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Microsoft ships Expression Studio 2 tools

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-05-02 14:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft announced Thursday the release of its Expression 2 Studio design tools, which provide application design capabilities to complement application development capabilities of the company's Visual Studio toolset.

Microsoft ships Expression Studio 2 tools

Microsoft close to hostile bid for Yahoo

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-05-02 14:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is gearing up for a hostile acquisition of Yahoo, with a formal announcement possible Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Microsoft close to hostile bid for Yahoo

Microsoft helps law enforcement get around encryption

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-30 17:45 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The growing use of encryption software -- like Microsoft's own BitLocker -- by cybercriminals has led Microsoft to develop a set of tools that law enforcement agents can use to get around the software, executives at the company said.

Microsoft helps law enforcement get around encryption

Tibco backing Microsoft Silverlight

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-30 17:45 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Tibco Software is throwing its support behind Microsoft's new Silverlight browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications and also is offering users of Microsoft Web services technology an alternative message platform.

Tibco backing Microsoft Silverlight

Report: Microsoft earmarks $1.5 billion to keep Yahoo employees

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-30 12:23 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft expects to spend upward of $1.5 billion to retain Yahoo employees, should it be successful in its unsolicited takeover attempt of the Internet search pioneer, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Report: Microsoft earmarks $1.5 billion to keep Yahoo employees

Microsoft: Hyper-V on fast track for summer release

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-30 12:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that its Hyper-V server virtualization technology is likely to ship up to a couple months ahead of the previously projected date.

Microsoft: Hyper-V on fast track for summer release

Microsoft System Center gets cross-platform support

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-30 12:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has released beta technologies that allow its network-management software to manage non-Windows environments as part of the company's strategy to make its software more conducive to managing large datacenters.

Microsoft System Center gets cross-platform support

Microsoft designing application virtualization on server

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-30 12:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is working on application virtualization technology for the server that is designed to provide administrators the flexibility to quickly deploy infrastructure and even stream applications on-demand.

Microsoft designing application virtualization on server

Microsoft botnet-hunting tool helps bust hackers

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-29 17:33 by Philipp Esselbach 0

>Botnet fighters have another tool in their arsenal, thanks to Microsoft. The software vendor is giving law enforcers access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450 million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software Removal tool that ships with Windows.

Microsoft botnet-hunting tool helps bust hackers

Microsoft finally stays on message about services

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-28 23:22 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The deadline Microsoft gave Yahoo for making a deal or facing a proxy fight came and went this weekend without a word from either party. But even if Microsoft doesn't succeed now in its bid for Yahoo, the company made clear last week, both in private meetings with reporters and in public comments, that it's determined -- come hell or high water -- to move forward with its services strategy.

Microsoft finally stays on message about services

Photoshop guru leaves Adobe for Microsoft

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-28 17:30 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Mark Hamburg, the second engineer to work on Adobe Systems' Photoshop and a leader of the Lightroom software project, is headed to Redmond.

RPhotoshop guru leaves Adobe for Microsoft

Microsoft/Yahoo deadline passes with no deal

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-28 17:28 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Yahoo failed to agree to an acquisition deal with Microsoft by Saturday, the deadline Microsoft had set for wrapping up negotiations.

Microsoft/Yahoo deadline passes with no deal

Microsoft denies fault in hacks

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-28 12:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Attacks that have compromised half a million Web sites are not due to any new or unknown flaws in Microsoft IIS or SQL Server, according to the company's security response team.

Microsoft denies fault in hacks

Microsoft completes FAST purchase

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-28 12:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has completed its $1.2 billion purchase of FAST Search & Transfer and will install the company's CEO as head of a newly formed enterprise search group, it said Friday.

Microsoft completes FAST purchase

Exchange Load Generator

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-28 12:33 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has released a new version of their Exchange Load Generator

Microsoft earnings flat, despite server launches

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-25 10:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft reported on Thursday quarterly earnings in line with Wall Street expectations but down slightly from the same quarter last year, reflecting the challenges the software giant faces in an increasingly competitive market.

