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The software giant on Wednesday said its Windows Media 9 technology will be used to screen a series of eight movies in some 25 cities around the United States in partnership with Digital Cinema Solutions (DCS), carmaker BMW, and a number of independent movie studios.

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Microsoft Corp. is limiting testing of the next release of its Office productivity software to versions of the Windows operating system dating back only to Windows 2000, which could mean the final version of the software won't support older systems. 

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MICROSOFT AND IBM are ramping up new products designed to minimize costs, external dependency, and IT infrastructure overhaul associated with mandatory compliance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) set of regulations.

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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCED MONDAY upgrades to two of the software products for small and midsize businesses it picked up through its July acquisition of developer Navision Software A/S.

Version 3.0 of Navision's Axapta ERP (enterprise resource planning) software adds a new Enterprise Portal module to the suite. The portal technology is intended to let businesses connect more easily with partners, customers and employees, offering information repositories, discussion forums, and data exchange features. 

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A TRADE GROUP made up of Microsoft competitors has again sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) claiming that the software maker is not living up to its end of a proposed settlement deal in its long-running antitrust bout.

This time, ProComp, or the Project to Promote Competition and Innovation in the Digital Age, claims that Microsoft has fallen short of meeting a requirement to make available core software code that will allow competitors to tune their software to work well with Windows.

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The software giant says online ad sales are stronger than suspected, with long-term deals by big players giving a false perception of a slowdown.

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