No, it's not getting into New York state politics. Rather the company has launched testing for a new consumer product, which may or may not be its ad-funded version of Works.
Microsoft heads to 'Albany'
Microsof published the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008
Mary Jo Foley reports that there are a growing number of clues that Windows 7 could be available in pieces.
The Japanese firm is just the latest to ink such a deal with Redmond. The audio/visual gear maker also licenses the Windows Rally technology for connecting PCs and consumer electronics.
Microsoft signs cross-license pact with Onkyo
Microsoft hopes to beef up its security capabilities with the acquisition of Komoku, a developer of rootkit detection products, announced on Thursday.
Microsoft acquires security company Komoku
Microsoft is experimenting with a potential product that would give companies more control over the electronic messages their staff exchange in order to better meet regulatory requirements and e-discovery laws.
RMicrosoft experiments with managed e-mail
Microsoft and Aspect Software are working on a unified communications-based contact center that integrates with Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007, potentially pushing the joint products into use in Fortune 100 companies that are already Aspect customers.
Microsoft buys its way into call centers
Microsoft's much-anticipated revelations about collaborations with the Eclipse Foundation Wednesday did not include joining the open-source tools foundation. But the two organizations are working together to enable use of Eclipse technology to build Java applications for Windows Vista.
Microsoft working with Eclipse on Vista, ID links
Microsoft updated the Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack
HotHardware.com posted details regarding Microsoft and Intel launching parallel research centers at UC Berkeley
Microsoft has released update rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0
Microsoft and Intel will unveil on Tuesday a plan to fund university research into new ways to program software for multi-core processors, Microsoft confirmed Monday.
Microsoft, Intel to fund multi-core research at UC Berkeley
Microsoft has released MSN Search SDK Beta
Microsoft has released the MSDN Community Distribution CD for March 2008
CNET News reports that Microsoft will not release a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360
APC Magazine published a screenshot tour of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
InfoWorld reports that IE8 blocks access to the company's Windows Update service
Microsoft has released a webpage problem report add-on for Internet Explorer 8.0
InfoWorld reports that Microsoft buys U-Prove technology
Microsoft has released an update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System
