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Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor

March 4, 2006 "Over my dead body" will governments get into encrypted files, says one Microsoft employee working on Windows update. TAGS: back door, government, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, security

Belgian government chooses OpenDocument

June 23, 2006 Plan requiring government adoption of format puts further pressure on Microsoft to embrace open standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Belgium, open standard, proposal, government, format, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Feds: Google's privacy concerns unfounded

February 27, 2006 Justice Department says search giant's arguments for refusing to turn over information lack merit. TAGS: government, Child Online Protection Act, brief, Google Inc., argument, request, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft aims to reach next billion PC users

April 19, 2007 New program gives near-free Windows and Office to governments that buy PCs for students to use at home. TAGS: Will Poole, government, student, Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

HP aims to help governments check IDs

May 26, 2005 The technology taps into Microsoft .Net to authenticate ID cardholders and people who want to use e-government services. TAGS: biometric identification, e-government, middleware, government, Microsoft .NET, HP, Microsoft Corp.

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, Seoul, piracy, nation, government, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Samsung Electronics, security, PC

Are search results fair game in porn fight?

January 20, 2006 the buzz Readers weigh in on Google's refusal to comply with a federal investigation into search results. TAGS: porn, search result, privacy, Google Inc., search engine, Yahoo! Inc., request, America Online Inc., government, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's Beijing win raises concerns in China

November 30, 2004 Some officials are speaking out against recent deals by Microsoft and Dell to supply technology to governmental bodies. TAGS: China, procurement, Beijing, contract, government, open source, information technology, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

Munich fires up Linux at last

September 25, 2006 Local government launches the first phase of its open-source migration after a year's delay. TAGS: Munich, migration, open source, government, Linux, SuSE, city, stage, project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft to confide security woes to governments

February 2, 2005 Company's decision to share information about security issues is part of its effort to blunt the appeal of open-source software. TAGS: government agency, open-source software, Czech Republic, government, Bill Gates, security, China, Microsoft Corp., conference, IBM Corp.

Google CEO: Techies must educate governments

October 18, 2006 Tensions between privacy and ready access to data lace visions for 2016 tech by Eric Schmidt and Microsoft VP Rick Rashid. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, DMCA, computer science, government, Google Inc., telecommunications, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy

October 10, 2007 British Parliament member criticizes U.K. government's IT strategy, accusing it of "skewing the market" in favor of Microsoft. TAGS: open source, health, information technology, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Service Pack 2 for SQL Server arrives

February 20, 2007 Microsoft's release of updates for database application is accompanied by rule change for use on virtual servers. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server, virtualization, Service Pack 2, service pack, government, software company, server, database, Microsoft Corp.

Justice Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal

November 21, 2006 U.S. prosecutors say Microsoft appears to have addressed all concerns raised about new Windows, Internet Explorer 7. TAGS: antitrust, technical committee, attorney, prosecutor, Microsoft Windows Vista, government, Microsoft Corp., U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil

April 11, 2005 Company already offers the software in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, with plans to expand to India and Russia. TAGS: Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Senator comments on Microsoft

October 16, 1998 Minority leader Tom Daschle weighs in ahead of others, while attorneys plan to show a videotaped deposition of Bill Gates during the trial. TAGS: deposition, Tom Daschle, Bill Gates, antitrust, government, attorney, trial, letter, senator, Microsoft Corp.

Cuba to migrate to open-source software

February 20, 2007 Country's technology leaders distance themselves from Microsoft with wide-ranging plans for open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, conference, open source, government, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Google, feds face off over search records

March 14, 2006 Google's attempt to fend off Justice Department's request for search records goes before a federal court in San Jose, Calif. TAGS: subpoena, request, Google Inc., court, San Jose, prosecutor, government, record, Democrat, America Online Inc., California, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Judge adds two years to Microsoft antitrust deal

May 17, 2006 Justice Dept. gets settlement term extension due to company's slowness in providing rivals with documentation. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, Judge, extension, documentation, protocol, government, attorney, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., conference, Microsoft Windows

British parliament attacked using WMF exploit

January 23, 2006 The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., hacker, WMF vulnerability, government, attack, China, patch, trojan horse, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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