Latest Microsoft news.
Longhorn Server beta also out to testers, 08/08/05
Lost amid the recent fanfare around the unveiling of Microsoft’s Vista client operating system, the company also shipped the first beta of its next-generation server software to a select group of testers.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-longhorn-beta.html?nl
Opinion: Is Vista vision, revision?, 08/08/05
When I heard the name announcement, I didn’t think of Schwarzenegger’s quote from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” No, I thought back to the old Fibber McGee and Molly radio program. Fibber lived at 79 Wistful Vista, and wistful (“Full of wishful …
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/080805kearns.html?nl
IM vendor embraces AOL, Microsoft, 08/08/05
Instant messaging server vendor Antepo plans to add integration with AOL’s Instant Messenger service and the newest versions of Microsoft’s IM platform when it releases the next edition of its software later this month.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-antepo.html?nl
LinuxWorld to highlight enterprise role, 08/08/05
Novell, HP among vendors planning announcements as show kicks off in San Francisco.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-linuxworld.html?nl
Getting IT’s view of Vista, 08/08/05
Preliminary testing of the first public beta release of Microsoft’s next version of Windows, Vista, shows that a reorganized system for managing files and folders and new security features aimed at thwarting malware will force enterprise …
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/080805-vista-test.html?nl
No Monad scripting in first Windows Vista, 08/05/05
Just one day after the first public reports of viruses being written for an upcoming feature of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Microsoft has confirmed that it will not include the feature in the first generally available release of Microsoft …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080505-vista-monad.html?nl
Microsoft taps Wal-Mart exec to be new COO, 08/05/05
Microsoft tapped Kevin Turner, a 40-year-old executive at Wal-Mart Stores, to fill the position of COO. Turner will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Microsoft’s sales, marketing and service professionals, as well as the …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080505-microsoft-coo.html?nl
Layer 8: Don’t make plans Tuesday, 08/05/05
So, whatcha doin’ Tuesday? Ooh! We know: Patching your servers. Don’t forget to bring your lunch. Microsoft’s got six presents for you in the pipeline, including one deemed “critical.” Redmond’s…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009703.html?nl
Layer 8: Hackers target Vista, 08/05/05
We’ll say this for virus writers, they don’t let grass grow under their feet when it comes to messing with Microsoft. Word out of Europe has an Austrian hacker writing…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009702.html?nl
Newsletter: Where tablet PCs are being used, 08/04/05
A recent report by In-Stat suggests mixed blessings for the Microsoft Tablet PC market, which is near its third anniversary. Shipments have increased, the …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/mobile/2005/0801mobile2.html?nl
Microsoft to release ‘critical’ patches next week, 08/04/05
Microsoft will release six software patches next Tuesday covering flaws in its Windows operating system. The company also is planning to release an updated version of its Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, and a nonsecurity update for …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080405-microsoft-patch.html?nl
First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed, 08/04/05
An Austrian hacker earned the dubious distinction of writing what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. Written in July, the viruses take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, that is …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080405-vista-virus.html?nl
Layer 8: MS, eBay invest in phone sex outfit, 08/04/05
At Microsoft, it’s not all Vista-this and Active Directory-that. No, Redmond remains diligent in investing in R&D, the technologies of tomorrow and, of course, phone sex and dial-a-psychic lines. The…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009698.html?nl
Newsletter: Windows Genuine Headache, 08/03/05
While the naming of the next version of Windows was the most covered news out of Redmond last week, another announcement will probably be of more interest to you and …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nt/2005/0801nt2.html?nl
Newsletter: MS employee wins bad writing contest, 08/02/05
A Microsoft employee has won the world’s worst writing contest for 2005. And, no, it wasn’t a code-writing or documentation-writing contest, though we’d bet Redmond could land some top spots…
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009677.html?nl
Microsoft aims to host regular hacker meetings, 08/02/05
Microsoft is working on plans to make a recent hacker meeting held on its Redmond, Wash., campus a twice-yearly event, according to a spokesman for the vendor’s security group.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080205-microsoft-hacker.html?nl
Microsoft to integrate speech into Exchange, 08/02/05
Microsoft aims to add speech-enabling technology to a future version of its Exchange Server as part of its unified messaging strategy, a move that could potentially compete with its third-party ISV partners.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080205-exchange-speech.html?nl
