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Windows patch backfires on the security-minded

October 17, 2005 People who tweaked their OS settings are getting hit hardest by a flawed Microsoft update meant to fix a serious flaw. TAGS: patch, software company, security, expert, patch management, Microsoft Corp., setting, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Microsoft, Citrix strike patent-sharing deal

December 21, 2004 Patent cross-licensing and access to source code will help Citrix tie a closer knot with Windows Server. TAGS: Citrix Systems Inc., Citrix MetaFrame, Microsoft Windows Server, agreement, intellectual property, software company, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft sends out final test version of Vista

October 6, 2006 Company hopes release will be last public test version of the Windows update, says it's still on track with timing. TAGS: test version, feedback, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Key Ballmer adviser leaves Microsoft

June 20, 2006 Martin Taylor, who led the software maker's anti-Linux "Get the Facts" campaign, is no longer with Microsoft. TAGS: chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, departure, Microsoft Windows Live, advisor, positioning, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Swan song for Microsoft's music allies?

July 25, 2006 news analysis Some say Microsoft's Zune player means an end to Windows Media PlaysForSure partner program. Photos: PlaysForSure devices TAGS: Microsoft Zune, PlaysForSure, iRiver, software company, Windows Media, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: Vista is ready to roll

November 8, 2006 The company says that it has finished Vista development, paving the way for the operating system's debut. Video: Windows Vista RTM CNET editors' take TAGS: Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, video

Microsoft shares draft of Vista security hooks

December 21, 2006 Interfaces are meant to help security software makers create products that work with kernel protection features in Windows Vista. TAGS: API, kernel, 64-bit, security software company, software company, Gartner Inc., McAfee Inc., security company, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, 32-bit, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word

December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, development tool, flaw, Microsoft Word, fix, software company, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft tries to stop Vista piracy monster

December 14, 2006 The software maker releases an update to the operating system designed to thwart a workaround dubbed "frankenbuild." TAGS: piracy, workaround, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security

No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

June 9, 2006 Repairs would require so many changes to the older OSes that it might break applications, Microsoft says. TAGS: re-engineering, Microsoft Windows 98, fix, patch, software company, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., security, firewall, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft looks for 'protection' money

February 22, 2006 After spending billions to secure its software, Microsoft sees security products as a selling point. TAGS: software company, reputation, security, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows

Computer maker files antitrust suit against Microsoft

February 22, 2006 Tangent charges Microsoft with violating the Sherman Act and seeks to recover triple damages from the software maker. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, suit, computer company, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Settlement is 'a reward, not a remedy'

November 2, 2001 The Microsoft settlement does little to reverse the company's dominance or slow its growth in Internet services. TAGS: settlement, RealNetworks Inc., reward, software company, agreement, remedy, video player, computer company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video, Microsoft Windows XP

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

Vista hacked at Black Hat

August 4, 2006 Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update. TAGS: Black Hat, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious software, researcher, malicious code, security, software company, attack, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Homeland Security: Fix your Windows

August 9, 2006 In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible. TAGS: Neel Mehta, alert, flaw, vulnerability, homeland security, agency, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., service pack, printer, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changes

September 12, 2007 Company agreed in June to make alterations to satisfy antitrust concerns from rivals, particularly Google. TAGS: technical committee, desktop search, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, antitrust, search result, Microsoft Corp., service pack, search engine, Google Inc., button, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF

June 2, 2006 Breakdown in talks over the use of Adobe's PDF in Office leaves Microsoft bracing for an antitrust battle in Europe. TAGS: antitrust, Microsoft Office 2007, regulator, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Office, concern, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Europe, printing, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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