Microsoft earnings flat, despite server launches

Microsoft to offer Web-streamed Office

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-25 10:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Worried by the small but growing number of small businesses and consumers switching from Microsoft Office to cheaper or free online alternatives such as Google Apps, Microsoft plans to arm a key cohort of its formidable legion of partners to help fight the threat to Office 2.0.

Microsoft to offer Web-streamed Office

Internet Explorer 7 Tips and Tricks (updated)

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-25 10:47 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft updated their Internet Explorer 7 Tips and Tricks

Microsoft enhances hosted customer service platform

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-24 18:02 by Philipp Esselbach 0

With its Automated Service Agent platform Microsoft is looking to change the face of Web-based customer service by providing more intuitive interaction between online merchants and people doing business.

Microsoft enhances hosted customer service platform

Microsoft mislabels Skype as adware

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-24 01:12 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Skype users who have been getting strange error messages from Microsoft's security products over the past week can breathe easy now. It was all a mistake.

Microsoft mislabels Skype as adware

Redmond casts Mesh to catch developers

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-23 11:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The service that Microsoft is unveiling Tuesday is a nifty way to sync files across multiple devices. It's also a key part of Microsoft's attempt to stay relevant in a world that no longer revolves around Windows.

Redmond casts Mesh to catch developers

Report: 'Vista capable' lawsuit can move forward

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-23 11:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft appeal is denied, meaning class-action lawsuit over marketing techniques--and the discovery that's been a big part of the case--can continue, according to reports.

Report: 'Vista capable' lawsuit can move forward

Microsoft: Web at the center, not PC

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-23 11:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

In a memo, Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie departs from company tradition and insists it is the Web, not the PC that is at the center of the tech universe.

Microsoft: Web at the center, not PC

Microsoft: We took out Storm botnet

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-23 11:09 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft took credit for crushing the Storm botnet Tuesday, saying that the malware search-and-destroy tool it distributes to Windows users disinfected so many bots that the hackers threw in the towel.

Microsoft: We took out Storm botnet

Microsoft eyes management as key to virtualization

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-23 11:09 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is targeting system management as a way to differentiate itself from competitors in the virtualization market, the company said Tuesday.

Microsoft eyes management as key to virtualization

Microsoft 'kill switch' resurfaces in Albany's Office apps

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-23 11:09 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Office applications in Microsoft's recently announced Albany software subscription bundle will collapse into limited functionality if users let their subscriptions expire, Microsoft said Monday.

RMicrosoft 'kill switch' resurfaces in Albany's Office apps

New Windows 7 Milestone outed

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-22 17:19 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Inquirer reports that a chinese Windows website posted screenshots of the latest milestone release of Windows 7

Microsoft bungles antipiracy detection tool update

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-21 16:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

An update for Microsoft's antipiracy tool for its Office software suite hit a snag last week when it was distributed too widely and under a critical label that usually reserved for important software fixes.

Microsoft bungles antipiracy detection tool update

Microsoft releases Albany to beta testers

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-19 10:25 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Neowin report that Microsoft has released a beta version of Albany to the beta testers

Microsoft to halt Hotmail access via Outlook Express

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-19 10:17 by Philipp Esselbach 0

In the latest death knell for Outlook Express, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will turn off access to its Web-based Hotmail service from the desktop e-mail software at the end of June.

Microsoft to halt Hotmail access via Outlook Express

Microsoft's Ray Ozzie commits to more open source

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-17 21:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is getting active with open source, but it still has far to go, as Ray Ozzie's comments suggest.

Microsoft's Ray Ozzie commits to more open source

Microsoft: Better testing can speed development

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-17 21:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Software maker is working on something called the "Experimentation Platform," which it hopes will accelerate its product development cycle through side-by-side testing.

Microsoft: Better testing can speed development

Microsoft woos hobbyist developers

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-17 21:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.

Microsoft woos hobbyist developers

Microsoft shares may withstand 10 percent bump in Yahoo bid

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-17 21:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Software giant may appease shareholders, should it bump Yahoo bid up 10 percent, analyst report says. Its share price has the double-digit assumption baked in.

