On UrbanBaby: Are you glad you have siblings?

Search:
Go!


advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

Microsoft Corp. [x] , Microsoft Windows [x] , software company [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 237 results found

Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'

April 11, 2008 By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager. TAGS: prompt, ISV, myth, secure, ecosystem, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, manager, San Francisco, security, Microsoft Corp., conference, Microsoft Windows

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, operating system, Microsoft Windows, software company, research company, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microsoft the magnanimous?

February 22, 2008 Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, commission, protocol, announcement, Week in review, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Server, open source, reader, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

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, European Union, Steve Ballmer, Week in review, litigation, commission, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, pricing, Microsoft Corp., software company, operating system, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft aims to get developers for home server

April 5, 2007 Company releases beta version of development kit that software makers can use to write programs for its coming Windows Home Server. TAGS: Microsoft Corp., software company, server, Microsoft Windows

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, service pack, antitrust, search engine, search result, software company, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., button, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendly

March 27, 2007 The software maker posts several patches, including one to resolve a problem that could leave the music players corrupted. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple iPod, patch management, music player, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., software company, Apple Computer, operating system, video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early

April 2, 2007 Software maker had planned to wait until April 10, but will now issue the patch Tuesday given there is a public exploit using the hole. TAGS: patch, flaw, attack, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

VMware surge puts virtualization in the spotlight

August 14, 2007 The EMC spinout, whose name is often synonymous with the virtualization approach it has pioneered, has a monster first day of trading. TAGS: virtualization, VMware, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Server, server, Microsoft Corp., software company, open source, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization

June 20, 2007 Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines. TAGS: virtualization, virtual machine, security risk, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft delays low-cost Windows for India

March 15, 2005 Not this month, software maker says. India's "Starter edition" of Windows XP now planned for June. TAGS: India, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software company

Microsoft gears up for annual hardware shindig

May 14, 2007 At WinHEC, the software maker will look to maximize Vista's release and rev up for Longhorn Server and Home Server, both due later this year. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, WinHEC, Craig Mundie, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows Platform, hardware maker, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server, message, security

Microsoft probes Windows DoS flaw

June 2, 2006 Newly discovered vulnerability could cause certain Windows applications to crash if a user clicks on an overly long Web link. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, Microsoft Windows

'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming

May 4, 2006 Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" will include three security alerts with patches for Windows and the Exchange e-mail server software. TAGS: e-mail server, fix, patch management, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software company, server, e-mail

Microsoft already planning Vista service pack

January 23, 2007 New operating system is not fully out the door and the software giant is already preparing for its first service pack release of bug fixes. TAGS: service pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., operating system, software company, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix

July 6, 2005 Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory. TAGS: tablet PC, tablet, fix, patch, software company, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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: Activation shift won't be a pain

March 1, 2005 Only pirates and their cohorts will bear the brunt of a restrictive update to the Windows Activation plan, the software maker promises. TAGS: certificate, OEM, activation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software company, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft opts against SP5 for Windows 2000

November 29, 2004 Decides to make final update to Windows 2000 a collection of previously released fixes rather than an all-new service pack. TAGS: service pack, Microsoft Windows 2000, collection, fix, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, software company
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "software company"


© 2008 CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use