Latest Microsoft news.
Microsoft offers look at new Vista, 08/01/05
Corporate developers eyeing Microsoft’s upcoming Vista operating system should test it against their current applications before making any deployment decisions, experts say.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080105-vista.html?nl
Opinion: Out of the crossfire, into deployment, 08/01/05
When running a federation project, users (unlike analysts) don’t want to get caught in the crossfire. Keep the trust fabric simple, working with current partners first and turning to industry trust frameworks (such as the Federal E-Authentication …
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/080105blum.html?nl
Windows x64 calls for 32-bit rewrites, 08/01/05
Companies looking to become early adopters of Microsoft’s Windows x64 Edition operating systems might find that their favorite anti-virus software no longer works on their new desktops.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080105-windows-x64.html?nl
Layer8: IE7 beta erases Google toolbar, 07/29/05
British IT site The Register reports that the Internet Explorer 7 beta, which went into release yesterday, will automatically nuke your Google or Yahoo toolbars and nicely install MSN as…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009634.html?nl
Layer8: MS/Google employee fight update, 07/29/05
Last week we told you about the world’s most sought-after tech employee – Kai-Fu Lee. Google hired Lee away from Microsoft, which sued its former VP to bar him from…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009633.html?nl
Dell encouraging users to step up to Exchange 2003, 07/28/05
Dell Thursday unveiled a migration program to encourage users to upgrade to the latest release of Microsoft’s groupware, Exchange Server 2003. The software giant is due to pull extended lifecycle support for an older version of its software, Exchange …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-dell-exchange.html?nl
Layer8: 10-year-old earns MS cert, 07/28/05
A 10-year-old Pakistani girl has become the youngest certified Microsoftie. Arfa Karim Randhawa passed her Microsoft Certified Professional exam last year and traveled to Redmond this week for an audience…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009619.html?nl
Microsoft boosts efforts to beat Linux, 07/28/05
Microsoft said Thursday it is stepping up efforts to replace Linux with Windows, highlighting a new campaign aimed at specific kinds of server workloads.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-microsoft-linux.html?nl
Windows Vista release slips to fourth quarter 2006, 07/28/05
Windows Vista won’t be available for shipment until the last quarter of 2006, a Microsoft executive let slip in a presentation on Microsoft’s campus Thursday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-vista.html?nl
Security vendors holding off on 64-bit Windows, 07/27/05
Companies looking to become early adopters of Microsoft’s Windows x64 Edition operating systems have one more reason to postpone the decision: They may find that their favorite anti-virus software no longer works on their new desktops.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072705-secure-64.html?nl
Layer8: Microsoft runs into Vista name issues, 07/27/05
So Microsoft takes the somewhat cool code name of Longhorn and changes it to the wussy official product name, Vista. And if that weren’t bad enough, it turns out Vista…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009608.html?nl
LinuxWorld: Microsoft warms up to Linux, 07/27/05
For those rabid, open-source conspiracy theorists still holding on to the popular notion that Microsoft is secretly working on its own version of the Linux operating system, Bill Hilf has some sobering news.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072705-microsoft-linux.html?nl
Microsoft set for long battle with Japanese regulators, 07/27/05
Microsoft’s Japanese unit is preparing for a potentially long battle with the Japan Fair Trade Commission in a case that will likely see three of Japan’s top electronics companies testify against the software giant, the company’s top lawyer in Japan …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072705-microsoft-jftc.html?nl
Layer8: Microsoft wipes Apple off the map, 07/27/05
Microsoft has launched the latest nerdy Web slam at the competition. Apparently if you use the company’s new Virtual Earth satellite photo service and type in the address for Apple’s…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009610.html?nl
Microsoft requires Windows piracy checks, 07/26/05
Microsoft Tuesday is expected to go live with a program requiring customers to validate that they are running legitimate copies of Windows before they can use Microsoft’s download services.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072605-windows-piracy.html?nl
Newsletter: FrontBridge buy increases Microsoft?s messaging security options, 07/26/05
Last week’s announcement by Microsoft that it plans to acquire FrontBridge Technologies marks another – and a major – push for Microsoft into the …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/gwm/2005/0725msg1.html?nl
Microsoft ready to release Vista beta, 07/26/05
Microsoft Wednesday will release the first beta of the next version of Windows, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072605-vista-beta.html?nl
