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Microsoft Throws Customers More Licensing Bones

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-29 10:02 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is continuing to try to make amends for one of the biggest customer-service mistakes in its history its launch of its its Software Assurance licensing program. More new concessions begin kicking in, starting September 1.

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Microsoft to License Third-Party IM Vendors

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-27 23:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

When Microsoft announced last week its intentions to phase out support for older instant-messaging clients, it failed to mention one little detail. As part of the upgrade which Redmond says it is enforcing for security reasons it is requiring any third-party messaging vendors who want to interoperate to sign a license.

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SBS 2003: Heading Off Linux at the SMB Pass?

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-27 23:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is making adjustments to its Windows Small Bsiness Server 2003 pricing and licensing. The goal? To appeal to smaller small businesses not to mention to try to head Linux off at the pass in the SMB space, according to Redmond officials.

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Microsoft bundles up for small businesses

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-27 23:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The company plans to attract small businesses with a cheaper bundle of its server operating system and its e-mail management software.

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Users Of Two Minds About Windows Future

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-27 08:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Customers want a cumulative security-fix pack. But they want Microsoft to fix Windows, first and foremost.

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Microsoft Readies Storage, SQL Pushes

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-27 08:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

eWeek reviews Microsoft Storage Server (the product formerly known as NAS 3.0), which is due to debut officially next month, and finds the Redmondiands have made strides in scalability. Meanwhile, the SQL Server team although still a year away from unveiling its next-generation database release already is courting independent software vendors to encourage them to build applications that are compatible with "Yukon."

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Microsoft to debut MSN Premium

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-27 08:04 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software giant is set to unveil a new version of its Internet service that it hopes will appeal to the expanding population of broadband users.

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Report: Microsoft a potential telecom force

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-25 22:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software powerhouse is poised for big gains as converts to Net-based phoning add advanced services like Web teleconferencing, a new IDC report suggests.

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Microsoft goes to college with OneNote

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-25 18:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software giant targets students with an academic version of its new note-taking application that's designed to collect and organize notes from a variety of sources.

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Auto-Patching for SQL Server On Its Way

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-24 11:46 by Philipp Esselbach 0

There's been a lot of speculation this week on when, whether and if Microsoft will make its patch-update feature an automatic default in Windows Longhorn. (This capability already exists in XP and Windows 2000 SP3+.) But it seems the Redmond software giant already is working on making auto-update a part of current and future versions of SQL Server

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Cracks seen in Microsoft pricing

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-22 19:31 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thailand's program that brings low-cost computers to the poor could have the unintended side effect of ending Microsoft's global one-price policy, according to Gartner.

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Microsoft gets NAStier

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-21 14:45 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software maker next month will launch new software and a time-tested strategy--price undercutting--in an attempt to grab a larger share of the enterprise storage market.

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EDS intros Microsoft desktop management service

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-20 22:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) is unveiling Wednesday a service to manage the deployment of Microsoft Corp. desktop applications and system software in companies and government agencies.

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Microsoft to lock down MSN Messenger network

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-20 22:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft Corp. is making changes to its MSN instant messaging (IM) service that will lock out users of third-party software that uses the service as well as users of older versions of Microsoft's own Messenger client, the company said Tuesday.

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eWeek: Microsoft Project Linked to Outlook

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-20 09:38 by Philipp Esselbach 0

A major upgrade to Microsoft Corp.'s project management software is expected to take advantage of tighter integration with other components of the company's Office suite of applications, particularly the Microsoft Outlook 2003 client.

Microsoft this week will release its Microsoft Office Project 2003 software to manufacturing, the first component of Office 2003 to reach that stage. The project management software will reach customers when the rest of Office 2003 ships, which is expected in October.

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Microsoft puts price, date on new Office

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-19 20:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software giant announces the new version of Office is ready for PC makers and gives final prices, release date and other details.

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Microsofts new China chief opens up

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-19 20:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Timothy Chen, the "sunshine president" who jumped ship from Motorola China to head the software maker's Chinese operations, dismisses rumors of poor performance.

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Microsoft boosts human resources capabilities in business portal

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-19 10:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft pushed out a new release of its business portal software that aims to deliver new self-service features for employees and help companies dynamically adjust to changing conditions by using key performance indicators.

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MSN 9: Think 2004

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-18 09:10 by Philipp Esselbach 0

While Microsoft officials have referred to MSN 9.0 as a "fiscal 2004" deliverable, company watchers expected Microsoft to deliver the next major update to its Internet service during calendar 2003. But according to the MSN 9.0 beta invite that just went out, Microsoft is planning for the beta to run at least through January of 2004.

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Microsoft kills Net address to foil worm

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-08-15 18:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

As part of its effort to stop the MSBlast worm, the software giant is eliminating the Windowsupdate.com address that the self-propagating program was set to attack.

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