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  • Windows Insider

    VMware Changes the Playing Field

    VMware's Player tool can make architectures you used to only dream of a reality. Our new Windows Insider columnist, Greg Shields, walks you through the possibilities as well as tips for increasing performance. 02/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Troubleshooting -- the HP Way

    Hardware troubleshooting can be difficult, but a methodical approach can do wonders. Here's how it's done at one of the world's largest IT services companies. 02/01/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Creates Unified Communications Group

    Microsoft announced this week that it is merging its Exchange Server group with its Real-Time Collaboration (RTC) group, as it begins to think of the two technologies comprising a "platform." 02/01/2006

  • No Entrance, No Exit

    These tools can help you use Group Policy to restrict access to USB ports and various hardware devices. 02/01/2006

  • News

    BMC Releases .NET Identity Management Solution

    BMC Software today announced the release of BMC Identity Management for .NET, an identity management solution for Microsoft .NET technologies. 02/01/2006

  • News

    IE7 "Preview" -- Nearly Ready for Prime Time?

    Microsoft released a preview of Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 to the general public on Tuesday. 01/31/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, Jan. 31

    BMC releases an identity management solution for .NET. 01/31/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Blends Windows Vista Beta Test with Preview Programs

    As Windows Vista grinds ever closer to commercial release, Microsoft has begun converging its beta test program and its technology preview program for customers. 01/31/2006

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 27

    From the business wires this week: Windows/Mac inventory system, SQL Server tools and a developer contest. 01/27/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Profits, Revenues Up

    Microsoft reported Thursday a 5 percent boost in profits for the financial quarter ended Dec. 31 compared to its second quarter a year ago. The company credited strong performance by its server and tools and Windows client products. 01/26/2006

  • News

    Adobe Makes Acrobat Three-Dimensional

    Adobe Systems delivered this week a 3D version of its popular Acrobat document design and authoring package. 01/26/2006

  • News

    Intel Makes First 45nm Chips

    Intel claimed this week it has become the first manufacturer to make chips using 45-nanometer technology. 01/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Enhances Small Business Support

    Microsoft this week debuted an enhanced suite of online resources and tech support offerings designed for users of its Small Business line of products. 01/25/2006

  • News

    Hounded by EU, Microsoft to License Part of Source Code

    Microsoft announced Wednesday that it would license source code in the Windows Server operating system, in order to comply with a 2004 ruling from European Union regulators. 01/25/2006

  • News

    Stratus Rolling Out Dual-Core Fault-Tolerant Server

    Stratus Technologies is poised to ship its first fault-tolerant server systems built on dual-core CPUs. 01/25/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Previews 'Sparkle' and 'Acrylic'

    Microsoft has released Community Technology Previews (CTP) of two tools it is readying to help Web page and Windows applications designers more easily perform those tasks. 01/24/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, Jan. 23

    E-learning solution provider IntraLearn attains Front Runner status. 01/23/2006

  • News

    Windows Blackcomb Re(code)named Vienna

    Microsoft confirmed Friday that it has changed the codename for the next version of Windows beyond Vista, though it revealed little else. 01/20/2006

  • News

    Windows XP SP3 Slips to 2007

    Microsoft has quietly moved the delivery date of the next service pack for Windows XP to the second half of next year. 01/20/2006

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 20

    From the business wires: SQL Server 2005-based e-learning solution provider gets Front Runner status, free CompTIA A+ study guides and more. 01/20/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Acquires Portfolio Management Firm

    In a little-noticed move that promises to change the landscape for project portfolio management software vendors and consultants, Microsoft announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of New York-based UMT. 01/19/2006

  • News

    DirectoryLockdown 4.0 for Active Directory Ships

    NetPro Computing announced it is shipping a major upgrade to its distributed services management product for Active Directory. 01/19/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Ships Customer Care Framework 2005

    Microsoft announced late Wednesday that it is shipping the latest version of its software solution for customer service centers. 01/19/2006

  • Are Software Auditors ‘Shake-Down Artists’?

