In separate moves, Microsoft has released its Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack but discontinued extended support for the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE.
Microsoft makes C++, Visual Basic 6.0 moves
Microsoft makes C++, Visual Basic 6.0 moves
Microsoft has released the April Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008
Company's security suite enables administrators to push policies out across PCs, servers, and other computers that access the Internet.
Microsoft's Stirling released in public beta
Microsoft's Stirling released in public beta
Yahoo has received a confirmation of support from its second largest investor, as it seeks to push Microsoft to up its buyout bid, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Yahoo gets investor support in efforts to fend off Microsoft
Yahoo gets investor support in efforts to fend off Microsoft
Microsoft has released Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack
Microsoft on Saturday issued Yahoo an ultimatum to do a deal with the software giant within three weeks, or it will launch a proxy fight and take its case directly to Yahoo investors.
RMicrosoft gives Yahoo three weeks to do a deal
RMicrosoft gives Yahoo three weeks to do a deal
Microsoft has dropped two strong hints in the past two days that the next version of its Windows operating system will arrive in 2009, shaving up to a year off previous expectations.
RWill Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?
RWill Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?
The world's largest security conference will kick off next week in San Francisco with the public unveiling of Microsoft's next-generation of security software, code-named Stirling.
Microsoft to unveil 'Stirling' at next week's RSA security conference
Microsoft to unveil 'Stirling' at next week's RSA security conference
Microsoft has released a hotfix for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
Microsoft demonstrated new features for its Windows Mobile 6.1 platform this week, including Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash capabilities.
Microsoft demos Windows Mobile 6.1 at CTIA
Microsoft demos Windows Mobile 6.1 at CTIA
Responding to increasing pressure from other mobile phone platforms, Microsoft on Tuesday planned to introduce updated versions of Windows Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile and also make its new enterprise device management software available to all medium-size and large businesses.
Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile
Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile
Microsoft may have won a year-long quest to make its OOXML (Office Open XML) document format an ISO-recognized international standard, but claims of foul play in the voting process may come back to haunt the software giant when the European Commission concludes its latest antitrust investigation of Microsoft's business practices.
Microsoft's ISO win may worsen its antitrust woes
Microsoft's ISO win may worsen its antitrust woes
Sources tell The Wall Street Journal that time is on Microsoft's side, and that there are no imminent plans to nominate directors to Yahoo's board.
Report: Microsoft has no plans to raise Yahoo bid
Report: Microsoft has no plans to raise Yahoo bid
Members of the Norwegian technical committee that voted to ratify Microsoft's OOXML document format as an ISO standard are protesting that decision even before the full results of the standards body's vote on the technology have been announced.
Norway asks to suspend its 'Yes' vote on OOXML
Norway asks to suspend its 'Yes' vote on OOXML
As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won't be powerful enough to run Vista when they arrive later this year.
The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse
The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse
Microsoft published Internet Explorer 7 Tips and Tricks
The a security authentication and authorization group, which launched in September with Google, Apple, Sun Microsystems, and a collection of universities, says Microsoft is coming aboard as a founding sponsor.
Microsoft joins MIT Kerberos Consortium
Microsoft joins MIT Kerberos Consortium
Microsoft has released a preview of Windows Search 4.0
Microsoft's SharePoint Server is on a billion-dollar quest to potentially become the next must-have technology, offering companies tools for building everything from collaborative applications to Internet sites and potentially handing Microsoft its next cash cow.
Microsoft SharePoint taking business by storm
Microsoft SharePoint taking business by storm
Facing pressure from hosted productivity suites like Google Docs and Google Apps, Microsoft is planning a new package of low-end productivity software and hosted services through a secretive project code-named Albany.
RMicrosoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google Docs
RMicrosoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google Docs
As part of a suit over Microsoft's "Vista Capable" logo program, plaintiffs are seeking testimony from the former Windows chief and a number of major PC manufacturers.
Allchin, computer makers subpoenaed
Allchin, computer makers subpoenaed
Microsoft's security team acknowledged Tuesday that it knew of bugs in its Jet Database Engine as far bask as 2005 but did not patch the problems because it thought it had blocked the obvious attack vector.
Microsoft admits it knew about, but didn't patch, bugs
Microsoft admits it knew about, but didn't patch, bugs
Microsoft released version 3.5 of the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool
Microsoft is offering free support to any Windows Vista user experiencing problems with installing Service Pack 1 (SP1), according to a company spokesman.
Microsoft provides free support for Vista SP1 installs
Microsoft provides free support for Vista SP1 installs
The would-be Flash killer works on Windows and Mac OS and is headed to Linux, but Web developers want to see it on lots and lots of machines before they'll commit.
Can Microsoft make Silverlight shine?
Can Microsoft make Silverlight shine?
No, it's not getting into New York state politics. Rather the company has launched testing for a new consumer product, which may or may not be its ad-funded version of Works.
Microsoft heads to 'Albany'
Microsoft heads to 'Albany'
Microsof published the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008
Mary Jo Foley reports that there are a growing number of clues that Windows 7 could be available in pieces.
The Japanese firm is just the latest to ink such a deal with Redmond. The audio/visual gear maker also licenses the Windows Rally technology for connecting PCs and consumer electronics.
Microsoft signs cross-license pact with Onkyo
Microsoft signs cross-license pact with Onkyo
Microsoft hopes to beef up its security capabilities with the acquisition of Komoku, a developer of rootkit detection products, announced on Thursday.
Microsoft acquires security company Komoku
Microsoft acquires security company Komoku
Microsoft is experimenting with a potential product that would give companies more control over the electronic messages their staff exchange in order to better meet regulatory requirements and e-discovery laws.
RMicrosoft experiments with managed e-mail
RMicrosoft experiments with managed e-mail
Microsoft and Aspect Software are working on a unified communications-based contact center that integrates with Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007, potentially pushing the joint products into use in Fortune 100 companies that are already Aspect customers.
Microsoft buys its way into call centers
Microsoft buys its way into call centers
Microsoft's much-anticipated revelations about collaborations with the Eclipse Foundation Wednesday did not include joining the open-source tools foundation. But the two organizations are working together to enable use of Eclipse technology to build Java applications for Windows Vista.
Microsoft working with Eclipse on Vista, ID links
Microsoft working with Eclipse on Vista, ID links
Microsoft updated the Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack
HotHardware.com posted details regarding Microsoft and Intel launching parallel research centers at UC Berkeley
Microsoft has released update rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0
Microsoft and Intel will unveil on Tuesday a plan to fund university research into new ways to program software for multi-core processors, Microsoft confirmed Monday.
Microsoft, Intel to fund multi-core research at UC Berkeley
Microsoft, Intel to fund multi-core research at UC Berkeley
Microsoft has released MSN Search SDK Beta
Microsoft has released the MSDN Community Distribution CD for March 2008
CNET News reports that Microsoft will not release a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360
APC Magazine published a screenshot tour of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
InfoWorld reports that IE8 blocks access to the company's Windows Update service
Microsoft has released a webpage problem report add-on for Internet Explorer 8.0
InfoWorld reports that Microsoft buys U-Prove technology
Microsoft has released an update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Microsoft published a technology overview of Windows IE 8 Beta 1 for Developers
InfoWorld report that Microsoft has released initial public beta versions of Silverlight 2 and Internet Explorer 8
InfoWorld report that Microsoft has released a new prototype OS for free to the academic and research communities
Saw over at Neowin that Microsoft published an overview of all Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 features
Microsoft has released a trial version of Search Server 2008
