Microsoft is boasting that it has surpassed Java usage with .Net and is preparing to make its application development platform more conducive to Web services.
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With pressure from European antitrust regulators mounting, the software giant's bid to make its multimedia technology a worldwide standard may be running into a headwind.
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The company aims to turn up the heat on Java rivals with plans for software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications.
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BRUSSELS - The European Commission (EC) could fine Microsoft up to 10 percent of its global annual sales for monopoly offenses, it said Wednesday.
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In a brief security lapse, early testers of Microsoft software had access to discussions on all of the company's products, rather than just the programs they were trying out.
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The European Commission (EC) said Wednesday that it is giving Microsoft a final opportunity to comment before it makes a ruling in its four-year antitrust probe of the software maker, and added that it believes Microsoft's abuses "are still ongoing."
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The TV-tuned version of Windows is set to launch in five new countries, a source of more revenue--and a sign that Microsoft is backing the OS.
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Microsoft threw a thank-you party at Black Hat for folks who have helped it improve its security strategy. And the crème-de-la-crème of the security elite, including some high-level Bush administration officials, all showed.
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Microsoft's next-gen Visual Studio .Net tool suite is officially in alpha testing and available to pre-approved testers on Microsoft's BetaPlace.
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The company's stated plans for a server version of Longhorn--the next release of Windows--raise questions about what the software will include and when it will debut.
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Microsoft Watch has posted a news story on the two-hour outage of Microsoft.com
Microsoft is readying its next update to its MS CRM product for launch by the end of this year. Starting later this year, customers will be able to buy MS CRM through Microsoft's standard volume-licensing program.
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As part of its antitrust settlement with the government, the company outlines new terms under which other companies can gain access to Windows protocols.
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The software giant updates its corporate Web search technology with in-house software, its latest effort to catch up with innovations in the navigation tools market.
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Martin Taylor, Redmond's new point man on Linux, says he plans to change Microsoft's open-source competitive strategy by focusing on 'just the facts.'
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On the eve of LinuxWorld, Microsoft has posted for download for selected beta testers its next update of its Windows Services for Unix (SFU) product, version 3.5.
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Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Tuesday that a recent security patch is causing problems on machines running the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
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REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. will be beefing up its server and development tools offerings to better support enterprise customers, provide for tighter integration and drive down costs while driving up usage, said Eric Rudder, senior vice president of the company's server and tools business.
As part of a product roadmap Rudder presented at the Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting here Thursday, he said the company would be delivering a version of Windows Server in the Longhorn timeframe, known as Longhorn Server. He also said Microsoft is working on an enhanced Web services platform known as Indigo. Rudder also announced new audit and collection services and a "Bear Paw" terminal server to be added to the server system family of products.
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As part of a product roadmap Rudder presented at the Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting here Thursday, he said the company would be delivering a version of Windows Server in the Longhorn timeframe, known as Longhorn Server. He also said Microsoft is working on an enhanced Web services platform known as Indigo. Rudder also announced new audit and collection services and a "Bear Paw" terminal server to be added to the server system family of products.
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NEW YORK - Under scrutiny from the U.S. government, Microsoft Corp. is changing the terms under which companies can license protocols that allow third-party software to interoperate with Windows.
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