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Convergence Newsletter: Microsoft-Nortel pact on unified communications is good news for customers, 07/26/06
Last week, Microsoft and Nortel announced a far-reaching unified communications alliance that will include joint development on …
Identity Management Newsletter: Your online reputation precedes you, 07/26/06
Last spring we were talking about reputation as a component of identity (see “Reputation as the new currency of identity” and “Why reputation works as an …
Messaging Newsletter: AOL takes AIM of the workplace with a secure IM platform, 07/25/06
AOL last week moved to address business concerns of using instant messaging platforms in the workplace by releasing AIM Pro, which offers …
Layer 8: Microsoft Office: Under siege, 07/25/06
In case you didn’t know it, your copy of Office has more holes than a slice of baby Swiss. The Register reports Office developers aren’t finding much time to develop…
Opinion: Microsoft’s Private Folder: It seemed like a good idea at the time, 07/24/06
Microsoft introduces a way for users to protect some of their files and corporate America goes crazy – crazy mad. In an era when laptops full of corporate and personal secrets are stolen on a daily basis, you would think this sort of security offering …
Microsoft bets big on Vista security, 07/24/06
Microsoft’s Vista developers can’t catch a break these days. After years of warnings from security researchers that old code in Windows was creating security risks, the software giant decided to rewrite key parts of the operating system.
Editorial: Tit for tat in convergence war, 07/24/06
Microsoft last week climbed into bed with Cisco’s largest competitor, Nortel, as it continues to battle Cisco for dominance in the emerging unified-communications market.
Analyzing Microsoft-Nortel VoIP deal, 07/24/06
Microsoft and Nortel can learn much from each other, users and analyst say, as the companies ally themselves to develop unified communications technology. And they’d better learn fast.
Microsoft offers second beta of Exchange Server 2007, 07/24/06
Microsoft Monday announced it has released a new beta version of Exchange Server 2007 and the beta for an accompanying antivirus product, Forefront Security for Exchange.
Microsoft will release iPod rival this year, 07/21/06
Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will ship competitive offerings to Apple’s tremendously successful iPod and iTunes digital music products sometime this year.
SunGard launches Exchange e-mail services, 07/21/06
SunGard Availability Services this week launched a set of messaging and collaboration services for businesses that want to improve their messaging security and continuity.
Microsoft profits off; share buyback program revealed, 07/20/06
Microsoft on Thursday reported a year-over-year profit decline of nearly 24% in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2006 due partly to a one-time legal charge, and announced a $40 billion stock repurchase plan.
Cartoon: Microsoft discontinues support, 07/20/06
Amnesty International blasts Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, 07/20/06
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have undermined the rights of Chinese to freedom of expression through their actions in China, Amnesty International said in a report.
