Latest Microsoft news.
Another Microsoft-Alcatel patent flap to be probed, 03/21/07
The U.S. International Trade Commission is going to investigate allegations by Microsoft of patent infringement by the French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent.
Microsoft IP PBX still needs to grow up, 03/21/07
VoIP capabilities within Office Communicator Server 2007 from Microsoft can offer significant business advantages for corporations, but it’s not all plug-and-play yet.
Microsoft joins OpenAJAX group, 03/20/07
Microsoft on Tuesday will reveal that it is now participating in the OpenAjax Alliance, joining with other members to make the AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) Web scripting technique more interoperable.
Q&A: Novell chief says Microsoft deal brings stability, 03/20/07
At Novell’s annual BrainShare user conference, CEO and President Ron Hovsepian sat down with Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor to talk about the Novell-Microsoft interoperability agreement and how it’s helping Novell attract customers with mixed operating system environments.
Blog divulges details about next Windows OS, 03/20/07
For the second time in five weeks, information about a key upcoming Microsoft product has come to light because of a presentation placed on the company’s Web site by an employee in Denmark.
Survey says most desktops not Vista-ready, 03/20/07
A majority of desktops in enterprise companies today won’t be ready for a Vista upgrade, at least not without quite a bit of work.
Microsoft teams to offer SMB VoIP gear, 03/20/07
Microsoft has announced an IP telephony system that will give small offices a simple IP telephony system with advanced features found more commonly on midsize and corporate IP PBX systems.
Dynamics users: Microsoft is listening more, 03/20/07
Microsoft is spending more time soliciting and responding to feedback from users of its Dynamics business applications, according to attendees at the vendor’s recent Convergence show in San Diego.
Microsoft unveils speech-enabled phones for SMBs, 03/19/07
Microsoft unwraps a speech recognition-enabled phone system Monday designed to give small businesses a flexible alternative to a PBX, the company said.
Cisco/WebEx: Cisco dresses up for smack-down with Microsoft over unified communications, 03/15/07
With one $3.2 billion acquisition, Cisco has gotten in Microsoft’s face and positioned itself to give the software giant a fight in the battle to supply corporations with unified communications tools from office applications to Web conferencing, experts say.
From Microsoft Subnet: Microsoft offers discounted Vista licenses for additional PCs
Microsoft has a deal that allows customers to purchase up to five additional licenses for PCs they own at 10% off the suggested retail price.
