As far back as 1999, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer looked ahead enthusiastically to the rise of Web services as more significant than the development of the browser.
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A federal judge late Friday told Microsoft it must disclose portions of the Windows source code, including XP and XP Embedded, to nine litigating states and the District of Columbia.
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A security company's assertion that a feature in Microsoft's latest software tools has a flaw morphed on Friday into an argument over whether the giant is doing enough to secure its code.
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Thanks Atreyu. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Microsoft will have to supply the computer code for its Windows program to a group of states seeking stiffer antitrust sanctions against the software giant, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Microsoft has released official details of .Net focused certifications for developers, but admits the full schedule of exams won't be available until February next year.
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Microsoft will begin translating its complex .Net strategy into business-friendly terms with a $200 million ad campaign that launches Monday.
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While Microsoft is focusing much of its energy these days on developing Web services and on tightening the security of its software, it hasn't stopped exploring new markets.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company plans to make deeper forays into the areas of security software and storage through two upstart divisions, according to Group Vice President Jim Allchin.
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The Redmond, Wash.-based company plans to make deeper forays into the areas of security software and storage through two upstart divisions, according to Group Vice President Jim Allchin.
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A Microsoft Corp. technology for plugging a common security hole is vulnerable to the very attack it was designed to prevent, a prominent security consultancy said.
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A Microsoft Corp. technology for plugging a common security hole is vulnerable to the very attack it was designed to prevent, a prominent security consultancy said.
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WASHINGTON--The state attorneys general still pursuing the antitrust case against Microsoft have asked a federal judge to force the company to show them the inner workings of the Windows operating system.
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After four years of development and two years of marketing hype, Microsoft will on Wednesday release Visual Studio.Net, a bundle of development tools crucial to translating its Windows monopoly into a key advantage in the growing market for Web services technology.
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Buffeted by criticism of the way it handles privacy and security matters, Microsoft is trying to batten down the hatches on both fronts in simultaneous efforts.
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Under a new push to secure software code and convince customers that security is a top priority, Microsoft is putting its Windows developers, testers and program managers through a crash course in secure programming.
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ZDNet has posted a Q&A session with Steve Ballmar
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According to a report in Government Computer News (GCN), at IT publication aimed at federal, state and local governments in the U.S., Microsoft has halted all new software development for one month so that the company's programmers can focus instead on fixing existing bugs.
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According to a report in Government Computer News (GCN), at IT publication aimed at federal, state and local governments in the U.S., Microsoft has halted all new software development for one month so that the company's programmers can focus instead on fixing existing bugs.
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Macromedia announced an agreement with Microsoft on Monday to include support for Macromedia's flash animation player in Microsoft TV, the software giant's interactive TV software.
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Scott Charney, currently the principal for digital risk management and forensics at PricewaterhouseCoopers, will become chief security strategist on April 1, overseeing the software giant's internal and product security policies.
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Microsoft's online gaming site suffered another glitch in its switch to the Passport identification system, logging subscribers on to a bogus Hotmail e-mail account Monday.
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Microsoft plans to announce Wednesday the expansion of its program for partner companies that create hardware and software for its mobile products.
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AOL Time Warner and Microsoft on Monday resolved their differences over which documents will be released as part of the ongoing litigation in the software giant's antitrust trial.
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Netscape's civil lawsuit against Microsoft is a vote of no confidence in the government's handling of the case and a competitive attempt to influence the outcome of the larger antitrust trial, say analysts and legal experts.
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