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    Gartner: Windows Vista to be Delayed Further

    Research firm predicts release of Vista in late spring of 2007; Microsoft thinks it can make early 2007. 05/02/2006

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    Apps Hosting Solution from Microsoft

    Microsoft is shipping a packaged solution meant to enable third-parties to easily offer hosted application services via the Web. 05/02/2006

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    MS Ships Beta 1 of Virtual Server Service Pack

    Microsoft has begun beta testing Service Pack 1 of Virtual Server 2005 R2, an update to the company’s main virtualization platform that will add support for hardware virtualization in both Intel and AMD processors. 05/02/2006

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    Microsoft Settles Calif. Antitrust Suit for $70 Million

    Microsoft Corp. will pay $70 million to thousands of California government agencies in the latest legal settlement spurred by price-gouging allegations against the world's largest computer software maker. 05/02/2006

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    Gartner: Microsoft Won't Make January Windows Vista Release

    An influential analyst firm is predicting that the next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system will come out even later than Microsoft has already forecast. 05/02/2006

  • In-Depth

    Tour de SQL Part II: Administrative Features

    Every year, the Tour de France is won or lost in the mountains. In this stage of our tour of SQL Server 2005, we look at the critical administrative features that make or break the new database. 05/01/2006

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    Companies Rally Around Systems Center Family

    Field report from the Microsoft Management Summit in San Diego 05/01/2006

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    Comverse Technology Execs Resign Amid Options Probe

    The CEO and two other executives at Comverse Technology Inc. resigned Monday amid a company probe of the timing of stock-option grants at the maker of telecommunications systems and software. 05/01/2006

  • Still Beating

    Neverfail can keep your Exchange server running through just about any disaster. 05/01/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Stock Tumbles on Lower Earnings Guidance

    Shares of Microsoft Corp. tumbled 11 percent Friday, after the world's largest software maker reported third-quarter profit that missed Wall Street expectations and lowered its earnings guidance. 05/01/2006

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    Macs' Virus Profile Rising

    Benjamin Daines was browsing the Web when he clicked on a series of links that promised pictures of an unreleased update to his computer's operating system. 05/01/2006

  • Foley on Microsoft

    Microsoft Live: A Six-Month Report Card

    Mary Jo explains what the Live services are all about and how she rates their success so far. 05/01/2006

  • News

    EU Judges Asked To Toss Out Microsoft Fine

    The record antitrust fine levied against Microsoft Corp. by the European Commission should be tossed out, or at least greatly reduced, because the punishment outweighed the infraction, company lawyers said Friday. 05/01/2006

  • Out of Control

    Hell hath no fury like two employees scorned. 05/01/2006

  • Windows Insider

    Extending Security

    Secure non-Microsoft server apps with your own SCW extensions. 05/01/2006

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    Hasta La Vista

    Is the latest Vista slip a disaster or just a distraction? 05/01/2006

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    Pentagon Hacker Reportedly Compromised Data of 14,000 People

    An intruder gained access to a Defense Department computer server and compromised confidential health care insurance information for more than 14,000 people, the department said Friday. 05/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    The Best of the Best: Redmond's 2006 Readers' Choice Awards

    Find out how your favorite tools fared in more than 40 categories. 05/01/2006

  • Security Advisor

    Microsoft at Your Service

    Joern takes a look at Microsoft's new Live security services. 05/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    SQL Server 2005 Is the One to Beat

    Super-fast performance, robust toolset and better security options make Microsoft's latest database management system a must for most shops. 05/01/2006

  • Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

    Use this script to find out which time zones your computers are in. 05/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Productivity on the Go

    Never install software again! We look at 20 top portable apps, from office suites to IP scanners. 05/01/2006

  • Exchange 12: Unified Messaging Rules

    Check all your voice, text and fax messages through Exchange 12. 05/01/2006

  • Computers Make You Stupid

    Do we rely on our electronic counterparts too much? 05/01/2006

  • News

    EU Judges Asked to Toss Out Microsoft Fine

    Microsoft lawyers contend that EU fines don't fit the infraction; seek reduction or outright end to EU suit. 04/28/2006

  • News

    IBM Unveils Mainframe "Lite"

    Hoping to expand the market for its signature piece of hardware, IBM Corp. is rolling out a less expensive version of its top mainframe computer Thursday. 04/27/2006

  • News

    CEO: Intel to Undergo Broad Restructuring

    Intel Corp. will undergo a broad restructuring that will focus on every aspect of the chip-maker's operations, Chief Executive Paul Otellini told analysts Thursday. 04/27/2006

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    Microsoft, EU Tussle over Software Code Access for Rivals

