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News Microsoft is to pay Novell a net amount of $308m to market and distribute its competitor's product. The five-year Microsoft-Novell partnership, unveiled last week, involves a mix of patent, technology... [08 Nov 2006]
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization: Simplifying Large-Scale Windows OS Migrations
White Paper This white paper discusses how Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization enables organizations to streamline and accelerate enterprise-scale Windows XP and Vista migrations, eliminating key pain points and lowering... [01 Apr 2007]
Microsoft to release stripped down XP to tackle Linux and piracy
News Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets. Windows XP Starter Edition - an inexpensive version of Microsoft's flagship operating system that... [11 Aug 2004]
Microsoft delays CRM release
News Microsoft is to delay the release of its new customer relationship management software until next year. We've ended up with a couple of small delays over time and now we're wading into the holiday," said Holly Holt,... [19 Dec 2002]
Microsoft loses ground in search stakes
News After gaining ground for a couple months, Microsoft's search business lost market share in April, while Google and Yahoo! Microsoft saw its share of the market slip to nine per cent, down from 10.1 per... [22 May 2007]
Microsoft to expand document formats
News Microsoft is expanding its repertoire of document formats. The company is expected to announce it is sponsoring an open source project to create a converter between Ecma Open XML - a set of file formats closely tied to... [21 May 2007]
Microsoft updates boost law firm security
Case Study International law firm Linklaters is using Microsoft update services to boost security and compliance. The firm has been using Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1 since 2006 to make... [17 Sep 2008]
Microsoft admits Passport problems
News Microsoft has admitted that problems with its .Net Passport servers briefly locked some subscribers out of their online accounts. Adam Sohn, a Microsoft spokesman, said: "Some users have been... [03 Jan 2003]
5 years ago today: Microsoft offers surprise support for Linux
News 14.10.98: Software giant Microsoft has confirmed rumours that it is planning to develop a version of its video playing software, Media Player, for the Linux operating system. Linux is currently hitting the headlines as a... [14 Oct 2003]
Microsoft backtracks on desktop icons
News Upping the stakes in its battle against AOL Time Warner, Microsoft has reversed its decision not to force manufacturers to display its proprietary software logos on PC desktops. Microsoft had originally... [09 Aug 2001]
Microsoft desktop icons: When is a u-turn not a u-turn?
News Microsoft has hit back at accusations that it's backtracked on a decision to allow PC-makers to sell machines without prominent desktop icons promoting Microsoft products. Just two weeks ago,... [10 Aug 2001]
'Patent violation': Microsoft moans about open source
News Microsoft claims free and open source software violates more than 230 of its patents, according to a magazine report. In an interview with Fortune, Microsoft top lawyer Brad Smith alleges the Linux... [14 May 2007]
Microsoft backtracks: Hotmail data "may have been compromised" by Code Red
News Microsoft has admitted that Hotmail user data may have been compromised by the Code Red worm, despite earlier assurances that this could not have happened. A Microsoft spokesman said at the time: "No... [13 Aug 2001]
Microsoft strips features from 'Viridian'
News Microsoft said on Thursday it is pulling features out of the initial version of its 'Viridian' hypervisor to avoid having to delay the virtualisation technology. He added: "For a (version) 1.0 virtualisation offering to... [11 May 2007]
Microsoft cuts Passport rigmarole
News Microsoft has reduced the information required by users on the sign-in page of Passport, the controversial secure sign-on service. The authentication service has been widely criticised by Microsoft... [13 Aug 2001]
