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    BizTalk 2006 Availability Set for May 1

    Microsoft officially launched BizTalk Server 2006, the latest version of its integration and business process automation server, for the second time this week. 03/28/2006

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    U.S. Tops Network Readiness Index

    The United States has regained the lead in exploiting information and communication technology, overtaking Singapore, said a study released Tuesday. 03/28/2006

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    Report: U.S. Leads Global IT Rankings

    Singapore slides from first to second in World Economic Forum's "network readiness index" 03/28/2006

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    Bluetooth Going Ultra-Wideband

    The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod. 03/28/2006

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    Microsoft, Yahoo Building Data Storage Centers in Rural Wash.

    In the heart of potato country, a high-tech boom is taking place. Technology giants Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are planning to build massive data storage centers amid the sagebrush and farm fields of rural central Washington. 03/28/2006

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    BMC Buys Identify Software for $150 Million

    BMC Software Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy diagnostic software maker Identify Software Ltd. for $150 million in cash. 03/28/2006

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    Eu Launches Online Debate On Bloc's Future

    European Union turing to the Internet to get public debate rolling on defining EU's future direction. 03/27/2006

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    High-Tech Lobby Hoping For Gains From Immigration Debate

    Increase sought on H-1B visas for high-tech workers from cap of 65,000 per year to 115,000 per year. 03/27/2006

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    Spam Company Settles FTC Suit for $900K

    An Internet marketing company that offered free movie tickets in exchange for friends' e-mail addresses agreed to pay a $900,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal anti-spam laws, authorities said Friday. 03/27/2006

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    IDC: PC Market Growth to Slow for a Few Years

    The personal computer market's rapid growth will slow in the next few years because a recent rebound in computer replacements has left many customers with systems that won't soon need replacing, according to a forecast Monday from a technology research firm. 03/27/2006

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    Microsoft Touts Hybrid Model for Dynamics

    Microsoft Corp. wants to sell smaller businesses on the idea that its products can offer the traditional benefits of desktop computer software while taking advantage of growing Web-based tools. 03/27/2006

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    Next Version of Office to Ship in 2007

    Microsoft gave official word this week that the next version of Office will coincide with the general availability of Windows Vista in January 2007. 03/24/2006

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    Exploit Code Discovered for Unpatched IE Flaw

    This week security researchers announced that exploit code taking advantage of an unpatched IE flaw has been published on the Web. 03/24/2006

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    Security Woes Hamper Microsoft Release

    New innovations, Gates' trusted computing initiative of 2002 continue to keep Vista developers on their collective toes. 03/24/2006

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    One More .NET Exam Goes Live in March

    Microsoft releases exam for MCTS: .NET Framework - Distributed candidates this week. 03/23/2006

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    Apple, Consumer Electronics May Gain from Vista Delay

    Microsoft Corp.'s delay in releasing the consumer version of its new Windows operating system is a blow to companies that make and sell computers, but perhaps good news for others in the electronics industry. 03/23/2006

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    Microsoft Announces Windows Unit Shake-Up

    Office biz exec Steve Sinofsky moved to Windows group. 03/23/2006

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    Azaleos Offers 'Full Fidelity' Disaster Recovery Solution

    A firm in Redmond, Washington is claiming it can deliver 99.999 percent uptime on Microsoft Exchange Server with a new service offering available immediately. Here's the surprise – it's not Microsoft. 03/23/2006

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    Microsoft Developing Handwriting Software

    Microsoft Corp. is working with Brown University to develop software that will recognize complex handwriting and gestures. 03/23/2006

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    New Plastic Semiconductors Break Speed Record

    Researchers have developed an ultra-thin plastic that allows an electrical charge to pass through it at speeds never before seen, a discovery that could dramatically drive down the cost of flat-panel monitors and other devices. 03/23/2006

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    Microsoft Reorganizes Windows Group

    Microsoft Corp. announced a broad reorganization Thursday of the unit that produces its flagship Windows operating system, two days after the company said the new consumer version of Windows would not be ready for the holiday season as planned. 03/23/2006

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    Check Point Abandons Snort Purchase Due to U.S. Security Concerns

    A leading Israeli software company abandoned its plans Thursday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national security objections by the Bush administration. 03/23/2006

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    IDC: IT Spending Will Grow 6.3 Percent in 2006

    While the retail mavens may be predicting a dour Christmas over late delivery of Windows Vista, researcher IDC's latest forecasts paint a somewhat sunnier picture. 03/23/2006

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    Microsoft Stock Hit by Vista Delay

    Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell Wednesday after the software maker delayed the consumer release of its new operating system until January 2007, after the holiday shopping season. 03/22/2006

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    AT&T Dismisses Internet Access Concerns

    Ed Whitacre, the chief executive of AT&T Inc., dismissed criticism that its planned merger with BellSouth Corp. will form a near-monopoly for Internet access and give it the clout to dictate terms to Web sites if they want to remain reachable. 03/22/2006

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    Brown to Develop Handwriting Software

    Microsoft Research puts $1.2 milion into project to develop software that can interpret signatures as well as produce 3-D drawings based on sketches. 03/22/2006

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    Office Leader Promoted to Windows Hot Seat

    Although insisting that a sudden change in top management is not related to news that Windows Vista has slipped its schedule, sources inside the company say that Microsoft has promoted a veteran executive to head its Windows efforts, according to news reports. 03/22/2006

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    Watchdog Group Names Alleged Spyware Violators

    A corporate-backed watchdog group that monitors software for deceptive and abusive practices on Wednesday named a widely used file-sharing program and three other applications as violators of its guidelines. 03/22/2006

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    Microsoft Offers Rivals Unlimited Interop Tech Support

    Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday offered "free, unlimited technical support" to rivals interested in making their software work with Microsoft servers, saying it wanted to comply with a landmark EU antitrust ruling. 03/22/2006

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    Is Windows Vista on a Slippery Slope?

