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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, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., PC, software company, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Windows Vista, government, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security

Microsoft lets governments into Office

September 19, 2004 The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, government, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, XML, Microsoft Corp., document, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft may bow to overseas price pressure

February 28, 2004 Signs suggest the company is looking at ways to tailor prices of software to the country its sold in, as it tries to address the concerns of governments being wooed by Linux. TAGS: AMD Duron, government, Linux, pricing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft speaks in tongues

March 16, 2004 The software giant announces a program to help governments produce local versions of Windows and Office. Is it a response to overseas pressure from open-source products? TAGS: government, language, open source, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

India to get a look at Windows code?

January 26, 2004 The software giant is in talks with the country's government to share the source code underlying its Windows operating system. TAGS: Peter Moore, India, government, source code, operating system, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

China looks into Windows code

September 29, 2003 The Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code, a result of the software maker's campaign to combat the spread of open-source software in Asia. TAGS: commercial software company, source code, agreement, government, lab, China, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security, Microsoft Windows

IBM, Brazil pair up for Linux lambada

October 10, 2003 Big Blue picks up the tempo, announcing a deal with the Brazilian government to foster open-source software expertise in the country. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, IBM Corp., Linux, technology company, government, open source, server, Microsoft Windows

The feds weigh in on Windows security

April 2, 2007 A White House directive could have ripple effects well beyond Washington in the fight against cybercrime. TAGS: SANS Institute, technology provider, computer security, Microsoft Windows Vista, agency, Windows PC, government, Microsoft Windows XP, Washington, security, training, configuration, president, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows

February 9, 2004 A low-cost version of Windows XP finds a home in Thai government offices, and the software giant says it may make the software available to other governments. TAGS: policy, Microsoft Office XP, productivity suite, government, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Office, Gartner Inc., open-source software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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, Linux, government, SuSE, open source, stage, city, project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Asian trio in deal to replace Windows

September 2, 2003 The governments of China, Korea and Japan are reportedly closer to signing a deal to codevelop an open-source replacement for Microsoft's Windows operating system. TAGS: Japan, Linux, Korea, Unix, SCO Group Inc., open source, data center, government, operating system, open-source software, China, server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., database, security

Gates hosts Windows 98 rally

May 5, 1998 In a well-choreographed show of support, 60 partners join Microsoft in warning that delaying Windows 98 would have serious consequences. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 98, Orrin Hatch, public relations, antitrust, Bill Gates, economy, government, Compaq Computer Corp., professor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, U.S.

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: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., government, hacker, trojan horse, attack, China, patch, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

China: Local software for local people

November 14, 2005 Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Chinese government is doing on alternative software. TAGS: margin, government, World Trade Organization, Linux, open source, open-source software, China, Linux desktop, Beijing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's government head to jump ship

September 21, 2004 Maggie Wilderotter, leader of the software maker's government sales effort, is leaving to be CEO of a rural telecommunications company. TAGS: Citizens Communications Co., government, telecommunications, telecommunications company, senior vice president, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp., leader, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft cuts prices for Malaysia

March 2, 2004 Breaking its one-price policy, the company is selling a scaled-down software package as part of a Malaysian government drive to increase computer ownership. TAGS: Malaysia, Thailand, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Gartner Inc., software package, government, pricing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, open source, PC

Justice Dept.: Microsoft's 'fallen short'

January 17, 2004 The U.S. Department of Justice expresses concern that the software giant has not completely lived up to its agreement to disclose Windows communications protocols. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, agreement, compliance, fee, Massachusetts, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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: technical committee, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista, prosecutor, attorney, government, Microsoft Corp., operating system, U.S., Microsoft Windows

Free CDs spread open source in India

May 25, 2005 To encourage use of computers, government distributes CDs containing localized versions of popular open-source applications. TAGS: India, Bangalore, CD, government, open source, open-source software, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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