Latest Microsoft news.‘Fired-up’ Ballmer zings Linux, 09/06/04Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer last week used an address before software industry leaders outside Boston to tout his company’s vision, while casting doubt on alternatives to Windows.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/090604ballmer.html?nl Windows upgrades, licenses getting in sync, 09/06/04A byproduct of Microsoft’s overhaul of Longhorn is that the company’s operating system development road map now aligns more closely with its software maintenance model, which presents users with … https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/090604mslicensing.htmlU.S. government agencies aim for software assurance, 09/02/04U.S. government agencies need to better understand the vulnerabilties of the software they’re buying, said IT workers from several government agencies during a software assurance forum in …https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0902assure.html?nlMicrosoft Japan to ship over 1 million XP SP2 CDs, 09/02/04Microsoft’s Japanese arm Thursday said it will begin giving away more than a million CD-ROMs of the company’s latest security update, Windows XP Service Pack 2 from 27,500 locations during … https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0902microjapan.html?nlSun gets Microsoft-friendly with promotion, 09/01/04Sun has found one more way to cozy up to users of Microsoft products without actually shipping the Windows operating system on its computers.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0901sungets.html?nl Ballmer bullish on future, bearish on Linux, 09/01/04Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed a gathering of software industry leaders in Boston Wednesday, touting his company’s vision for a bright future, while casting doubt on alternatives to his …https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0901ballmerbull.html?nlLonghorn cuts delay Microsoft Business Framework, 09/01/04By cutting WinFS from Longhorn and indefinitely delaying the storage system, Microsoft has also again delayed the Microsoft Business Framework, a new Windows programming layer that is closely tied …https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0901longhcuts.html?nlWindows Networking Newsletter: Was Microsoft’s ad really misleading?, 09/01/04By now you’ve probably heard that the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) called Microsoft on the carpet over its “Get the Facts” advertising campaign …https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2004/0830nt2.html?nlServers Newsletter: Dell benchmarks cluster, 08/31/04Dell last week released performance benchmarks for its PowerEdge servers, claiming that they have the best combination of performance, value and availability for a …https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2004/0830server1.htmlCompendium: Longhorn sounding like Cairo, 08/31/04David Card of Jupiter Research wins the award for best reaction to Microsoft’s announcement that it is scaling back Longhorn:…https://napps.nwfusion.com/compendium/archive/006129.html?nlSpammers using sender authentication too, study says, 08/31/04New technology for identifying the sender of e-mail messages has not been widely adopted despite backing from software giant Microsoft and may not be effective at stopping unsolicited commercial …https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0831spammusing.html?nlIBM, Sun join Microsoft on Web services event spec, 08/31/04IBM, Sun and Computer Associates have jumped aboard in support of the WS-Eventing specification for subscribing to Web services-based events, joining original developers Microsoft, BEA Systems, and …https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0831ibmsunj.html?nl Related content news analysis Western Digital keeps HDDs relevant with major capacity boost Western Digital and rival Seagate are finding new ways to pack data onto disk platters, keeping them relevant in the age of solid-state drives (SSD). By Andy Patrizio Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Enterprise Storage Data Center news analysis Global network outage report and internet health check Cisco subsidiary ThousandEyes, which tracks internet and cloud traffic, provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers. By Ann Bednarz and Tim Greene Dec 06, 2023 286 mins Networking news analysis Cisco uncorks AI-based security assistant to streamline enterprise protection With Cisco AI Assistant for Security, enterprises can use natural language to discover policies and get rule recommendations, identify misconfigured policies, and simplify complex workflows. By Michael Cooney Dec 06, 2023 3 mins Firewalls Generative AI Network Security news Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 06, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe