part three redmond
Microsoft SearchPerks: Latest attempt to gain share
News It's the latest in a series of financial incentive-related projects from Redmond, joining such efforts as Live Search Club, Search and Give, and Live Search Cashback, a program Microsoft introduced in May. [01 Oct 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Here are five ideas about what could change at Microsoft now Gates is no longer at the helm in Redmond. This could be music to the ears of those who have criticised Redmond's approach of putting... [07 Jul 2008]
Sales of Mac Office rocket, says Microsoft
News While Apple's market share gains are cause for consternation for many in Redmond, one unit is clearly benefiting. For those still using the last release of Office, Lefebvre said that, after several delays, Microsoft is... [13 May 2008]
Yahoo! tests the Google route to advertising bliss
News indicated the Google test is part of its attempt to evaluate new business options but offered cautious words about what the test might lead to. The test is expected to last up to two weeks and will be limited to no more... [10 Apr 2008]
Redmond squaring up to Google's web apps
News It's not quite ready - starting from today customers will be able to put in their name to be part of a beta testing programme expected to begin later this year. At its partner conference in July, COO Kevin Turner said... [01 Oct 2007]
Microsoft adds brains to security drive
News Together with a team in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft's new Europe and Asia research locations will offer round-the-clock coverage of security incidents. Microsoft is taking on incumbents such as Symantec, McAfee and... [27 Apr 2007]
Office at risk from bug trio
News Redmond issued five security bulletins with fixes for eight flaws on Patch Tuesday, including a "critical" zero-day vulnerability in Windows which also affects Vista. Word of the flaws comes on the day Microsoft issued... [11 Apr 2007]
Microsoft to skip a Patch Tuesday
News Redmond has warned that a bug in Word is being exploited in attacks. The last time Microsoft did not offer security updates as part of its monthly update cycle was September 2005, the company said. Also,... [09 Mar 2007]
Redmond patches Windows, Office flaws
News As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft published four security bulletins with fixes for 10 vulnerabilities. Three of the bulletins are deemed "critical", the company's most serious rating, while... [10 Jan 2007]
Why the Linux desktop dream is over
Comment When Microsoft released Windows XP in 2001, the controversy around Redmond's abolition of its traditional volume discount licensing and the cost of upgrading caused a flurry of businesses to explore the possibility of... [08 Nov 2006]
Redmond does executive reshuffle
News Microsoft on Wednesday shuffled around several more executives as part of its ongoing restructuring of the company. The moves are the latest in a series of shifts that has taken place since Microsoft realigned itself... [29 Jun 2006]
Winners and losers - users' perceptions of tech's big names
News More than a fifth (21 per cent) of IT directors scored the Redmond giant a 'one', with another 16 per cent scoring it 'two'. Second spot went to Microsoft, with an average score of 3.8, with more than a third of IT... [22 Jun 2006]
What will the office of the future look like?
News According to Microsoft's Center for Information Work (CIW) - the concept office on the Redmond campus - it will be all about metadata and more visuals. Information worker" is the term CIW uses to describe individuals who... [10 May 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.04.06
Round-Up Conversations between Gates and Hu no doubt focused on technology, with the pair toasting the recent commitment from Chinese vendor Lenovo (now the owner of Big Blue's former PC arm) to buy $1.2bn of Windows licences over the next year,... [21 Apr 2006]
Microsoft sells 500,000 mobile devices - at once
News While the Redmond giant has seen shipments of devices packing its mobile OS double between 2004 and 2005, from three million to six million devices, it remains one of the smallest vendors in the sector... [05 Apr 2006]
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