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Citrix, Microsoft to team on new appliance, 08/23/06
Microsoft and Citrix plan to co-develop a new line of branch office appliances that will combine Microsoft’s Internet Security and Acceleration Server with Citrix’s upcoming WANScaler network acceleration technology.
Microsoft to release two versions of Windows in Korea, 08/23/06
Microsoft will release two versions of Windows XP in South Korea on Thursday to comply with a ruling that it violated the country’s fair trade practices.
Microsoft tests Wi-Fi management service, 08/23/06
Some Office 2007 beta testers can test drive a forthcoming service from Microsoft that helps users manage wireless connections when they are using Wi-Fi hot spots.
Microsoft signs ad deal with Facebook, 08/23/06
Microsoft will supply banner and text ads for Facebook, a social networking Web site, under a deal signed after the two companies only opened discussions last week, they said.
IT Careers and Training Newsletter: Getting your hands on Exchange Server 2007 training before the product’s release, 08/23/06
Microsoft is expected to launch Exchange Server 2007, its long awaited replacement for Exchange 2003, late this year or early 2007. In …
Windows Networking Newsletter: Microsoft puts security at the Forefront, 08/23/06
What single factor should be in the forefront of the decisions you make affecting your network? Microsoft hopes you’ll say “security,” because its line of …
Microsoft delays re-issue of IE patch, 08/22/06
Microsoft has pushed back the re-release of a buggy Internet Explorer (IE) security update, saying that the quality of its software is still not up to snuff.
Microsoft campaign goes after ‘cybersquatters’, 08/22/06
Web users who’ve had the frustrating experience of mistyping a common or popular Web-site URL and inadvertently landing on a page full of pay-per-click ads may soon have relief due to a new campaign by Microsoft.
‘Demon Wave’ brings broadband to a crawl in Shanghai, 08/22/06
Shanghai government officials last week warned ADSL users to install a Microsoft security patch after Worm.Mocbot.A, called “Demon Wave” in Chinese, caused system failures and disrupted broadband Internet access across the city.
Partners encourage Microsoft to ease Vista transition, 08/22/06
Microsoft partners are asking the software vendor to do whatever it takes to make the transition to Windows Vista easier, including offering discount coupons for upgrading to Vista to customers who purchase PCs during the busy November-December …
Microsoft’s August IE patch contains security bug, 08/22/06
Instead of making the browser more secure, Microsoft’s August Internet Explorer security update introduced a critical security bug, according to researchers at eEye Digital Security.
New Data Center Supplement: VMware competitors, 08/21/06
Market-starter VMware may be still a giant step ahead of the competition, but other vendors, including Microsoft, are working hard at catching up.
Opinion: Real IT Guys, 08/21/06
I was talking to my old friend Cowboy Dan (who really is a cowboy, as in training horses, roping cattle, you know, all that home, home and deranged stuff), and after a couple of beers we got talking about what kind of things you’d never hear Real …
Timeline severs patent agreement with Microsoft, 08/21/06
Microsoft could face another lawsuit from a patent portfolio company over technology within its SQL Server database.
VMware beyond the basics, 08/21/06
Peek inside most enterprise data centers today, and you’ll probably find at least one or two x86 boxes running VMware’s server virtualization software. Odds are good the technology got there as part of an effort to consolidate an upward-spiraling …
Opinion: More Intel on Apple, 08/21/06
For months, Apple’s embrace of Intel has continued unabated, with almost all of the product line now “Intel only.” As most observers predicted, this move would be a catalyst for bringing the worlds of Microsoft and Apple closer together – citing Apple …
Microsoft fixes memory bug in security patch, 08/18/06
Microsoft has fixed a bug in a critical security patch that may have been causing problems for some Windows Server 2003 users.
Microsoft sets date for final phase-out of SUS update software, 08/18/06
Microsoft plans to discontinue in December offering patches and other updates via the original version of free update software that it made available to corporate users more than three years ago.
Windows Live makes test debut in Vista, 08/17/06
Microsoft has begun showing how it will integrate its Windows Live online services into Windows Vista in recent test builds of the operating system, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans.
Cartoon: Microsoft Vista upgrade, 08/17/06
