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    Microsoft Hatches Interop Vendor Alliance

    Microsoft has formed a cross-industry group of software and hardware vendors aimed at enhancing interoperability with its software. 11/15/2006

  • Intel Moves into Web Software

    The better to milk this "Web 2.0" thing for all it's worth. 11/15/2006

  • Vista and Antitrust: Gates Is Still Gates

    When the EU bites, Bill bites back. 11/15/2006

  • Blue Screen of Non-Death

    Here's a little something to keep your IT guys on their toes. 11/15/2006

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    Gates Touts Vista Launch

    Launch might exceed Windows XP expectations, says Redmond chairman. 11/14/2006

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    Microsoft Debuts New Forefront Client

    Microsoft launched the beta test of its new Forefront Client Security product that aims to help protect business desktops, laptops and server operating systems from viruses, spyware and other threats at its IT Forum conference in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday. 11/14/2006

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    Poll: 20 Percent Will Move to Vista in the Next Year

    Eighty-six percent of IT decision makers say they plan to adopt Windows Vista, and 20 percent say they will move to the new operating system within the next year, according to a new tracking poll sponsored by CDW Corp. 11/14/2006

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    Microsoft Issues 'Zero-Day' XML Core Patch, 5 Others

    As expected, Microsoft today issued six patches for a variety of security issues, including an XML vulnerability considered to be "zero day." 11/14/2006

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    AMD Discontinues Low-Cost PC

    Chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has quietly discontinued a money-losing line of low-cost PCs aimed at helping customers in developing countries get access to the Internet, according to a regulatory filing. 11/14/2006

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    Intel Rolls Out Quad-Core Processors

    Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, on Tuesday launched the world's first "quad-core" processors, a new line of chips that feature four computing brains and improved performance over previous models with just one or two processing cores. 11/14/2006

  • Vista Makes It Home to CompUSA for Christmas

    But for gamers and other private consumers, it'll be a belated holiday. 11/14/2006

  • Six Flaws Fixed

    It's patch Tuesday all over again. 11/14/2006

  • Java Now Open (Source) for Business

    The open source parade is growing -- but is .NET ever joining in? 11/14/2006

  • Hide Your Code

    Here's a free tool from PreEmptive Solutions that'll help keep other people's paws away from your code. 11/14/2006

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    IBM Galvanized by Video Game Business

    No matter whether Nintendo Co., Microsoft Corp. or Sony Corp. wins the video game console war, there already is one huge victor: IBM Corp., which designed and makes the microprocessors for all three units. 11/13/2006

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    Jury Selection Starts in Microsoft Antitrust in Iowa

    Hundreds of potential jurors report for duty in Microsoft lawsuit. 11/13/2006

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    Long Process Leads to Short Vista Sound

    Some musicians spend 18 months working on a whole album. At Microsoft Corp., that's how long it took to perfect just four seconds of sound. 11/13/2006

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    New A's Ballpark May Boast Heavy Cisco Tech

    If Cisco Systems Inc. has its way, the Oakland Athletics' new ballpark in Fremont, California, will be the stadium of the future. 11/13/2006

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    CompUSA to Offer Early Sales of Vista

    Small business customers will have access to OS early, much like enterprise businesses. Consumers still have to wait for January 30th. 11/13/2006

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    Java Goes Open Source

    Computer server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. said Monday that it had begun to make its Java technology an open-source software project available for free on the Internet. 11/13/2006

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    Microsoft's Zune Debuts

    Zune music player is Microsoft's latest entertainment foray 11/13/2006

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    Teen Faces Jail for Tapping Wireless

    Singapore teen faces 3 years' jail for tapping into another's wireless Internet. 11/13/2006

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    Sun Sets Java Code Free

    Sun Microsystems releases its Java technology as open-source project. 11/13/2006

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    The Sound of Vista

    Microsoft turns to musician Robert Fripp to create many of Vista's sounds, including signature start-up sound. 11/10/2006

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    Nvidia Unveils Latest Graphics Chips

    Chip-maker Nvidia Corp. unveiled two graphics microprocessors that offer twice the horsepower of previous models and what the company touts as a design milestone: a multitasking brain capable of efficiently handling a variety non-graphics calculations. 11/09/2006

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    November Patch Tuesday To Come with 6 Fixes

