windows desktop search in news
Microsoft plans to go it alone online
News He said: "They are not gaining share today, for sure," before going on to discuss where Microsoft itself is going, outlaying the company's key efforts around MSN, Windows Live and search. Despite this, he pointed to the fact that AOL has been... [07 May 2008]
Microsoft smartens up for enterprise mobility
News The advent of a Live Search plug-in for Windows Mobile 6.1 enables a range of location-savvy services so beloved of consumers, such as the ability to get directions to restaurants or find where particular films are being screened. [02 Apr 2008]
Google 'Gdrive' coming soon?
News A spokeswoman for the search company reached by the newspaper declined to comment on any specific plans but said: "Storage is an important component of making web [applications] fit easily into consumers' and business users' lives. [27 Nov 2007]
Stories of the month - October 2007
News And the Redmond company also apologised for an error with its latest Windows Server update which, in some cases, installed the Windows Desktop Search app without the user's approval. This month Vista, The IT Crowd, wi-fi and naked PCs all proved a... [31 Oct 2007]
Microsoft says sorry for update blunder
News Microsoft has apologised for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search (WDS) tool on users' desktops without approval. The mistake happened because Microsoft reused the same update package for when WDS was... [26 Oct 2007]
Microsoft details Vista search tweaks
News Microsoft has outlined the changes it plans to make to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista to satisfy antitrust concerns. The software maker agreed in June to make the alterations to the way desktop search operates in response to concerns... [13 Sep 2007]
Vista SP1 coming early next year
News Microsoft's largest prior discussion of the Vista service pack came in a June court filing, in which the company agreed to make changes to Vista's desktop search feature in response to complaints from Google. [30 Aug 2007]
Judge rejects Google's Vista search plea
News A federal judge refused on Tuesday to rule on a last-minute Google antitrust complaint about Windows Vista's desktop search, saying she trusted government attorneys who said they were already satisfied with Microsoft's planned changes. [27 Jun 2007]
Microsoft to open Vista to Google
News Microsoft agreed on Tuesday to make changes to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista in an effort to assuage Google and head off a further antitrust battle with US regulators. Under the agreement, Microsoft will create a mechanism whereby... [20 Jun 2007]
Microsoft to mash-up its web services strategy
News With its updated business terms, Microsoft is trying to encourage web entrepreneurs and developers to ally with its hosted services, such as Virtual Earth and Live search. At the company's Mix07 conference in Las Vegas today, chief software... [30 Apr 2007]
Google going after PowerPoint?
News Battelle had other questions related to the merger: will Google spin out DoubleClick's Performics unit, which focuses on search optimisation? Despite Google executives' claims that the company is not competing with Microsoft, industry insiders... [18 Apr 2007]
Vista unravels the Da Vinci codex
News Microsoft executives showcased elements of Vista including updated security and improved search technologies, as well as the new 'Ribbon' user interface for Office 2007. Microsoft revealed a number of businesses that will be using Vista's desktop... [30 Jan 2007]
Five reasons to love (and hate) Windows Vista
News In this mode, you'll have the ability to search files but you won't have 3D Aero graphics, live animation along the Taskbar or smooth streaming graphics on your desktop. Microsoft finally launches the long-awaited Windows Vista today, promising... [30 Nov 2006]
Microsoft polishes Office Live offering
News The initial test version of AdManager works only with Microsoft's own Windows Live Search but Koopmans said the company would like to work with other search engines, both large and small. She said: "They are saying 'I'm not looking to replace my... [01 Nov 2006]
Ballmer gives software some SaaS
News A powerhouse in desktop and server software, Microsoft has not embraced hosted services as extensively as other application providers such as Salesforce.com or search giant Google. Services that reside in the internet "cloud" - including commerce... [11 Oct 2006]
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