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RSS beta releasedWindows 7 on track, says Microsoft
News An early beta was shown off at the Mix '08 trade show in the spring. Microsoft has released few details on the product, largely assuring customers that it would be making big architectural changes and that it will have a new multi-touch user... [25 Jul 2008]
Exchange Server 2007: What To Expect
White Paper Microsoft recently released a public preview of Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 (previously called Exchange 12) in June 2006 and is shooting for a general availability date of late 2006 or early 2007. This paper will identify 10 key new or improved... [30 Jun 2008]
Internet Explorer 8 - websites warned to prep for problems
News Microsoft released a first beta of IE8 in March. Although Beta 2 of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 isn't due out until some time in August, Microsoft is cautioning website owners that they need to be prepping now for possible problems the new, more... [13 Jun 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo Microsoft has released a free public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, which is software that lets both amateur and professional stargazers explore the universe from their PCs. This month silicon.com editor Steve Ranger visited China for a behind... [30 May 2008]
Photos: Microsoft beams outer space to the desktop
Photo Microsoft has released a free public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, which is software that lets both amateur and professional stargazers explore the universe from their PCs. But it's understandable considering this is a beta - and it's free. [19 May 2008]
OpenOffice 3.0 beta gets an airing
News The first beta-test version of the OpenOffice.org 3.0 productivity suite was released this week, adding significant features such as improved Mac OS X support and support for the OpenDocument 1.2 standard. [09 May 2008]
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Public Beta on HP ProLiant Servers
White Paper Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V released as a part of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and will install on Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter x64 editions. This integration note describes the level of support available for Microsoft Windows Server 2008... [28 Mar 2008]
IBM's latest Lotus targets mobile mash-ups
News IBM's Expeditor news came at the same time as the announcement by US telecoms provider Sprint that it is providing a beta version of a software platform named Titan, based on IBM Lotus Expeditor software. [26 Mar 2008]
BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole
News The download version of iPlayer was launched in beta form last summer before being joined by a streaming version when the service received its marketing launch on Christmas Day last year. In a statement the BBC said it had released a fix for the... [13 Mar 2008]
iPhone SDK downloaded by 100,000 developers
News The beta version of the SDK is free to download, but if you want to release applications based on the SDK you have to join Apple's iPhone Developer Program for $99 a year. Apple formally released the iPhone SDK last week. [13 Mar 2008]
Microsoft boosts stability of Office 2008 for Mac
News As a result, Mac owners who need to read the new formats are faced with the choice of either upgrading or relying on the limited, beta converters that Microsoft has made available thus far. Microsoft has released its first update to Office 2008 for... [12 Mar 2008]
Mozilla revamps Firefox 3 beta
News The fourth beta of the Firefox 3.0 browser was released Monday and includes more than 900 enhancements over the previous beta, Mozilla announced. The creator of the open source browser said the new beta includes improvements to performance and... [11 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet Well, the service first appeared back in summer 2007 when the download version was released in beta form. Is this another one of those shiny Apple gadgets from Cupertino? Not quite.iPlayer is actually the BBC's online on-demand TV service. [05 Mar 2008]
Office updates for Mac? There's good news and bad
News Microsoft does have a beta version of its converter. Most recently the company had said final converters would be released six to eight weeks after Office 2008 was released in the US. Microsoft offered Mac fans both good news and bad news yesterday... [22 Feb 2008]
European Accounting Firm Increases Productivity and Reduces Security Risk
White Paper Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner ABC Systemes, all departments of Dixon Wilson participated in beta testing the Windows Vista operating system. The firm will upgrade 22 desktop computers and 5 mobile computers to Windows Vista from the... [17 Jan 2008]
