Microsoft sees uptick in Q4 revenue

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MICROSOFT THURSDAY SAID fourth-quarter sales grew from a year ago thanks to increased sales of its Windows and Office software products, but the company wrote off loses due to sour investments, which cut into profits.

For its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, Microsoft reported revenue of $7.25 billion, a 10 percent increase over its reported $6.58 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, the company said in a statement.
 

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MSN software gets a price tag

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THE NEXT VERSION of Microsoft's MSN Internet access software is due for release by the end of the year and for some users will sport a significant new feature -- a price tag.

The company is readying the release of MSN 8.0, its password-protected Internet software that allows users to access MSN e-mail accounts, news and entertainment content and browse the Web. Along with its Internet access service, the software competes against that of America Online. 

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MSN previews next Net service

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In its never-ending campaign for the Internet crown, Microsoft is showing off a test version of MSN 8.0, its latest service to take on industry rivals America Online and Yahoo.

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Microsoft maps Exchange's future

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THE NEXT VERSION of Microsoft's Exchange server software, code-named "Titanium," is scheduled for availability in mid-2003 and will be released to hold customers over before shipping a future version of the software based on its .Net code, according to company executives. 

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Microsoft teams up to bolster BI

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COMSHARE HAS TEAMED up with Microsoft in a partnership that will combine Comshare's CPM (corporate performance management) software with Microsoft's BI (business intelligence) platform to help companies bridge the gap between top-level strategy and operating budgets and forecasts.

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Microsoft improving .Net Framework

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MICROSOFT IN THE late-2003 timeframe plans to release the next version of the .Net Framework, code-named Whidbey, a company spokesman confirmed on Monday.

The major release of the company's Web development framework is expected to feature rapid application design for Web services, based on work from the company's Global XML Web Services Architecture toolkit team, according to a Microsoft spokesman.

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FUSION: Microsoft attempts to mend broken partner fences

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Microsoft on Sunday offered its partner community both an olive branch and carrot stick, reflecting a fundamental go-to-market shift occurring within its walls.

Predicting PCs sales will return and opportunities are rife as the company and its partners realign around packaged services based on its .Net strategy, Microsoft executives speaking here at the Fusion partner conference promised to repair broken links with its partners. 

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FUSION: Microsoft eyes wireless opportunities

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FOCUSED ON PURSUING wireless computing opportunities, Microsoft plans to expand its vertical industry offerings in the health care and finance industries over the next year, according to a company official.

Microsoft is positioning its Smartphone and PocketPC Phone 2002 platforms as key weapons in its wireless communications arsenal as part of its mobile drive, said Juha Christensen, corporate vice president of Microsoft's mobile devices division, speaking on Saturday at the Fusion 2002 partner conference. "This is a fantastic call to action," he said. 

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FUSION: Microsoft touts Sharepoint 2.0

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LOS ANGELES MICROSOFT on Saturday offered a glimpse of the next version of Sharepoint Portal Server boasting improved collaboration capabilities.

Known as Sharepoint 2.0, the product will have close technical ties to Microsoft's Office 11, not due until mid-2003, as well as a new product called Small Business Server codenamed Bobcat, also due to ship next year.

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Microsoft details partner solution plans

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Determined to affirm support of its 81,000 strong partner community, Microsoft today kicked off its Fusion show here announcing new leadership and reinforcing commitment to fostering business opportunities based on its .Net infrastructure strategy.

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Microsoft fails to use own security product

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NETSCREEN TECHNOLOGIES, A company that makes firewall and virtual private network hardware and software, announced this week that it had gained a major customer: Microsoft.

Microsoft's SQL Labs, the part of the company that works on Microsoft's SQL Server, is using NetScreen's 500-series security appliance to defend its network against Code Red, Nimda and other worm attacks, according to a statement released by NetScreen. Apparently, the labs' choice was made despite the fact that Microsoft already sells its own security product touted as a defense against worms. 

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