Latest Microsoft news.
Thirteen patches planned in next Microsoft security update, 02/07/05
IT administrators may find themselves grappling with triskaidekaphobia Tuesday when Microsoft releases a flood of 13 new security patches, including several critical updates.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0204thirtpatch.html?nl
Microsoft, Japanese regulators meet over license terms, 02/07/05
Lawyers for Microsoft Friday met with investigators from the Japan Fair Trade Commission to clarify the commission’s position in an ongoing dispute over Microsoft’s software licensing practices in Japan.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0207microjapan.html?nl
MSN Messenger worm raised to medium threat, 02/07/05
Security experts have raised the warning level on a worm that spreads via Microsoft’s MSN Messenger, in an effort to slow its crawl through Taiwan, Korea, China and the U.S.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0204msnmesse.html?nl
EU ruling shuns open source, critics say, 02/04/05
The European Commission’s requirement that Microsoft license certain of its communication protocols will do little for competition in the workgroup server market if a draft license proposed by Microsoft is accepted, open source software advocates say.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0204msantit.html?nl
Microsoft hires ex-PeopleSoft exec as CRM head, 02/03/05
Microsoft is bringing on a former PeopleSoft executive to oversee its CRM product, saying Thursday that Brad Wilson will take over next week as general manager of its Business Solutions CRM.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0203microhires.html?nl
Gates promotes gov’t cooperation with security focus, 02/02/05
Under a new, no-fee cooperation program, Microsoft Corp. is offering to work more closely with governments to help them detect and mitigate IT security threats, company Chairman Bill Gates announced Wednesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0202gatespromo.html?nl
Microsoft invests in European science centers, 02/02/05
Following the European Commission’s call Wednesday for increased technology research, Microsoft launched an initiative to invest in scientific research centers in Europe.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0202microinves.html?nl
Office pitched as a development platform, 02/02/05
Reinforcing its positioning of Office as not just an applications suite, but a development platform, Microsoft Wednesday kicked off its first Office System Developer Conference.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0202officpitch.html?nl
Microsoft turns spotlight on its search engine, 02/01/05
Microsoft’s Internet search engine, in the works for about two years, is ready for its big-time debut.
