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Microsoft's .Net to get EU approval

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-24 16:51 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The European Union's privacy watchdogs are expected to say next week that Microsoft's .Net Passport system broadly complies with EU data protection rules and that only minor changes are needed, EU sources said Thursday.

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Gates: We still need better security

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-24 16:49 by 0

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said in an e-mail Thursday that the software giant has taken great strides to secure its products, but acknowledged that the company still has far to go to achieve its goal of "Trustworthy Computing."

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Microsoft appeals Java ruling

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-23 11:32 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to shelve a lower court order that would force it to start incorporating Sun Microsystems' Java programming language in its Windows operating system.

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Cisco, Microsoft zero in on IT

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-22 23:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Cisco Systems said Wednesday that along with partner Microsoft it had begun offering businesses a new blueprint for installing office systems based on Windows 2000 and hardware from both companies.

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Microsoft auto software hits exit ramp

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-22 23:23 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is selling its Dealerpoint software business to Reynolds and Reynolds in a deal worth about $7 million, the companies said Wednesday.

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Microsoft takes wraps off CRM software

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-22 10:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The world's largest software company is slightly behind schedule with the release of the product, its first foray into a multibillion-dollar software market ruled by Siebel Systems and SAP. Up until late last month, Microsoft had promised to deliver its CRM applications, one of the first new products out of its newly formed Business Solutions unit, by the end of last year. The company announced its intention to develop a new CRM product last February.

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Microsoft unlocks new CD copy protection

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-21 20:47 by Philipp Esselbach 0

ZDNet reports that Microsoft unlocks new CD copy protection

Microsoft reveals source code to Russia

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-21 11:06 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Russia has become the first country to get its hands on one of the world's most closely guarded corporate secrets--Microsoft's blueprint for its Windows operating system, the software giant said Monday.

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HP, Microsoft hit the road for storage

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-21 11:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are teaming up to grab a bigger slice of the storage market.

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Microsoft, Sun agree on Java plan

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-21 11:04 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft and rival Sun Microsystems delivered a plan to a federal judge on Monday laying out how Microsoft will obey a court order to distribute Sun's Java programming language in its Windows operating system, representatives of the companies said.

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Microsoft unveils new CD copy protection

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-18 22:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft announced on Saturday new digital rights software aimed at helping music labels control unauthorized copying of CDs, one of the biggest thorns in the ailing industry's side.

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Microsoft: Security fix due for phone OS

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-18 22:52 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft plans to update its Smartphone 2002 operating system to fix security flaws that make it possible to send rogue software programs to phones that use the OS, a representative said Friday.

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Office 11 Broken in

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-18 10:25 by Philipp Esselbach 0

NeoWin send words that a group successfully released a working "crack" that disables Office 11 Beta 1's WPA (Windows Production Activation) module

One year later--is Microsoft "Trustworthy"?

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-17 16:19 by Philipp Esselbach 0

A year after Bill Gates called for Microsoft to make its products more "trustworthy," executives are touting myriad initiatives as proof of the software giant's new resolve.
The company has spent millions to train staff in privacy concerns and secure programming, while building new tools and processes to help create reliable software.

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Microsoft splits stock, sets dividend

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-17 00:12 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft set an annual stock dividend Thursday and said it will split its stock as quarterly earnings surpassed expectations. In an unexpected move, the software titan announced an annual dividend of 16 cents per share and a 2-for-1 stock split.

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Microsoft told to ship Java in 120 days

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-16 12:16 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-16 01:02 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Sun, Microsoft to argue injunction terms

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-15 11:39 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Having taken the holidays to work out the specific terms of an injunction handed down last month, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft are now scheduled to appear before a federal judge to detail their proposals.

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MicrosoftWatch: .Netless In Seattle?

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-14 20:38 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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

Microsoft 11960 Published 2003-01-13 21:25 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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