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Microsoft to make changes to IE after patent verdict

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-07 16:01 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it is making "minor changes" to its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that will affect how Web page authors embed and automatically start certain interactive programs. The move comes after a verdict came down against the software company in a patent suit filed by Eolas Technologies Inc.

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Microsoft launches SMB server

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-06 10:40 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Demonstrating its ability to blend disparate server offerings, Microsoft this week will launch two versions of its Windows Small Business Server 2003.

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Securing the perimeter

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-06 10:37 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Roundup Microsoft's vulnerable software prompts a unique lawsuit and changes in upgrades. Plus: An IE flaw and a critique of "trusted computing."

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New Microsoft Small-Biz Wares in the Hopper

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-03 18:38 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is expected to show off a number of its latest small-business products not to mention beat the security drum at its partner conference next week.

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Microsoft could face security failure liability

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-03 18:35 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Last month, Steven Adler, senior security strategist for Microsoft Corp. in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), stood up before a crowd of company executives and IT professionals and apologized for the damage and losses caused by the recent onslaught of computer viruses that have attacked his company's software.

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Microsoft security suit raises thorny questions

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-03 18:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

User licenses typically shield software makers from liability for product defects. But if consumers are forced to use one firm's products, should it be held to different standards?

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Geeky Microsoft wants a TV makeover

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-03 18:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software giant is promoting its Windows products on popular TV shows like Fox's "24" and HBO's "The Wire," airing this fall, as part of its push to transform the PC's image from "geek to sleek."

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Microsoft Rings Up Watson for Office Portal

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-02 13:17 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft Corp. is working on a new user-assistance portal for its Office productivity suite that will build on the company's crash-reporting technology.

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Microsoft Speech Server Now Looking Like Spring

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-02 03:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

At SpeechTEK this week, Microsoft beat the Speech Server drum. The company clarified the product positioning and offered up examples of some of the applications into which its early partners are integrating the forthcoming Windows server product, due out next spring.

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Bell Canada, Microsoft TV team up

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-02 03:46 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Canadian phone company plans to begin testing a new service that uses Microsoft technology to deliver video over telephone lines.

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Microsoft gears up for small-business push

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-02 03:46 by Philipp Esselbach 0

As large companies clamp down on their tech spending, smaller firms are spending more. And the software giant--along with many other companies--wants a piece of the action.

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New Partners Jump on Windows Media Center Bandwagon

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-10-01 11:25 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft touts latest release of its home-entertainment platform as central to its 'eXPerience Computing' plans.

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Microsoft buffs up its Media Center

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-30 04:19 by Philipp Esselbach 0

With an upgrade to the Windows XP variant due Tuesday, the software maker aims to address critiques from its earliest customers. Dell, Sony and other PC makers are standing by.

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Microsoft to address EU charges

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-30 04:19 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The company plans to file a response to European Union allegations that it abused its monopoly in the OS market--a sign that the 4-year-old investigation is drawing to a close.

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China looks into Windows code

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-29 15:16 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code, a result of the software maker's campaign to combat the spread of open-source software in Asia.

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Reporting Services Beta Slated for October

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-29 10:35 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Selected beta testers already have been working with Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services for several months. But Microsoft is poised to open up the beta to a larger group next month, according to this notice posted on Neowin.

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Dell Snubs Microsoft

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-26 14:22 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Just a few days before Microsoft is set to launch the next version of Windows XP Media Center, Dell shows off a copycat version of the product that is its own creation. "The "Dell Media Experience" is based on Windows XP Home Edition, rather than on Windows XP Professional, like Media Center is.

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Microsoft hires telecom exec

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-26 14:19 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft said on Thursday that it has appointed Maria Martinez, a former Motorola executive, to serve as a vice president in its Communications and Mobile Solutions Unit.

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Microsoft drops BellSouth DSL deal

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-25 03:32 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The software giant is ending a two-year-old broadband access deal with BellSouth, as it continues to reposition its MSN service for the high-speed Internet.

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Spammers, pedophiles force Microsoft to quit chat

Microsoft 11959 Published 2003-09-24 07:37 by Philipp Esselbach 0

On Oct. 14, the software giant will shut down its MSN chat services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and much of Latin America, forcing millions of message board users to find alternative online forums to discuss the topics of the day.

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