Latest Microsoft news.
Gates says voice software spells death of PBX, 10/16/07: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates Tuesday launched the company’s unified communication platform, a milestone he said validates the era of software-enabled voice technology and signals the impending death of the PBX.
Unified communication’s twists and turns ensure slow arrival on corporate networks, 10/16/07: Despite Microsoft’s grand pronouncements that its unified communications launch signals a revolution in the way corporate workers interact, users and experts alike say the conversion will be a slow evolution that includes careful planning, budgeting and management.
Microsoft switching SharePoint to claims-based authentication, 10/16/07: Microsoft is replacing the authentication system for SharePoint Server and plans to make the collaboration platform one of the first of the company’s marquee applications to rely on a new claims-based identity model.
Windows security compliance tool debuts, 10/16/07: Promisec Tuesday is announcing a security compliance and configuration management tool for large Windows networks.
Microsoft launches unified communications system, 10/16/07: Microsoft described wide industry support during the formal announcement of Office Communications Server in San Francisco on Tuesday.
Microsoft reaches out to voice vendors, 10/16/07: Microsoft is expanding its work with enterprise telephony vendors to make its Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 work more closely with office phone systems.
Microsoft, Siemens, IBM and Intel lead tech R&D spenders, 10/16/07: Microsoft is getting more serious about investing in R&D, according to Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study of the world’s largest corporate R&D spenders.
Microsoft, Olympus to cross-license patents, 10/16/07: Microsoft and Olympus have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement that allows each company access to some of the other’s patents.
Court refuses to let Microsoft, Best Buy off hook in RICO case, 10/15/07: The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal in the racketeering case against Microsoft and Best Buy that alleges consumers had MSN accounts activated and were charged for them without their knowledge when they purchased new PCs at the big box store.
Microsoft adds event planning to Live services, 10/12/07: Microsoft is adding an event planning offering to its expanding Windows Live suite of services.
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From Microsoft Subnet: Susan Hanley pleads: “Let’s graduate kids with immediately marketable skills!”; Microsoft trainer Ron Colonna tells you how to get training that won’t waste your money; John Obeto raves against a news article’s recommendation to yank Outlook and replace it with five Web services; Micronet writes about rude IT behavior … everybody’s got a story.
