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Kittens could solve spam, 08/03/07: An executive at Microsoft has an unusual idea for beating spammers. Powerful software tools and supercomputers aren’t involved, but kittens are.
Microsoft’s Silverlight makes major league debut, 08/07/07: The first major deployment of Microsoft’s Silverlight technology went live Tuesday, with the Web site for Major League Baseball using version 1.0 of the browser for interactive video content.
Windows logon-scripting tool going open source, 08/06/07: Entrigue Systems, which develops the Windows logon-scripting tool Script Start, will unveil Tuesday that it is taking the software open source to allow users to more rapidly customize the code for their unique needs.
Microsoft releases service-pack previews for Vista, XP
Microsoft has quietly released pre-beta code to two forthcoming Windows service packs to testers in the past week, but the company continues to remain vague about when the final code for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista SP1 will make it to end users.
Rand Morimoto’s blog: Imagine Cup winners: Morimoto has been blogging from Seoul, Korea since Aug. 3 about being a judge of Microsoft’s prestigious Worldwide Imagine Cup. Competitors had 24 hours to complete unbelievable tasks, with no sleep. Read the inside story.
John Obeto’s blog: Microsoft virtualization available today: While lots of attention is being given to Microsoft’s next iteration of virtualization, Obeto discusses the one available now, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1.
Micheal Noel’s blog: SharePoint Site Backup Script: Noel’s got the low-down on the best way to create reliable Back and Restore processes – including an automated script you can download free. And: Enter to win one of 15 free copies of Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Unleashed.
Microsoft: IPTV is entry to operator business
Microsoft has described its Mediaroom IPTV offering as a way for the software giant to expand its reach into the living room but now the company also says IPTV is a chance for it to gain a new market in telecommunications operators.
Nokia to use Microsoft’s latest DRM software, 08/06/07: Nokia has agreed to license Microsoft’s new PlayReady digital-rights-management technology, giving the service providers it works with a greater choice of copy protection software.
Microsoft cuts Windows Vista price to $66 in China, 08/03/07: Microsoft has dramatically cut the price of Windows Vista in China in a bid to boost sales of its new operating system.
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