    Microsoft Corp. sparred Thursday with its rivals about how much information it should give them to make servers more compatible as judges questioned both sides in the European Commission's antitrust fight over what code could be divulged without giving away trade secrets. 04/27/2006

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    Microsoft CEO Sees Software Prices Falling

    Software prices could fall as companies develop subscription sales and other alternative ways of marketing applications over smarter Web browsers, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday. 04/27/2006

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    NetIQ Ships Group Policy Administrator v5

    NetIQ is shipping version 5 of its Group Policy Administrator package, an update that includes support for after-hours Group Policy Object (GPO) deployment as well as cross-trust management. 04/26/2006

  • News

    .NET, SQL Server Exams Debut This Week

    Microsoft to release two more next-generation MCP exams for SQL Server experts, Windows developers. 04/26/2006

  • News

    Longhorn Server – Slip Sliding Away?

    The other shoe finally dropped. Microsoft admitted this week that Windows Longhorn Server will ship in the second half of 2007 rather than in early 2007 as the company, many customers and analysts had hoped. 04/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Updates Roadmap at MMS

    At its management show, Microsoft unveils a new System Center service desk product, renames MOM and SMS and makes Exchange Server 2007 official. 04/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Unveils New SMS Features

    Besides changing Systems Management Server’s name this week, Microsoft opened the veil on new features coming in the next major release, dubbed "Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007." 04/26/2006

  • News

    Intel Offers Support for Net Legislation

    Intel Corp. has waded into the debate over the future of the Internet, joining major Web companies in supporting legislation that would force Internet service providers to treat all traffic equally. 04/26/2006

  • News

    VMware Rolls Out Virtual Desktop Alliance

    Virtualization software developer VMware is moving to popularize and standardize its virtual desktop technologies in enterprise IT through a new trade alliance. 04/25/2006

  • News

    Computer Associates Ex-CEO Pleads Guilty to Business Fraud

    Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of Computer Associates International Inc., pleaded guilty on Monday to obstruction of justice and securities fraud charges in a massive accounting scandal at the Long Island-based software company. 04/25/2006

  • News

    Microsoft to Unveil New Internet Explorer

    Microsoft's market-leading browser faces competition from smaller players. 04/25/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Ships Beta 2 of IE7 for XP

    Microsoft on Monday evening released Beta 2 for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, an overhaul of the browser featuring enhanced security and a redesigned user interface. 04/25/2006

  • News

    McNealy Ends 22-Year Run as Sun CEO

    Wall Street's tepid reaction to Scott McNealy's exit as CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc. underscored a question on many investors' minds: Can Jonathan Schwartz, the ex-chief's ponytailed protege and hand-picked successor, reverse the company's long slide? 04/25/2006

  • News

    A Q&A with Sam Jadallah

    Since leaving Microsoft seven years ago, Sam Jadallah has stayed close to the industry and Microsoft. Currently, he's a general partner at the Menlo Park, Calif., venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures. One of the sectors he invests in for the firm is software, which makes his inside knowledge of Microsoft highly valuable. In an e-mail interview with Redmond Channel Partner magazine, Jadallah assessed the changes in the Microsoft Partner Program since his departure. 04/24/2006

  • News

    Microsoft, EU Face Off over Antitrust Issues

    Redmond giant's latest antitrust court drama begins Monday. 04/24/2006

  • News

    Intel To Ship Security-Enhanced VPro Chip

    Chip-maker Intel Corp., trying to stave off further encroachment by rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., showed off technology designed to help businesses automate the management of large fleets of personal computers. 04/24/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, April 24

    SurfControl partners with En Pointe in a global VAR agreement. 04/24/2006

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    Dispatch from Dallas

    Microsoft Business Solutions Group's annual Convergence conference, which focuses on the company's business applications, drew thousands of customers and partners to Dallas in late March. 04/24/2006

  • News

    Microsoft's Gates Takes High-Tech to Vietnam

    Gates gets rockstar-like treatment as thousands come out to greet him during his visit to give Vietnamese high-tech efforts a boost. 04/22/2006

  • News

    Microsoft To Defend Business Practices in EU Antitrust Appeal

    Microsoft will fight for the way it conducts future business next week as it urges the European Union's second highest court to overturn an antitrust ruling that ordered it to pay a record $613 million fine. 04/21/2006

  • News

    Microsoft's Subpoena for IBM Docs Rejected

    Latest effort to obtain documents in its EU antitrust case fails. 04/21/2006

  • News

    Linux Distros Unite on Standard for Desktops

    Free Standards Group releases latest desktop standard set of components. 04/21/2006

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    Linux Distributors Unite on Standard

    In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux. 04/21/2006

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