    After weeks of being cagey about shipping Windows Vista on schedule, Microsoft did a turnabout late Tuesday. The upshot: Vista will go to corporate customers in November, but all consumer releases are delayed until January. 03/22/2006

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    Shock and Awe at Cisco's Channel Partner Summit

    At its Partner Summit last week in San Diego, Cisco Systems Inc. announced a major restructuring of its Channel Partner Program. 03/22/2006

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    Blue Hats vs. Red Mond

    Microsoft holds its annual BlueHat security conference, Ballmer outlines vision of software designed for people, and a survey finds IT hirings outnumber firings. 03/21/2006

  • Microsoft's 'New' SA Results in Same-Old Story

    Despite the press coverage you might be reading about Software Assurance's new benefits, don't change your approach just yet. 03/21/2006

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    Mash-Up Tools, Updated IE Beta Bow at Mix06

    Microsoft released a refreshed Beta 2 preview of Internet Explorer 7 along with key beta development tools at Mix06, the company’s first-ever Web site developer and designer conclave kicked off in Las Vegas on Monday. 03/21/2006

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    Ruling Sheds Light on Amazon.com's Secrecy

    When a New Jersey judge ruled that Amazon.com Inc. breached a groundbreaking contract with Toys R Us Inc., she delivered with the legal blow a public scolding, calling company executives obstinate, arrogant and even childish. 03/21/2006

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    Dell To Double Staff in India to 20,000 in Three Years

    Dell Inc. plans to double the number of its employees in India to 20,000 in three years, Chairman Michael Dell said Monday, in what appeared to be moves by the world's largest personal computer maker to beef up its presence in one of the world's fastest growing markets. 03/21/2006

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    Contractors Suspected of Overcharging for FBI Computer Project

    Two companies that will share in a new FBI computer contract were singled out in a government audit Monday that questioned $17 million in the agency's computer overhaul. 03/21/2006

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    Microsoft To Deliver Internet TV Services in Germany

    Deutsche Telekom AG said Tuesday it has formed an alliance with Microsoft Corp. to offer Internet television services to subscribers in Germany this year. 03/21/2006

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    Microsoft Delays Consumer Release of Windows Vista

    The Redmond giant missing delivery by the holiday shopping season may benefit other parts of the consumer electronics industry, say analysts. 03/21/2006

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    Microsoft To Delay Consumer Release of Vista to 2007

    Microsoft Corp. will delay the consumer release of its new Windows operating system until January 2007, missing the holiday sales season and throwing some PC makers and retailers into turmoil. 03/21/2006

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    Adware Pioneer Moving On

    A pioneer of software that delivers pop-up ads based on Web sites that Internet users browse said Tuesday it will exit that business by June following persistent criticism from online publishers, consumer groups and privacy advocates. 03/21/2006

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    Anatomy of the Deal

    This is the first in an occasional series offering an inside look at prominent deals in the Microsoft partner community. 03/20/2006

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    New Tools for Driving Partner Profits

    A conversation with Microsoft VP Allison Watson. 03/20/2006

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    Hackers Get Windows XP onto Apple Computers

    As expected, hackers have found a way to run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system on new Macintosh computers, winning an ad hoc contest and a $13,854 cash prize to boot. 03/19/2006

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    Site Files Suit Against Google for Blacklisting

    Google Inc.'s mysterious methods for ranking Web sites came under attack Friday in a lawsuit accusing the online search engine leader of ruining scores of Internet businesses that have been wrongfully banished from its index. 03/19/2006

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    Google Avoids Surrendering Search Requests

    A federal judge on Friday ordered Google Inc. to give the Bush administration a peek inside its search engine, but rebuffed the government's demand for a list of people's search requests -- potentially sensitive information that the company had fought to protect. 03/19/2006

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    JPEG Patent Owner Uses 'Trolling' as Business Model

    While most technology companies make money by developing software, building hardware or providing services, Forgent Networks Inc. has taken a different route: It produces threats and lawsuits that try to cash in on ideas. 03/19/2006

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    Hackers Get Windows XP Onto Apple Computers

    With Intel-based Mac machines now widely available, hackers find a way to get it done. One site even offers contest with prize money. 03/17/2006

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    IT Weekly Roundup, March 17

    From the business wires this week: an Exchange search tool, Windows backup products, and SQL Server monitoring and managing tools. 03/17/2006

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    Lockheed Martin To Build New FBI Computer System

    Lockheed Martin Corp. will build a new computer system for the FBI in an effort to put to rest the bureau's multimillion-dollar troubles with technology. 03/16/2006

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