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When Microsoft launches Beta 1 of "Voyager," the first phase of its "Jupiter" suite, Unisys will be ready to help software partners and enterprise customers integrate their wares with Microsoft's integrated "Jupiter" e-business suite.
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Nine states and the Justice Department settled with Microsoft over their claims the software maker had unlawfully wielded its monopoly power against rivals.
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The software maker says its new corporate messaging software will sport the Office moniker, as the company appeals to business buyers.
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The company adds services such as training and support to its Software Assurance licensing plan, which sparked a backlash from customers who said it amounted to a fee increase.
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If you’re using SMS 2.0 and eagerly awaiting the new features promised in SMS 2003, then you’re undoubtedly peeved. This places most SMS users in the difficult position of weighing the costs and benefits of an entirely new systems management product now against SMS 2003 later.
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As the recording industry swoons over Apple's 99 cent download store, the software giant renews its bet on more-advanced subscription services.
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Rumors of a new .NET language have been circulating around the cyber-grapevine for the last year or so (see Slashdot, F# - A New .Net language), but have picked up speed as of late. The fire was fed by Mary Jo Foley's (columnist, Microsoft Watch) recent news story Add F# To the Alphabet Soup. Strangely enough, there hasn't been a peep from Microsoft. The only published information I can find is hosted on the Microsoft Research (MR) site. So, I donned my thinking cap, and proceeded with reckless abandon. Here begins the tale
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Microsoft issued a press release to note that CEO Steve Ballmer sold some unspecified percentage of his holdings, attributing the move to portfolio diversification.
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Jupiter, a forthcoming bundle of BizTalk and other servers, opens another front in the company's war with BEA Systems, IBM and Oracle for developers' attention.
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Microsoft releases a test version of an add-on to its Internet Explorer Web browser that promises to help businesses protect files from unauthorized editing or copying.
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At its JavaOne conference next month, Sun Microsystems will demonstrate a tool designed to simplify Java programming and steer users of Microsoft's .Net tools to Java.
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In his kick-off keynote, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates tried to whet the appetites of the 100 or so top CEOs attending the company's annual CEO Summit, with a look at some of the new technologies on Microsoft's ship list. The CEO Summit wasn't the only show in town this week. Earlier, Microsoft also hosted top government customers in its Government Leaders Summit,where many expected talk of Linux to dominate.
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Microsoft Research (MSR) is on an East Coast road show this week, trotting out some of its more interesting research projects. In honor of that event, we're rolling out a bunch of stories on some MSR projects that we would nominate as most interesting.
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The company will rely on its time-tested bundling strategy, key to its desktop dominance, to help jumpstart its server software business.
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The e-tail giant is expected to announce a deal Thursday to use the latest version of the software giant's digital media technology to stream music samples from its Web site.
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Chairman Bill Gates writes a letter advocating a combination of law and self-regulation by the industry to stop unwanted e-mail.
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Microsoft has posted for download a first beta of its Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer.
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Cost-conscious buyers help boost Microsoft's database revenue, despite a 7 percent slide in the overall market, a new study says.
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Microsoft Research (MSR) projects tend to show up in products - and usually sooner, rather than later. This week, MSR is hosting a research road show in Washington, DC. Check out some of the interesting morsels that MSR has on its plate, via our collection of articles from Microsoft Watch , other Ziff Davis sites, and random places around the Web.
This report will be updated throughout the week, so check back often!
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This report will be updated throughout the week, so check back often!
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