The software giant plans to add to its arsenal of Web services tools on Tuesday, when the company officially unveils Content Management Server 2002.
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The company will announce plans to add new features to the Web-based version of the Outlook e-mail program that will make it as comprehensive as the regular PC version.
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The company appears to have shut down one of the largest distributors of "mod chips"--add-ons that allow Xbox and other video game consoles to play pirated games.
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Microsoft Watch's Mary Jo Foley has the scoop on what might be Microsoft's next big content push, this time in an attempt to support flagging interest in its Tablet PC initiative.
Marking a dramatic turnabout in its cumbersome consumer Web strategy, the software giant plans to launch MSN 8, the next version of its online service, on Oct. 24.
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ATTEMPTING TO DELIVER systems management that spans from the datacenter to mobile devices, Microsoft on Monday issued the first beta of Systems Management Server 2003.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant also detailed forthcoming Feature Packs that will bring some of the technologies to emerge in SMS 2003 to current customers before the final release of SMS 2003
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The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant also detailed forthcoming Feature Packs that will bring some of the technologies to emerge in SMS 2003 to current customers before the final release of SMS 2003
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In another boost to its media software aspirations, the company says that four independent films will be shown this week in the company's newest digital format.
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Multimonitor multitasking, 360 degree videoconferencing and other sci-fi goodies are being tested at the software giant's new Center For Information Work.
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The software giant is announcing hardware discounts and additional services for MSN 8 broadband subscribers buying the company's networking products.
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The software giant is getting ready to launch a new version of MSN Messenger--but there's a twist. Some spiffy new features will be exclusive to people who pay for MSN 8 online service.
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Microsoft's specialized software for pen-based computing will speak English, French and German, but not Spanish. At least not yet.
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eWeek has a new story by Microsoft Watch doyenne Mary Jo Foley about how Microsoft, in buying software company Navision, accidentally acquired surprisingly good development tools for MS's own .Net application infrastructure. These tools will be released as Microsoft
Business Framework 2003 early next year.
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Business Framework 2003 early next year.
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Peter Gabriel's new album, "Up," debuts on the Web in Windows Media 9 Series format. In what Microsoft claims is a Web first, the album comes in 5.1-channel surround-sound audio.
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CEO Steve Ballmer tells a London audience that Microsoft developers must match the passion and energy of the Linux community, as well as produce better technology.
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But will the good times last? An IDC report shows Windows licensing helped to boost the giant's market share, but 2002 may be a different story.
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The software giant changes the guts of its game console in a move intended to thwart hackers and lower manufacturing costs.
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MICROSOFT RELEASED A set of tools Monday that allow Lotus Notes users to assess what applications they have running on their servers, a key step in helping them migrate to competing products from Microsoft.
The Microsoft Application Analyzer for Lotus Notes consists of two tools that enable users to take an inventory of the applications they have built for the Notes platform. Such information is useful for customers to help assess what resources it would take to migrate to Microsoft's competing Exchange server, said Jim Bernardo, product manager with Microsoft's Exchange group.
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The Microsoft Application Analyzer for Lotus Notes consists of two tools that enable users to take an inventory of the applications they have built for the Notes platform. Such information is useful for customers to help assess what resources it would take to migrate to Microsoft's competing Exchange server, said Jim Bernardo, product manager with Microsoft's Exchange group.
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HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) WILL work with Microsoft to make sure .Net platform implementations work well when used by large enterprises.
The companies plan to jointly announce on Tuesday a worldwide cooperation initiative that will make use of HP's expertise in designing, implementing, supporting and managing large IT implementations, according to a statement preannouncing the plan.
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The companies plan to jointly announce on Tuesday a worldwide cooperation initiative that will make use of HP's expertise in designing, implementing, supporting and managing large IT implementations, according to a statement preannouncing the plan.
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Microsoft has acquired British game developer Rare, a Nintendo executive confirmed Friday.
Nintendo said in a statement that it has sold its 49 percent interest in Rare--developer of games based on popular Nintendo franchises such as Donkey Kong--but declined to name the buyer or price.
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Nintendo said in a statement that it has sold its 49 percent interest in Rare--developer of games based on popular Nintendo franchises such as Donkey Kong--but declined to name the buyer or price.
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Microsoft's Dan'l Lewin, corporate vice president for .Net business development, touted the company's .Net platform for development of Web services, stressing its interoperability while criticizing the rival Java platform.
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