Microsoft reduces Office price to combat Kenyan piracy
Aug. 29, 2008
Microsoft East Africa announced a 40 percent reduction in cost of its home and student office suite amid complaints of rampant software piracy in the Kenya.
Microsoft opens up Photosynth
Aug. 21, 2008
Microsoft has made its Photosynth technology easier to use and opened it up for anyone to create their own images, the company planned to announce Thursday.
Microsoft Research Asia hosts Gates at 10 year bash
Aug. 13, 2008
Bill Gates showed he means to keep up with Microsoft's research efforts despite retiring from his day-to-day role earlier this summer by attending a ceremony in Hong Kong Tuesday night to celebrate the tenth anniversary ...
Tiger Woods walks on water in new EA Sports ad
Aug. 22, 2008
In a new viral advertisement from Electronic Arts, golf pro and apparent savior of mankind Tiger Woods walks on water.
'Eternal Sunshine' director behind Microsoft Seinfeld ad?
Aug. 22, 2008
Michel Gondry, the innovative director of films, music videos and numerous TV commercials, is directing at least one of the TV spots starring Jerry Seinfeld touting Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, according ...
Microsoft admits posting flawed update
Aug. 22, 2008
Microsoft re-released one of its Aug. 11 security updates yesterday, explaining that it had posted an incomplete version to its own download center last week.
Routers, fat trees, algorithms, oh my!
Aug. 22, 2008
Jason Meserve and guest-host Denise Dubie go deep into some new router technologoies, dicuss the latest woes from Apple over its iPhone 3G and wonder why it took Microsoft so long to to get a celebrity pitchman.
New router algorithm looks to improve updates; Seinfeld to pitch Microsoft
Aug. 21, 2008
A team of computer scientists have developed a new update to speed router path table updates; Microsoft is said to have hired Jerry Seinfeld to be its spokesperson in a new ad campaign.
Parents let 16-year-old drop out to play Guitar Hero
Aug. 19, 2008
North Carolina resident Blake Peebles is dropping out of high school to concentrate on playing Guitar Hero full-time, and he's doing so with the full support of his parents.
VMware to get hypervisor certified by Microsoft
Aug. 19, 2008
VMware and Microsoft team up for virtualization support.
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo sued for sex selection ads in India
Aug. 14, 2008
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo were issued notices by India's Supreme Court on Wednesday, following a complaint that they were promoting techniques and products for the selection of an unborn child's sex through ...
Microsoft floats PowerPoint 'canvas' prototype
Aug. 14, 2008
Microsoft Thursday floated a trial balloon on a new PowerPoint prototype that starts with a single view and uses a zoom feature for highlighting text, pictures and other details.
Hosted e-mail seats will grow 40% by 2012, survey says
Aug. 14, 2008
The number of hosted e-mail seats will grow by nearly 40% in the next four years, with small-to-midsize businesses contributing to a portion of the boost, according to a new study by The Radicati Group.
Microsoft to unveil new licensing policies for virtual machines
Aug. 13, 2008
Virtualization industry observers expect Microsoft to eliminate a licensing restriction that has hampered the mobility of virtual servers, perhaps as soon as next week.
Microsoft to tell vendors about vulnerabilities sooner
Aug. 08, 2008
Microsoft is retooling its software vulnerability-notification program so that it will provide details and code fixes to selected commercial vendors of security and protection software that join its Microsoft Active ...
August Patch Tuesday: 7 critical patches promised
Aug. 07, 2008
August will be a big month for Microsoft security patches, as the company said it plans to release 12 updates, seven of them critical, on Patch Tuesday next week.
Microsoft SharePoint powers Olympics portal
Aug. 07, 2008
Microsoft's SharePoint Server will be powering a portal that more than tens of thousands of people will use to access information about the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the company said Thursday.
Ballmer seeks to justify online services push
Jul. 24, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sought to justify to financial analysts the losses from the company's online services group and to defend plans for increasing investment in the group.
Microsoft to give vendors an early peek at patches
Aug. 05, 2008
Microsoft plans to give security vendors a head start in what has become a monthly race against the hackers.
Ballmer: Microsoft ready to claim title as top enterprise software vendor
Jul. 24, 2008
Microsoft is very close to being able to claim it is the No. 1 enterprise software company in the world, says CEO Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft cracks down on certification exam cheating
Jul. 09, 2008
Microsoft is tackling certification exam cheating in a big way, with harsher penalties and a data forensics program that can find cheaters through statistical analysis of their exams.
Microsoft reveals service bundles, pricing
Jul. 08, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday finally showed how it will price online services, including Exchange and SharePoint, and how it will share revenue with partners.
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008
Aug. 06, 2008
NEW YORK - Microsoft has released the SQL Server 2008 database to manufacturing, including the release a new Web edition of the product aimed at its hosting partners, the company said Wednesday.
Juniper and Microsoft become NAC compatible
Aug. 05, 2008
Juniper has upgraded the software for its NAC gear, making it compatible out of the box with Microsoft's NAC scheme.
Juniper consolidates network management software
Aug. 05, 2008
Juniper Networks has extended the role of its Network and Security Manager software to help customers simplify and tighten network management.
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