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Microsoft, AT&T head to Supreme Court, 02/21/07
Microsoft and AT&T headed to U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to argue their sides in a complex transnational patent case that could send shockwaves through the software industry. The two giants have been locked in a battle over patent infringement that centers on exporting software code to foreign countries. Experts say the outcome of the case could change the face of the software industry and cost software vendors billions of dollars. Here is how the case, which has already seen rulings in favor of AT&T in both district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals, shapes up.
Microsoft falls victim to shady ‘scareware’, 02/20/07
Microsoft said it moved quickly to remove a banner advertisement that appeared on its instant-messaging program for a software application that falsely hypes security threats on a user’s computer.
Virtualization vendor joins forces with Microsoft, 02/21/07
SWsoft, an x86 virtualization software firm that is charging after a market dominated by VMware, is partnering with Microsoft to provide customers 24/7 support.
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, 02/20/07
Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database.
Free Vista migration tools available from Microsoft, 02/20/07
Microsoft Tuesday released a set of six free tools for corporate users focused on assessment, planning, testing and deployment of Windows Vista.
Microsoft subtracts virtualization support for piracy port, 02/15/07
Microsoft this week ported its newest antipiracy platform service to Windows Server 2003, but left out a feature available on versions for Vista and Longhorn that lets users run the service in a virtualized environment.
Microsoft patches include a surprise, 02/15/07
There was a little surprise buried in Microsoft’s monthly security bulletins Tuesday. It turns out that Microsoft had quietly slipped out one of the February fixes, just days before its Jan. 30 Vista launch.
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