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Microsoft Outlines Next Move in Antitrust Case

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-03-04 18:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft Corp. plans to argue in court hearings next week that if antitrust sanctions sought by state prosecutors are granted, the company would be forced to pull its latest Windows computer operating systems off the market and be unable to develop new systems.

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Microsoft eyes the enterprise

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-27 13:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is today expected to announce its first significant move into the small and medium sized enterprise software market.

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Microsoft guru: Stamp out HTTP

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-26 23:32 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Delivering the keynote at European DevWeek in London on Tuesday, Don Box, an architect for Microsoft's .NET Developer Platform team, said HTTP presents a major challenge for Web services, for peer-to-peer applications and even for security. A replacement will eventually have to be found, he said, but it is not at all clear who will provide this replacement.

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Microsoft plans customer service tools

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-26 15:27 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft will test its business acumen by the end of this year with new software for automating customer-service functions.

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States: Microsoft is abusing settlement

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-20 15:28 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has already used its proposed settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to impose harsher terms on computer manufacturers that buy its software, the states still pursuing the antitrust case against the company alleged Tuesday.

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Is Microsoft getting ahead of itself?

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-19 16:13 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Judge: MS must reveal some XP code

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-19 16:10 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Spat over MS 'flaw' gets heated

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-16 23:36 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Judge: Microsoft must give states Windows code

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-16 23:28 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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.Net developer certification launched

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-16 13:27 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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 prepares to explain .Net

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-15 22:40 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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More growing pains at Microsoft?

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-14 22:46 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Microsoft’s new compiler program has security flaw, consultancy says

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-14 22:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thanks Atreyu for this one:

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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States want Windows source code

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-14 12:06 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Microsoft to debut developer tools

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-13 17:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Microsoft's balancing act

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-13 12:17 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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MS puts coders on bug alert

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-08 10:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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Q&A: Steve Ballmer--trust us

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-07 12:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

ZDNet has posted a Q&A session with Steve Ballmar

Microsoft Reportedly Halts New Software Development Temporarily

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-06 10:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thanks Clutch for this one:

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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Microsoft adds Flash to interactive TV

Microsoft 11986 Published 2002-02-05 12:03 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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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