Microsoft told to ship Java in 120 days

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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Microsoft to begin shipping Sun Microsystems' Java with the Windows operating system within 120 days, after the companies fought over implementing a ruling he made last month.

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Governments to see Windows code

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Microsoft will share the source code underlying its Windows operating system with several international governments, a move designed to address concerns about the security of the OS.

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MicrosoftWatch: .Netless In Seattle?

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Does Microsoft's recent decision to disappear the ".Net" from the name of its Windows server operating system mean the end is nigh for .Net?

Hardly, as Gartner Group analyst David Smith noted in a research note late last week. "With this name change - and others that will likely follow - Microsoft has set about clearing up some of that confusion,"
Smith said.

Indeed, .Net is alive and well. And headed, it seems, back where it
belongs: Attached to Microsoft's developer tools.

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Windows CE update set for mid-2003 release

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The next update to Microsoft's Windows CE .Net OS, which has been given the code name McKendric, will ship before the middle of 2003 and include several new features, a company executive said at the Microsoft Embedded DevCon 2003 conference being held here.

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Microsoft adds category to security rating system

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AFTER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED that they couldn't identify the most serious security vulnerabilities, Microsoft has added a fourth category to its vulnerability rating system. But critics feel that the extra tier adds even more complexity to an administrator's job.

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eWeek Breaking News: Judge Gives Mixed Ruling in Sun-Microsoft Case

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BALTIMORE-Microsoft Corp. won some and lost some on Friday in its efforts to get a federal judge to dismiss antitrust lawsuits filed by Sun Microsystems Inc., Be Inc. and Burst.com Inc.

U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz denied Microsoft's motions in the Be and Burst.com cases in a hearing this morning. But this afternoon, Motz granted requests to dismiss some of the counts raised by Sun, while taking others under review.

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Gates Pushes Convergence of Consumer Devices, Connectivity and Services

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Long-time Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley breaks down the latest company ventures, just announced at CES.

Gates talked up the increasingly important role of services in the consumer space. He said to expect both Microsoft and its partners to deliver broad services (like MSN 8 and Xbox Live), as well as more niche services, such as printing services, like the one Microsoft recently launched with Kinko's, or even more tailored hobbyist services. Gates described these kinds of services as "the infrastructure required to develop the kind of things promised three to four years ago."

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Intel and Microsoft push portable video

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Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft is developing a software environment, called Media2Go, for portable video players (PVPs)--small, portable machines designed to play video and other types of entertainment files, said Bryan Peebler, market development manager in the emerging platforms lab at Intel.

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Microsoft Smart Displays begin shipping

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Microsoft Corp.'s plan to let people access their PCs from wireless "Smart Displays" located about the home draws closer to reality this week. After a slight delay, ViewSonic Corp. on Wednesday will release the first product based on Microsoft's new software, with a similar device from Philips Consumer Electronics Co. due out at the start of February.

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Microsoft takes media beyond Windows

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Microsoft announced Tuesday its first-ever licensing fees for use of its media delivery software on non-Windows technology, a move designed to expand its reach in the market for digital media players.

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PC Mag: Microsoft Java Ruling: Too Little, Too Late?

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In the wake of a federal judge's order late last month that forces Microsoft to include Sun Microsystems' version of Java in the Windows operating system, some analysts are taking the position that the ruling won't have a big impact. "Sun's win is too little and comes too late," says a new report from the market research firm, Gartner.

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Microsoft calls on CDMA

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The Redmond, Wash., software giant has been competing in the cell phone operating system market with what amounts to one hand tied behind its back; the company's cell phone operating system worked with only one major cell phone standard, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), which is more popular in Europe.

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MicrosoftWatch: Microsoft MOM Upgrade To Roll in January

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Microsoft Watch has posted two new articles:

Microsoft MOM Upgrade To Roll in January
Microsoft's Management Business Group is set to start the new year off with a bang.

In early January, the group is slated to roll out a refresh for the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) platform. Included in the refresh will be Service Pack 1 (SP1) updates and fixes, management pack updates, a new software development kit and a new resource kit.
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Peering Into My MSFT Crystal Ball
So what's the always amazing Microsoft going to do in 2003? Heck if I know, but here are a few of my best guesses.
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