    Scott responds to a reader’s call to action against the “black shirts.” 01/18/2006

  • News

    Seagate Ships Notebook Drive with Big Storage

    Seagate Technology says it is shipping the first 2.5-inch notebook PC hard drive built on perpendicular recording technology, producing drives that can contain up to 160GB of storage. 01/18/2006

  • News

    Corel to Ship Updated Graphics Suite

    Corel announced this week that it will ship the latest release of its graphics bundle in February. 01/18/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Ships New WinFX Preview – Issues 'Go Live' Licenses

    Microsoft released to developers a previously promised community technology preview – or CTP – for a set of key technologies coming in Windows Vista. 01/18/2006

  • News

    What Will Windows Vista Sound Like? Ask Robert Fripp

    Who said that only Apple does cool things? Microsoft recently had King Crimson co-founder Robert Fripp over to Microsoft Studios a few blocks from the company’s Redmond, Wash. campus, to record some sounds that may well end up being the startup music when you boot Windows Vista. 01/17/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Updates Retail Package – Announces New Terminals

    Microsoft announced yesterday that three manufacturers -- Casio, DigiPoS Systems Group and HP -- will sell point-of-sale terminals pre-loaded with Microsoft Point of Sale software. 01/17/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Readies Lotus Migration Tools

    Microsoft is rolling out new and updated tools to help customers migrate their Lotus Notes and Domino applications to its own collaboration platform based on Office and its SharePoint Services. 01/17/2006

  • News

    Microsoft's Search Engine Marketing Push

    It may seem like Microsoft has scaled every peak, but the software giant is playing an important game of catch-up with Yahoo! and rival Google in the area of search engine advertising. 01/13/2006

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 13

    From the business wires: a tool pack for spotting security holes in software, a database query and reporting tool, and 10GbE Layer 4-7 switches. 01/13/2006

  • News

    MCT 2006 Fee Waived for New Enrollees

    Microsoft to waive MCT program fees for new candidates who join prior to start of 2006 program. 01/12/2006

  • News

    1-abc.net Ships End-user Utility Bundle

    German utility developer 1-abc.net announced it is shipping a bundle containing four of its increasingly popular end-user Web tools. 01/12/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Provides “Elixir” for Outlook

    A year after first disclosing its internal “Project Elixir,” Microsoft has begun releasing sample code and documentation so that developers can use it as a pattern to design their own integrated front-end and back-end systems around Outlook 2003. 01/12/2006

  • News

    ScriptLogic Ships MSI Installer

    ScriptLogic says it is shipping a tool meant to improve how desktop software is packaged for installation across an enterprise. 01/12/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Recommits at Apple Love Fest

    The same day that Apple trotted out the first in its line of Intel-based iMacs, Microsoft recommitted to supporting Apple going forward, the company said at this week’s MacWorld in San Francisco. 01/11/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Partner Program Named the Leader in IDC Study

    The Microsoft Partner Program got high marks from industry analysts at IDC in a recent survey comparing the channel programs of 25 top software vendors. 01/11/2006

  • News

    Tighter Relationship Management on Tap for Microsoft Partners in 2006

    Microsoft plans to work more closely with nearly every Certified and Gold Certified partner in 2006 even as the software giant aims to dramatically increase the number of partners in those top two tiers of the Microsoft Partner Program, according to industry analysts familiar with Microsoft's plans. 01/11/2006

  • News

    Symantec Completes BindView Purchase

    Symantec this week announced it has completed its purchase of enterprise security compliance software maker BindView. 01/11/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Launches NXT to Spur ISVs to Windows

    Microsoft has a formal new program to lure independent software vendors from Linux and Unix to Windows. 01/11/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Tweaks Support Lifecycle

    Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is slightly modifying its support lifecycle to provide what it calls “more predictability” for customers. 01/10/2006

  • News

    Gas Pumps To Sport Windows

    Remember that old gasoline ad about putting a “tiger in your tank?” How about Windows in your gas pump? 01/10/2006

  • News

    Apple Ships First Intel-based iMacs

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuted the first new iMacs based on Intel CPUs at the company’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday -- two of them available immediately. 01/10/2006

  • News

    A Peek Into the Sounds of Windows Vista

    Microsoft looks to electronic musician Robert Fripp to create the sounds of the next Windows OS. 01/09/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, Jan. 9

    Storage maker EMC acquires IT services firm Internosis. 01/09/2006

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 6

    From the business wires: a Group Policy security extension, a load testing tool for Web apps, USB flash drives with LCD displays, and Windows Media Player 11. 01/06/2006

  • News

    Gates Shows Vista Off to the Masses at CES Las Vegas

    The focus of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is, as you might expect, consumer electronics. But amid the smart watches, television-ready cell phones and movie download services were a few tidbits sure to impact IT in the coming year. 01/05/2006

  • News

    IDC: IT Spending To Grow Modestly in 2006

    Spending on IT in the United States is set to grow by a modest 5 percent this year, according to new projections released by the technology market research firm IDC on Wednesday. The firm expressed unusual confidence about its numbers. 01/05/2006

  • News

    Watch It: Microsoft Touts New SPOT Products

    Microsoft showed off the newest additions to its growing Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) initiative at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, including an updated line of SPOT-enabled watches and a wireless weather forecasting center with an information link through MSN Direct. 01/05/2006

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