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Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening'

November 13, 2007 In a matter of minutes, e-crime experts hack into a Windows XP computer that is unprotected and connected to an unsecured wireless network. TAGS: hack, demonstration, wireless network, exec, IP address, IP, service pack, patch management, anti-spyware, small business, U.K., minute, Microsoft Corp., malware, password, Microsoft Windows XP

U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales

October 18, 2007 DSG International profits drop for first half of year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores. TAGS: profit, retailer, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Thousands of Brits fall victim to data theft

October 10, 2006 U.K. police struggle to contact people whose passwords and credit card details have been stolen. TAGS: victim, credit card, U.K., U.S., password, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML

March 27, 2008 Microsoft's Office Open XML may win last-minute favor from a key British standards body, but Microsoft would need more votes to change before OOXML becomes a standard. TAGS: vote, standard, OpenDocument Format, XML, favor, IBM Corp., U.K., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe

September 14, 2006 Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study. TAGS: employment, ecosystem, study, Microsoft Windows Vista, European Union, economy, information technology, Europe, Microsoft Corp., open source, U.K., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Bill Gates' syllabus for tech and education

January 31, 2007 Globalization to allow for more specialization in the way people learn, Microsoft chairman says at Edinburgh forum. TAGS: Bill Gates, education, globalization, chairman, teacher, U.K., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft eyes acquisitions to build security

August 2, 2006 Software giant plans to bolster its business security capabilities through acquisitions, U.K. executive says. TAGS: Whale Communications, business security, acquisition, e-mail antivirus, VPN, security, SSL, Microsoft Corp., U.K., Microsoft Windows Vista, server, e-mail

U.K. businesses see barriers to iPhone adoption

September 25, 2007 Cost and network-operator restrictions are preventing chief information officers from considering the iPhone as a corporate device. TAGS: director of information technology, chief information officer, Apple iPhone, adoption, barrier, mobile operator, U.K., restriction, O2 Plc., Microsoft Exchange Server, London, Apple Computer, RIM BlackBerry, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft buys fabled U.K. game studio

April 6, 2006 Acquires Lionhead Studios, whose founder, Peter Molyneux, is one of the best-known independent video game developers in the business. TAGS: Lionhead Studios, David Cole, studio, track record, acquisition, founder, Microsoft Xbox, success, video game, Microsoft Corp., U.K., conference, games, video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, BT, Virgin team on mobile TV

February 14, 2006 Software giant announces partnership with BT and Virgin Mobile to offer a new mobile TV service in the U.K. TAGS: mobile TV, British Telecommunications, Qualcomm MediaFLO, Virgin Mobile, Modeo, mobile operator, Verizon Wireless, digital television, TV, Barcelona, mobile phone, U.K., Microsoft Corp., U.S., video

U.K. standards body taken to court over OOXML

May 1, 2008 Group launches court challenge against decision by British Standards Institution to approve Microsoft's nascent document format. TAGS: standards body, OpenDocument Format, decision-making, approval, consortium, specification, decision, open source, XML, document, U.K., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
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