    Advanced security bulletin refers to an XML flaw and five other Windows flaws deemed "critical"; unknown whether security rollup addresses recent Visual Studio flaw. 11/09/2006

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    Microsoft Adding Code 'Obfuscation' to Orcas

    Microsoft announced this week it is adding an enhanced version of Dotfuscator Community Edition (CE) to the next major release of Microsoft Visual Studio, code-named "Orcas." 11/09/2006

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    Gates: Vista Survived Rival Challenges

    Windows Vista that will be delivered won't be a version "castrated" by EU or software rivals, says Microsoft chairman. 11/09/2006

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    BlueScreen of Death Screen Saver 3.2

    Who says Microsoft can't laugh at itself? The company just released BlueScreen version 3.2 -- the latest version of a screen saver that mimics Windows' dreaded "Blue Screen of Death." 11/09/2006

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    Gates: Vista Survived Antitrust Challenges

    Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday the company's upcoming Windows Vista operating system has survived antitrust complaints by rivals who aimed to "castrate" it. 11/09/2006

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    Intel To Package Web Tools

    Think of it as Wikipedia for the workplace. Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, now wants to provide businesses with software to create blogging, wiki and news feed services to connect employees on collaborative projects. 11/09/2006

  • Microsoft's Bright Storage Future

    The company has its eyes set on the storage market. 11/09/2006

  • Gartner (and Barney) Wrong About Vista, Redmond Right

    But who knew Vista would actually arrive on time? 11/09/2006

  • Windows CE Six Times Better

    If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And then try some more. 11/09/2006

  • Virtualization, Round 2

    The VMwars heat up with a lot of the same, old stuff. 11/09/2006

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    Microsoft to Offer Live Search in India

    In January, Indian mobile users will have access to Microsoft's search engine; service announced as part of Microsoft $1.7 billion investment in the country. 11/08/2006

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    Vista Code Finally Goes Gold

    Microsoft announced it released Windows Vista to manufacturing on Wednesday, putting it on schedule to ship to volume customers by November 30, and confirmed that Vista will go to consumers on January 30, 2007. 11/08/2006

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    Microsoft Readies Dynamics CRM Update

    Microsoft announced this week it is nearing release of a new version of its customer relationship management (CRM) software -- Microsoft Dynamics CRM for the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista. 11/08/2006

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    Microsoft Completes Work on Vista

    Windows Vista gold code now released to manufacturing. 11/08/2006

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    Ballmer Courts India

    Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other top officials Wednesday as part of the company's efforts to boost its presence here. 11/08/2006

  • Adobe Goes Open Source in a Flash

    But is Firefox any better for it? 11/08/2006

  • Vista Coupons Worth $1.5 Billion

    It only sounds like a lot. 11/08/2006

  • Good, Bad and Ugly 'Net Firm $30 Million Richer

    A monitoring company gets a huge boon. 11/08/2006

  • Office Live Goes Live

    ETA: Nov. 15 11/08/2006

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    Company That Sued BlackBerry Files Against Palm

    NTP Inc., which successfully sued the maker of BlackBerry devices for infringement of wireless e-mail patents, said Monday it is suing Palm Inc., maker of the Treo smart phone. 11/07/2006

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    Microsoft and VMware Debut New Virtualization Offerings

    The virtualization marketplace heated up this week with announcements from both Microsoft and chief competitor VMware. Both announcements came at VMware's VMworld conference in Los Angeles. 11/07/2006

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    Microsoft Looks To Upstage Google with 3-D Maps

    Microsoft Corp. has upgraded its online mapping service to include three-dimensional tours of 15 U.S. cities, marking another step in its dogged pursuit of Internet search leader Google Inc. 11/07/2006

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    Adobe Donates Code To Mozilla

    Adobe Systems Inc. is contributing some of the computer code behind its widely used Flash player to the Mozilla Foundation so that it can be improved upon and blended into an upcoming version of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser. 11/07/2006

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    Security Software Moves Toward Blocking Sites

    For years, computer security software lurked in the background and tried to stop viruses and other malicious programs as they attack your computer. Newer products are trying to keep users from reaching Web sites before the programs can even launch an attack, essentially stopping threats at the source. 11/07/2006

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    Chile Arrests 4 'Byond' Hackers

    Police in Chile arrested four suspected computer hackers for allegedly belonging to a group accused of breaking into thousands of government Web sites around the globe, including NASA's. 11/07/2006

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