Latest Microsoft news.
At long last Microsoft ships database, development tools, 11/14/05
Microsoft last week released two of the cornerstones for what it says will be its business application platform for the future.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111405-microsoft-release.html?nl
Opinion: Skeleton in the Web application closet, 11/14/05
It’s not too early to be active with warnings to your users about the hidden pitfalls of Web-based applications that are beyond their (and your) control. Creating whiz-bang output is only good as long as you can read it. Betamax video and eight-track …
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/111405kearns.html?nl
Microsoft renames anti-spyware product, 11/14/05
Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when the finished version becomes available next year, a …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/110805-windows-defender.html?nl
Opinion: Microsoft vs. the world, 11/14/05
Affordable Windows alternatives for SMBs
http://www.networkworld.com/net.worker/columnists/2005/1114gaskin.html?nl
Ozzie memo highlights Microsoft’s moves, 11/14/05
A memo written by Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie sheds more light on directions in which the company has been moving to make sure it doesn’t miss the opportunity of the next generation of Web-based services, which industry analysts have dubbed Web 2.0.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111405-ozzie-memo.html?nl
Microsoft settles with Daum for $30 million, 11/11/05
Microsoft Friday moved a step closer to clearing up its legal problems in South Korea when local Internet portal operator Daum Communications agreed to accept a package worth $30 million from Microsoft in settlement of its anti-trust complaints, the …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111105-microsoft-daum.html?nl
Microsoft to talk up Windows for clusters, 11/11/05
Microsoft will tout its version of Windows for high-performance computing at the Supercomputing 2005 show next week in Seattle, but observers said the company faces a considerable challenge in selling the operating system for compute-intensive …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111105-microsoft-supercomputing.html?nl
Newsletter: Microsoft attempts to address CIFS’ limitations in R2, 11/10/05
Previous newsletters described the problems that result from taking applications that are based on LAN protocols such as Common Internet File System or …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2005/1107wan2.html?nl
Microsoft and Satyam unite to tackle Chinese market, 11/10/05
Microsoft China and Satyam Computer Services Thursday announced they have agreed to work together in Greater China to tap what they hope will be growing demand for complex IT systems from large businesses in the region.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111005-microsoft-satyam.html?nl
Microsoft, Cisco support ICE for VoIP, 11/10/05
Microsoft and Cisco have teamed up to support a protocol for communicating across network address translators (NATs) that they believe will hasten the adoption of VoIP for enterprises.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111005-microsoft-cisco-voip.html?nl
Microsoft works on tune ups for Visual Studio, 11/09/05
Microsoft will issue service packs next year for Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005, its package of tools for developers.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/110905-visual-studio.html?nl
Some Microsoft security updates aren’t reaching users, 11/09/05
Users of Microsoft’s Software Update Services (SUS) will have to wait a little longer to obtain Microsoft’s latest security patch, the software vendor said Wednesday. Microsoft issued a patch fixing three critical graphics bugs in the Windows …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/110905-microsoft-patches.html?nl
Gates memo puts services at the heart of Microsoft, 11/09/05
Bill Gates has backed a sweeping plan to reshape Microsoft’s development efforts to adapt to the threats and opportunities presented by the rapid growth of new Internet-based services.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/110905-gates-memo.html?nl
Lucid8 adds data protection to software lineup for Exchange, 11/08/05
Messaging management vendor Lucid8 this month plans to release continuous data protection software to help protect e-mail stored in Microsoft Exchange.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/110805-lucid8-exchange.html?nl
Microsoft fixes Windows graphics problem, 11/08/05
Microsoft has issued a patch that addresses three critical security vulnerabilities in the way that its operating system processes Windows Metafile images. The patch, called Windows Update MS05-053, was released Tuesday as part of the Redmond, Wash., …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/110805-microsoft-fix.html?nl
