The subscription-like licensing model introduced by Microsoft has resulted in 60 percent of its customers paying more for the same products
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Despite recent claims to the contrary, there may be a Windows server operating system code-named Longhorn after all, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday. Just last November, Microsoft officials said that the next major Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, would be a client-only release.
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At a speech at the Microsoft Mobility Developer conference in New Orleans, Gates gave details about the company's tools for building applications that run on handheld devices. Microsoft hopes the software will entice developers, particularly those in corporations, to write customized business applications using Microsoft's Pocket PC and Smartphone operating systems.
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced new software intended to ease the management of business PCs and servers. The Redmond, Wash.-based company announced details of the new product, called System Center, during a company-sponsored conference in Las Vegas.
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Microsoft on Monday said it will partner with Comverse Technology to offer voicemail message notification technology through its .Net Alerts service, another deal to bolster the software giant's mobile communications push.
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On Monday, Microsoft plans to kick off the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) conference in New Orleans by announcing the addition of another wireless device maker, Waterloo, Ontario-based Research In Motion, to the list of those developing phones using its advanced phone software.
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Microsoft will next week take on its key competitors with a new initiative for building self-managing computing systems.
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Companies that build a Web site using Microsoft's .Net Framework tools could be in for a surprise if they use Microsoft's bCentral Web hosting service: It won't work.
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The DVD+RW Alliance announced at CeBIT that Microsoft has become its latest board member, and will include support for the DVD+RW format in its next-generation operating system.
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Microsoft is preparing an April Fools' Day announcement that's no joke. The company plans to change how it licenses the majority of server software, which could significantly reduce a company's cost of running large, multiprocessor servers.
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Redmond is making new forays into the enterprise with iSCSI and other technologies, writes Storage Supersite Editor David Morgenstern. Might it take a page from its successful Mac application efforts?
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Redmond is expected to unveil plans for new server developed with AT&T Wireless at next week's Mobility Developer Conference.
At the Microsoft Mobility Developer Conference in New Orleans next week, Microsoft is expected to provide an update and possibly beta code for its Microsoft Enterprise Location Server (MELS) product.
Microsoft and AT&T Wireless offered a first demo of MELS in September last year. The pair showed how Microsoft's .Net technologies, such as the .Net Compact Framework and XML Web Services, like MapPoint.Net, could be combined with AT&T's wireless service to provide a development platform for location-aware applications.
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At the Microsoft Mobility Developer Conference in New Orleans next week, Microsoft is expected to provide an update and possibly beta code for its Microsoft Enterprise Location Server (MELS) product.
Microsoft and AT&T Wireless offered a first demo of MELS in September last year. The pair showed how Microsoft's .Net technologies, such as the .Net Compact Framework and XML Web Services, like MapPoint.Net, could be combined with AT&T's wireless service to provide a development platform for location-aware applications.
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Microsoft on Wednesday added broader language support to its Smart Display and Tablet PC technologies and announced a manufacturing deal with Packard Bell.
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As it had promised, Microsoft on Wednesday said it will add support in Windows for the recently approved iSCSI storage standard, which allows storage networks to be built using existing Ethernet networks.
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An EU spokeswoman declined to comment on Wednesday whether EU experts had reached a decision against software giant Microsoft in an antitrust case, adding a conclusion was still months away.
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Microsoft Tuesday said it has begun offering Webcam functionality on its MSN Messenger instant messaging software, heating up the battle of features against America Online and Yahoo.
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Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, announced this week that its Vector CC Holdings arm has signed an agreement with Microsoft to buy the company's 22.89 million preferred shares in Corel. The deal will be completed by March 24.
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European Union experts have concluded that Microsoft has violated EU antitrust rules, but their proposed remedies need refining to withstand court scrutiny, sources familiar with the case said.
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Microsoft has released the following Office 2003 videos:
- Excel 2003 XML Mapping Video
- Word 2003 XML Mapping Video
- Building Managed Solutions Behind Excel 2003 Workbooks Video
- Building Managed Solutions Behind Word 2003 Documents Video
- Excel 2003 XML Mapping Video
- Word 2003 XML Mapping Video
- Building Managed Solutions Behind Excel 2003 Workbooks Video
- Building Managed Solutions Behind Word 2003 Documents Video
PC Mag has posted an article on Office 2003
