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CNET is reporting this morning that Microsoft and Yahoo are now talking, at least informally, about the merger. CNET reporter Dawn Kawamoto cites an unnamed source for the information. "Yahoo has shown some willingness to have a conversation and talk," the source said.
03/13/2008
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IBM today described a new "secure mashup" technology for the enterprise that is designed to make it easier for nontechnical users to create Web applications from multiple sources.
03/13/2008
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Microsoft this morning revealed to developers the expected next steps in the software development kit (SDK) for the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format specification.
03/13/2008
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New AX 2009 features announced, and EDS customers can now get Dynamics CRM.
03/12/2008
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Microsoft's main monekymaker still the center of attention.
03/12/2008
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RCPU looks for what's real in Faketown.
03/12/2008
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Dynamics chief wants Dynamics to be as well-liked as the Zune. Uh...
03/12/2008
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Microsoft releases three new exams for its newest network operating system in March.
03/12/2008
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The National Security Agency is leading an effort to extend its access control work into the arena of network file storage. The effort involves integrating NSA's Flask mandatory access control (MAC) architecture -- now the basis of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) -- into the Network File System (NFS) protocol widely used for network-attached storage devices.
03/12/2008
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Yesterday, Nortel and Microsoft jointly announced four new unified communications (UC) products designed to help bring together enterprise voice, data, e-mail and other systems.
03/12/2008
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The Naval Research Laboratory researchers are helping develop a set of routing protocols for setting up mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs).
03/12/2008
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Internet Engineer Task Force engineers are sharpening the Network Time Protocol's granularity of time measurements, as well as making the veritable time-synchronization standard compatible with version 6 of the Internet Protocol.
03/12/2008
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Microsoft today announced its intent to acquire Kidaro, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of enterprise desktop virtualization software.
03/12/2008
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Ease of use was a big emphasis on stage at Convergence 2008, with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer noting the Microsoft Office-like interface of Dynamics products in his keynote address.
03/12/2008
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Novell, a sponsor of the open source Mono project, issued an announcement today that a new development tool, called MonoDevelop 1.0, will be available for download at the end of this week.
03/12/2008
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A reader chimes in on Microsoft's push to make OOXML an ISO standard.
03/11/2008
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While Redmond waits for Yahoo to come around, it turns its attention to smaller companies.
03/11/2008
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Rash of leaked internal e-mails is starting to bug Redmond.
03/11/2008
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03/11/2008
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Four, to be exact.
03/11/2008
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The use of software as a service (SaaS) among small-to-medium businesses is on the rise, according to a report by Access Market International Partners (AMI-Partners).
03/11/2008
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Yahoo just lost another option in its battle to stave off Microsoft's hostile takeover bid.
03/11/2008
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Microsoft rolled out four "critical" security bulletins -- all with as many as 12 remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities, according to security experts.
03/11/2008
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Sun, Microsoft are working together to develop a set of guidelines for implementing Exchange Server 2007 on Sun server and storage hardware.
03/11/2008
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Court papers suggest that Microsoft's change of heart earlier this year to open up Windows Vista virtualization licensing may have been influenced by litigation.
03/11/2008
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Enough that it's willing to duke it out with Google, anyway.
03/10/2008
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It's yesterday once more.
03/10/2008
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According to Steve Ballmer, anyway -- and not in so many words.
03/10/2008
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In-Depth
Derek Melber shows how you can eliminate logon scripts, become more secure and even save money with the new Group Policy Preferences in Vista and Windows Server 2008.
03/10/2008
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A computing research organization said that enrollments and degrees at United States-based computer science departments dropped further in 2006 and 2007.
03/10/2008
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Apple has announced a forthcoming update to its iPhone 2.0 software that will include built-in support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync.
03/10/2008
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Ensuring that schools in low-income communities have access to the same technologies as wealthier schools isn't enough for James Burgett, executive director of the Alameda County Computer Resource Center in Northern California. He wants them to have better technology, and he wants them to have it for free.
03/10/2008
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According to IDG news service, Novell Vice President Miguel de Icaza publicly decried his company's patent licensing deal with Microsoft at Redmond's MIX08 conference last week in Las Vegas.
03/10/2008
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Enterprise solution provider Software AG announced its webMethods Application Modernization Suite -- software designed to bring service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology and other improvements to standard mainframe infrastructures.
03/10/2008
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According to a story posted on TechCrunch this morning, Microsoft and Google are both preparing to make bids on the user-driven news aggregation site Digg.com.
03/07/2008
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In a rare display of contrition, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday acknowledged frustration with the acceptance of Windows Vista and the company's failure to upgrade its Internet Explorer browser more routinely, as well the questionable decision to pursue separate development paths for Internet Explorer and the .NET Framework.
03/07/2008
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Company forecasts are optimistic.
03/06/2008
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Survey indicates admins are slightly more optimistic about the IT industry's momentum.
03/06/2008
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Redmond continues to spread its message of openness with Document Interoperability Initiative.
03/06/2008
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Package includes remote support and compliance services.
03/06/2008
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After spending 13 years as the richest person in the world, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has dropped to No. 3.
03/06/2008
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Microsoft announced that it will be releasing four patches, all rated critical because they allow remote-code execution, and all involving Microsoft Office in some way.
03/06/2008
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At last week's VMworld, BEA and VMware announced their partnership on a project to allow BEA's Java applications to work within virtual environments created with VMware's tools.
03/06/2008
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Is Apple acknowledging the power and ubiquity of Microsoft's messaging platform? That might be a stretch, but the company has announced a forthcoming update to its iPhone 2.0 software that will include built-in support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync.
03/06/2008
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With a name like "Cult of the Dead Cow" you know these guys are probably up to no good, and they are living up to expectations with the release of Goolag Scan, a tool to automate the use of search engines to scan for vulnerable applications, back doors and sensitive information on Web sites.
03/06/2008
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A Document Interoperability Initiative was announced by Microsoft today.
03/06/2008
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Aruba Networks claims that a recent study shows that not only do various vendors' 802.11n access points deliver dramatically different performances, some vendors' equipment is much better than others at working with third-party client adapters.
03/06/2008
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Microsoft's Students to Business portal pairs U.S. college students working toward IT careers with companies who are looking to fill entry-level IT positions.
03/06/2008
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At almost $4,000, it better be near-indestructible.
03/05/2008
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The Redmond SaaS train keeps on rolling.
03/05/2008