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RSS VistaMicrosoft embraces PDF for Office 12
News That's built into Vista, and we hope that it will become the prevalent standard in the longer term but we'll support PDF as well. Microsoft announced on Sunday that Office 12 would support saving documents in PDF format. [03 Oct 2005]
Windows XP Service Pack 3 on the way
News Windows XP SP3 will be available in the course of next year, a priori after the launch of Windows Vista, which "is the priority for the development teams", according to Microsoft France. It's therefore likely that some... [30 Sep 2005]
Gates was forced to rebuild Windows Vista
News Microsoft was forced to scrap the first incarnation of Longhorn - now called Windows Vista - after a senior executive warned chairman Bill Gates that it was too complex to work properly. As a result of this Microsoft... [26 Sep 2005]
All change in Redmond as Microsoft does a reboot
News Microsoft said Allchin will hold that new position until he retires, once the company ships Windows Vista at the end of next year. Microsoft has announced a sweeping reorganisation of the company into three new... [21 Sep 2005]
Customers unimpressed with Microsoft licensing changes
News One of the main complaints from customers about SA is that delays to the release of new Microsoft software such as Windows Vista has left them without upgrades they have effectively paid for. Eight new benefits have been... [16 Sep 2005]
Q&A: Chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates
Comment Would you buy Windows Vista? This week at the software giant's Professional Developers Conference, Gates rallied the troops - software developers, Microsoft's most important audience - to build enthusiasm for... [14 Sep 2005]
Gates shows off Windows Vista and Office 12
News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates claims the bold promises of ecommerce and e-government made in the early 1990s are finally ready to be made a reality with a new "wave" of software development that can be built on the foundation of Windows... [13 Sep 2005]
Vista upgrade costs will boost Linux uptake, says Novell
News The high costs of migrating from Windows XP to Windows Vista will be the catalyst that encourages more companies to seriously consider moving to desktop Linux, according to open source and networking company Novell on... [13 Sep 2005]
Microsoft to flash developers with Vista code
News In the hope of driving demand for a wave of forthcoming products, Microsoft will fill the pockets of developers this week with early versions of several programs, including the latest "build" of Windows Vista. [12 Sep 2005]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Bill Gates
News The next year will see Microsoft finally release Longhorn (now called Windows Vista), the next-generation version of the Windows platform. As the countdown begins to silicon.com's sixth annual Agenda Setters poll of... [08 Sep 2005]
Vista release date: 7 December 2006?
News Rumour has it the official release date has already been decided for Windows Vista - and you can expect it to be ready in time to make an appearance late next year. According to a report by Windows IT Pro, the official... [31 Aug 2005]
Windows Vista proofed against video piracy
News Microsoft is building unprecedented levels of safeguards against video piracy into the next version of its Windows operating system, Vista. Hollywood studios didn't get all the protections they wanted in... [31 Aug 2005]
Microsoft dishes up test version of new file system
News The software giant had originally planned to release WinFS - which it said would make for better desktop file searching - as part of the next version of Windows, once called Longhorn but now known as Vista. [30 Aug 2005]
Vista beta in a spot of bother
News Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them - but they say they're not worried. After investigating the traffic for SANS, Bakos found... [19 Aug 2005]
Internet Explorer gets a makeover
News IE 7 will have two logos, according to Chor - one when it's released as a standalone product and another when it is shipped with Windows Vista. The schism will ensure IE 7's logo will be more in keeping with the... [16 Aug 2005]
