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Sun fights Microsoft's Java appeal

Microsoft 11985 Published 2003-01-29 21:22 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Sun is trying to convince the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals not to step into the antitrust case and instead leave an injunction from a Baltimore federal judge intact. Microsoft has appealed that order from U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz, who last week gave the company 120 days to begin including Sun's Java runtime environment in every copy of its Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser.

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Microsoft tablets start strong in Europe

Microsoft 11985 Published 2003-01-29 11:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Sales of portables running Microsoft's Tablet PC software started strong out of the gate in Europe, according to market researcher Context.

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Judge drops five Microsoft consumer suits

Microsoft 11985 Published 2003-01-28 19:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

A federal judge on Monday granted a motion by Microsoft to throw out five of the consumer antitrust lawsuits filed against the company in four states.

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Microsoft extends NT's life

Microsoft 11985 Published 2003-01-27 21:09 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software giant said it is extending support for Windows NT 4 Server for an additional 12 months. The change means that network administrators will be able to get security patches and "hot fixes" until Dec. 31, 2004. Microsoft had planned to pull the plug on these and other updates later this year.

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What's in a name? Not Palladium

Microsoft 11985 Published 2003-01-25 11:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News report that Microsoft has dropped the code name of its controversial security technology, Palladium

Microsoft's .Net to get EU approval

Microsoft 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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 11985 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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