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Microsoft's ISO win may worsen its antitrust woes

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-04-02 10:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft may have won a year-long quest to make its OOXML (Office Open XML) document format an ISO-recognized international standard, but claims of foul play in the voting process may come back to haunt the software giant when the European Commission concludes its latest antitrust investigation of Microsoft's business practices.

Microsoft's ISO win may worsen its antitrust woes

Report: Microsoft has no plans to raise Yahoo bid

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-04-01 11:54 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Sources tell The Wall Street Journal that time is on Microsoft's side, and that there are no imminent plans to nominate directors to Yahoo's board.

Report: Microsoft has no plans to raise Yahoo bid

The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-04-01 11:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won't be powerful enough to run Vista when they arrive later this year.

The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse

Norway asks to suspend its 'Yes' vote on OOXML

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-04-01 11:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Members of the Norwegian technical committee that voted to ratify Microsoft's OOXML document format as an ISO standard are protesting that decision even before the full results of the standards body's vote on the technology have been announced.

Norway asks to suspend its 'Yes' vote on OOXML

Internet Explorer 7 Tips and Tricks

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-04-01 11:50 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft published Internet Explorer 7 Tips and Tricks

Microsoft joins MIT Kerberos Consortium

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-31 20:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The a security authentication and authorization group, which launched in September with Google, Apple, Sun Microsystems, and a collection of universities, says Microsoft is coming aboard as a founding sponsor.

Microsoft joins MIT Kerberos Consortium

Windows Search 4.0 Preview

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-28 08:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has released a preview of Windows Search 4.0

Microsoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google Docs

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-27 09:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Facing pressure from hosted productivity suites like Google Docs and Google Apps, Microsoft is planning a new package of low-end productivity software and hosted services through a secretive project code-named Albany.

RMicrosoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google Docs

Microsoft SharePoint taking business by storm

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-27 09:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft's SharePoint Server is on a billion-dollar quest to potentially become the next must-have technology, offering companies tools for building everything from collaborative applications to Internet sites and potentially handing Microsoft its next cash cow.

Microsoft SharePoint taking business by storm

Allchin, computer makers subpoenaed

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-26 10:10 by Philipp Esselbach 0

As part of a suit over Microsoft's "Vista Capable" logo program, plaintiffs are seeking testimony from the former Windows chief and a number of major PC manufacturers.

Allchin, computer makers subpoenaed

Microsoft admits it knew about, but didn't patch, bugs

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-26 10:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft's security team acknowledged Tuesday that it knew of bugs in its Jet Database Engine as far bask as 2005 but did not patch the problems because it thought it had blocked the obvious attack vector.

Microsoft admits it knew about, but didn't patch, bugs

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool 3.5

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-26 10:03 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft released version 3.5 of the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool

Microsoft provides free support for Vista SP1 installs

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-24 21:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is offering free support to any Windows Vista user experiencing problems with installing Service Pack 1 (SP1), according to a company spokesman.

Microsoft provides free support for Vista SP1 installs

Can Microsoft make Silverlight shine?

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-24 12:23 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The would-be Flash killer works on Windows and Mac OS and is headed to Linux, but Web developers want to see it on lots and lots of machines before they'll commit.

Can Microsoft make Silverlight shine?

Microsoft heads to 'Albany'

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-22 10:52 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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'

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-22 10:47 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsof published the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008

Why Windows 7 might go to pieces

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-21 14:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Mary Jo Foley reports that there are a growing number of clues that Windows 7 could be available in pieces.

Microsoft signs cross-license pact with Onkyo

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-21 07:43 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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 acquires security company Komoku

Microsoft 12023 Published 2008-03-21 07:26 by Philipp Esselbach 0

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 experiments with managed e-mail