Aiming to push its Windows Media technology deeper into consumer electronics, Microsoft plans to announce Tuesday that the audio and video formats soon will be supported by several DVD chipmakers.
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Microsoft on Monday filed the first of two legal briefs expected this week to address the pair of simultaneous tracks in its landmark antitrust case.
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WASHINGTON--A proposal greatly restricting Microsoft's businesses practices had the company's competitors and some industry trade groups singing the praises of nine state attorneys general on Friday.
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Microsoft has begun offering cash to people who use its online wallet and identity software, a little-noticed promotion that comes as a rival effort led by some of its bitterest enemies gains momentum.
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WASHINGTON--Nine states and the District of Columbia want Microsoft to open its software source code should the company fail to comply with proposed restrictions on its business practices.
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Microsoft on Friday released its retirement schedule for NT Server 4.0 operating system. All sales will end by July 2003, and companies will start having to pay for support.
The company stopped selling Windows NT Server 4.0 volume licences for both the Standard and Enterprise editions on 1 October this year. Client versions of NT 4.0 were also discontinued in October.
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The company stopped selling Windows NT Server 4.0 volume licences for both the Standard and Enterprise editions on 1 October this year. Client versions of NT 4.0 were also discontinued in October.
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Microsoft's opponents see the European Union's antitrust case as their last, best hope to get tough sanctions against the U.S. software giant for allegedly rigging its Windows software to damage competitors.
They had been preparing to make their case next month at a hearing on European Commission allegations against Microsoft, but the company--fresh from settling its U.S. antitrust case--decided to dump that hearing.
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They had been preparing to make their case next month at a hearing on European Commission allegations against Microsoft, but the company--fresh from settling its U.S. antitrust case--decided to dump that hearing.
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Microsoft has written new guidelines to help customers use its intranet technology more effectively.
Called the Microsoft Solution for Intranets (MSI), the guidelines are designed to make the deployment of intranets and portals faster and more effective.
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Called the Microsoft Solution for Intranets (MSI), the guidelines are designed to make the deployment of intranets and portals faster and more effective.
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U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz on Tuesday heard evidence for and against the proposed settlement of more than 100 private antitrust cases against Microsoft Corp.
The public hearing, held at the federal District Court in Baltimore, went on well into the evening and no decision was expected immediately.
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U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz on Tuesday heard evidence for and against the proposed settlement of more than 100 private antitrust cases against Microsoft Corp.
The public hearing, held at the federal District Court in Baltimore, went on well into the evening and no decision was expected immediately.
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IT'S NO SECRET that with the release of Microsoft's next version of SQL Server, code-named Yukon, the Redmond, Wash.-based database up-and-comer will be aiming to push its way further into the enterprise realm. What might be more surprising, however, is that analysts and customers are already saying that the technology behind Yukon is sound enough to compete with the likes of Oracle and IBM on many fronts.
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BRUSSELS--Fresh from settling the U.S. government's antitrust case, Microsoft said Tuesday it is interested in settling European Commission allegations that the company violated antitrust laws in Europe.
The company also said it would forgo a December hearing with European regulators on charges it abused the dominant power it holds through its Windows computer operating systems.
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The company also said it would forgo a December hearing with European regulators on charges it abused the dominant power it holds through its Windows computer operating systems.
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Microsoft is warning the channel to be on the lookout for counterfeit software in the run-up to Christmas.
The company claims that the piracy rate of software used by SMEs in the UK is between 60 and 80 per cent, and the year-end is the most popular time for businesses to upgrade their systems.
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The company claims that the piracy rate of software used by SMEs in the UK is between 60 and 80 per cent, and the year-end is the most popular time for businesses to upgrade their systems.
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William Neukom, Microsoft's general counsel and head of government affairs, will retire after 22 years with the software giant, Microsoft announced Wednesday.
Neukom, 60, in recent years emerged as one of the key players in Microsoft's antitrust battle with the Justice Department and numerous states. Brad Smith, Microsoft's deputy general counsel, will succeed Neukom. Smith had been in the deputy position for five years.
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Neukom, 60, in recent years emerged as one of the key players in Microsoft's antitrust battle with the Justice Department and numerous states. Brad Smith, Microsoft's deputy general counsel, will succeed Neukom. Smith had been in the deputy position for five years.
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The Redmond, Wash.-based software titan has cut a deal that would dismiss more than 100 pending private antitrust cases against the company. Lawyers brought the majority of the cases last year after a federal judge ruled that Microsoft had violated two sections of the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Law enforcement officials on Friday announced the largest seizure of counterfeit software in U.S. history, a shipping container of cleverly faked copies of Microsoft’s flagship Windows programs — valued at $100 million.
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Law enforcement officials on Friday announced the largest seizure of counterfeit software in U.S. history, a shipping container of cleverly faked copies of Microsoft’s flagship Windows programs — valued at $100 million.
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While Microsoft touted its Tablet PC during the Comdex trade show, many PC makers said they would take a 'wait and see' attitude to the technology.
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