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Week in review: On Microsoft's mind

May 2, 2008 Tech world waits for word on Yahoo, while Microsoft grapples with software challenges. Also: Net music on the court docket, and how green is our Valley? TAGS: cash register, Yahoo! Inc., workforce, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Week in review, shareholder, glitch, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

March 5, 2008 At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption. TAGS: Hannover, CeBit, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, requirement, survey, U.K., CPU, Microsoft Windows XP, information technology, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista

January 17, 2008 Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows. TAGS: CDW Corp., migration, adoption, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, information technology, operating system, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New milestones for Windows

February 4, 2008 With Vista now into its second year, CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft is "turning the corner" in its enterprise efforts. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista

December 7, 2007 Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns. TAGS: Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, migration, application development, ISV, Microsoft Windows XP, organization, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, operating system, software company, research company, Microsoft Corp.

Photo: OSes go head to head

April 19, 2005 Tiger and Longhorn bear similarities. As to who stole whose search idea, Microsoft and Apple are doing their share of finger-pointing. TAGS: Apple Computer, Microsoft Longhorn, operating system, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC company, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

The next generation of security threats

December 5, 2007 Forget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern. TAGS: security threat, Del.icio.us, Microsoft Windows Vista, Digg, rootkit, security, hacker, operating system, generation, conference, Microsoft Corp., threat, developer, Microsoft Windows

Taking in Microsoft's TechFest

March 11, 2008 Annual in-house science fair shows off array of research projects--from the WorldWide Telescope to a new touch-based interface for mobile devices. TAGS: Ina Fried, Craig Mundie, Redmond, science, mobile device, Wikipedia, touch screen, blog, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Apple Macintosh, video, photograph

Week in review: Windows woes

February 29, 2008 The EU slaps Microsoft with a record penalty, but will a Vista price cut help pay the fine? Also: Pakistan hijacks YouTube, and game publishers square off for market domination. TAGS: fine, antitrust, compliance, Steve Ballmer, European Union, Week in review, litigation, commission, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Microsoft Corp., pricing, software company, operating system, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft cuts 62 testing jobs

January 21, 2005 Those affected by automation-related layoffs were given the option of looking elsewhere at Microsoft, company says. TAGS: Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

The balance sheet on Windows Vista

October 29, 2007 The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, small business, PC company, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, CEO

Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer

December 21, 2007 A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Microsoft Windows Explorer, antivirus, antivirus company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay

September 27, 2007 Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Fujitsu, computer company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs

November 16, 2007 Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Week in review, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, BEA Systems Inc., bug, reader, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, patch management, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, conference, Microsoft Corp.

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft

November 28, 2007 Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit. TAGS: plaintiff, Microsoft Windows Vista, lawyer, class action, OEM, director of marketing, branding, Seattle, Mr., retailer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft puts its server software to the test

June 28, 2007 Servers running an early version of company's Windows Server 2008 operating system are powering Microsoft.com. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server software, server, Microsoft Windows 2000, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Gates on Windows' future: More

March 10, 2005 In speaking with CNET News.com, Microsoft's co-founder says "superimportant" software--antivirus?--would wind up in its OS. TAGS: co-founder, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Has Google actually read U.S. v. Microsoft?

September 20, 2007 Policy analyst James V. DeLong says Google's real game is to blur boundaries between desktop search and Internet search. TAGS: desktop search, middleware, monopoly, Google Inc., Internet search, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., order, operating system, U.S., Microsoft Windows
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