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Microsoft tests new patch program

March 22, 2005 Software maker launches beta of Microsoft Update, a new tool that allows automatic downloads of changes to Windows and more. TAGS: Microsoft Update, Microsoft SQL Server, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Microsoft: Patches now flowing automatically

October 11, 2006 Fixes networking issues that forced people to use manual downloads to get critical patches. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Update, patch management, Automatic Update, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft testing update service

February 17, 2005 Microsoft confirmed that it will launch a beta version of its centralized patch updating service in March. TAGS: Microsoft Update, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft updates business software roadmap

June 16, 2004 The firm's Business Solutions Unit has yet to be profitable, but several upcoming releases are intended to change that. TAGS: business software, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft updates hosting package

July 18, 2006 The software giant woos hosting firms away from open source with support for SQL Server 2005 and ASP.Net 2.0. TAGS: hosting company, ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft Update, hosting, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Web development, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., open source, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft delivers new patching tools

June 8, 2005 More than a year behind schedule, the company launches Microsoft Update service and a companion patching tool for businesses. TAGS: patching tool, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, server

Microsoft updates its accounting software

June 21, 2004 Great Plains 8.0 offers new features for midsize businesses--an area in which Microsoft plans to proffer lots of marketing moola. TAGS: Great Plains Software, Microsoft Update, accounting, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Windows Vista to 'freeze dry' PCs before patching

September 2, 2005 The upcoming OS will include new patching technology that reduces restarts and stores user data before reboots. TAGS: reboot, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, software company, PC

Microsoft updates slimmed-down Windows

June 8, 2005 Revamped Windows N software will be available to computer makers next week in five languages. Photo: In this Windows, N means 'no' TAGS: Microsoft Update, computer company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, media player, Microsoft Windows, software company

Microsoft updates corporate IM

October 19, 2004 "Istanbul," part of the company's Live Communications Server 2005, weaves in features commonly found in Outlook. TAGS: Istanbul, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, Microsoft Update, IM, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, IM client, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft updates portal package

February 2, 2004 The company releases Business Portal 2.0, a revamp of its software for creating portal sites that centralize access to corporate data. TAGS: portal, portal site, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft updates digital media package

October 14, 2003 The software giant releases an updated version of its Plus Digital Media Edition software that now lets people create photo slideshows on the PC and watch them on a DVD player. TAGS: digital media, Microsoft Update, digital photograph, DVD player, slideshow, photograph, entertainment, Microsoft Corp., music, DVD, PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft struggles with patch

October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, Automatic Update, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Corp., flaw, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, software company, Web browser

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

This week in Microsoft news

June 10, 2005 Steve Ballmer wants technology managers to know that Microsoft feels their pain. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, TechEd, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows Server, career, Microsoft Corp., information technology, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft updates business offerings

March 22, 2004 The software giant announces a slew of updates to its business applications and services at the start of its Convergence 2004 conference. TAGS: Navision, EDI, Great Plains Software, Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Update, business application, XML, Microsoft Corp., conference, Microsoft Office

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, patch management, Microsoft Update, fix, attacker, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft updates its office of the future

May 10, 2006 The future of information technology gets a face-lift from Microsoft's Center for Information Work. Photos: Microsoft's workplace of the future TAGS: Microsoft Update, enterprise, tablet PC, RFID, tablet, office, Microsoft Corp., information technology, monitor, server, PC

Microsoft updates search site

November 11, 2004 Company updates a version of its site unveiled in July. A full-fledged search engine release is yet to come. TAGS: MSN Search, Encarta.com, Microsoft Update, MSN, Internet search, search result, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., search technology, search engine, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site

April 15, 2004 A crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelms Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes are made available. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Corp., security, server, Microsoft Windows

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