The software maker seeks to gain an edge on competitors by launching a tool that can make software based on Windows easier to build.
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The delayed program should see a final release midyear. Although the software will be able to run Linux, Microsoft says it will "optimize the experience for Windows."
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The software giant scraps plans to bundle its server applications. Meanwhile, a revamped BizTalk could grab market share from IBM, BEA and Oracle.
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Microsoft is sending cease-and-desist letters to suspected code downloaders, as part of its investigation of leaked NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code.
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Microsoft is leading a group of vendors proposing a specification intended to extend Web services to devices.
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The companies propose a Web services specification to connect noncomputer devices. "Web services is coming home," an Intel executive says.
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Microsoft Corp. continued to investigate the leak of some of the closely-guarded code underlying its Windows 2000 and Windows NT products Friday as a partner company, Mainsoft Corp., responded to allegations that it was the source of the leak.
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Investigators are looking for clues as to how source code for Microsoft's Windows OS made its way onto the Net. An error report found in the code includes information related to a Microsoft partner.
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Net users are downloading pirated versions of Microsoft's source code, fueling concerns that hackers could crack open vital pieces of software that run millions of computers.
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BetaNews has analyzed of the core-dump file from the leaked Windows source code. Based on the evidence, it looks as if Microsoft software partner Mainsoft could be the source of the leak.
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The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms.
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The company wins another U.S. patent for XML-related technology, one of the first in an expected flood of filings surrounding the fast-growing standard.
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Neowin send words that the Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code has been leaked
The longtime partners sharpen their networking gear and office software bundle, to the potential detriment of rivals Hewlett-Packard and 3Com.
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Microsoft is testing a prototype tool designed to streamline the development of applications based on Outlook.
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A software patch issued by Microsoft Corp. Monday restores its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser's ability to handle certain types of Web URLs (uniform resource locators) that were banned by an emergency browser security patch in early February.
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Microsoft Corp. faces a trial in a patent infringement suit over the "autoplay" feature in Windows that automatically starts an application after storage media is loaded into a PC.
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With contracts coming up for renewal this year, many Microsoft customers will have the opportunity to pass judgment on the company's software maintenance plan. Some analysts see the looming contract expirations as the biggest challenge yet for the much-critiqued SA (Software Assurance) program.
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The company signs agreements with resellers ScanSource and Tech Data to distribute its software geared for high-tech cash registers.
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The alliance will see the two companies working closely together to develop digital media content and delivery systems.
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