft Starts Beta of Virtual Machine Manager

Microsoft has begun beta testing its upcoming Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager on schedule, the company disclosed this week.

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 Reveals Additions to Windows Server 2003 SP2

Microsoft has started revealing more details about new features that will arrive with its upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003.

Get Yer Red-Hot Compute Cluster Servers Right Here

As expected, Microsoft announced this week customer availability of its first entry into high-performance computing circles.

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