Microsoft shares may withstand 10 percent bump in Yahoo bid

Microsoft to offer SQL Server 2005 SP3

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-16 22:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft will release a third service pack for SQL Server 2005 just before the next version of the server software comes out.

Microsoft to offer SQL Server 2005 SP3

Microsoft planning a Zune-centric entertainment store?

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-16 20:08 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Following the example of its successful Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft is reportedly launching a similar content store for the Zune.

Microsoft planning a Zune-centric entertainment store?

Microsoft makes Mundie responsible for Unlimited Potential

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-16 12:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has moved its Unlimited Potential Group (UPG) to Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie's organization and confirmed leadership changes to the group, which oversees Microsoft's efforts to provide technology and education in developing countries.

Microsoft makes Mundie responsible for Unlimited Potential

Microsoft looking for embedded innovations

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-15 22:15 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ever dream of designing a toaster that sears a design of your own making on a piece of bread? If that's the kind of project you might like to tackle in your spare time, Microsoft has a new program that could help.

Microsoft looking for embedded innovations

Researchers: Microsoft's CAPTCHAs easy to solve

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-15 22:15 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft's system to thwart automatic registrations of e-mail accounts leads to a false sense of security according to two researchers who have developed a low-cost way to break the security mechanism.

Researchers: Microsoft's CAPTCHAs easy to solve

Microsoft completes Danger acquisition

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-15 22:15 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft hinted that it might keep the software and hosted architecture built by Danger, the mobile company that designed the software behind the Sidekick. The software giant announced the completion of its acquisition of the mobile developer on Tuesday.

Microsoft completes Danger acquisition

Report: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo on its own

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-15 10:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

A source tells Reuters that Microsoft would rather buy Yahoo without the assistance of News Corp. And the latter may be in talks with Yahoo directly.

Report: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo on its own

Microsoft shakes up emerging market unit

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-15 10:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Anoop Gupta takes the helm, longtime Windows executive Will Poole will retire this fall, and Orlando Ayala takes a new role inside Microsoft's sales organization.

Microsoft shakes up emerging market unit

Expression Media Post-SP1 Rollup for Microsoft Windows

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-15 09:56 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has released Expression Media Post-SP1 Rollup for Microsoft Windows

Microsoft ready to 'Mesh it up'

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-14 10:22 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Taking a page from Apple's PR playbook, the company sends out a teaser invitation for an April 24 event to launch Live Mesh, but it offers no new details.

Microsoft ready to 'Mesh it up'

Yahoo weighs options as Microsoft drama continues

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-14 10:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Yahoo is weighing its options to accept a buyout by Microsoft or consider tie-ups with other companies, in particular a reported plan to join forces with AOL, as a way to stave off the software giant's advances.

Yahoo weighs options as Microsoft drama continues

Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-11 11:20 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Calling the situation untenable and describing Windows as collapsing a pair of Gartner analysts Thursday said Microsoft must make radical changes to the operating system or risk becoming a has-been.

Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn

Microsoft and News Corp. lock arms for Yahoo bid?

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-10 09:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft and News Corp. are in "serious talks" about a joint bid for Yahoo, according to published reports.

Microsoft and News Corp. lock arms for Yahoo bid?

Microsoft: Ask us and we'll kill your ActiveX control

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-10 09:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft said on Tuesday it would lock down other vendors' software using Windows Update-delivered fixes if those companies ask Microsoft to help stymie attacks. The company explained its efforts after being asked about a security update that disabled a vulnerable Yahoo Inc.'s music player program.

Microsoft: Ask us and we'll kill your ActiveX control

Yahoo to test Google search ads

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-10 09:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Yahoo will test displaying Google search ads in a small number of its search engine queries, a move likely to be interpreted as the latest in a series of Yahoo maneuvers to resist Microsoft's acquisition attempt.

Yahoo to test Google search ads

Microsoft jumps into European health-care market

Microsoft 11794 Published 2008-04-10 09:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is now offering its Amalga health-care software in Europe, the company announced at the CohnIT heath-care show on Wednesday in Berlin.

RMicrosoft jumps into European health-care market

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