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Microsoft Corporation is the world's largest software company, with global annual sales in the tens of billions of US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in more than 90 countries. Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Its most popular products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, each of which has achieved near ubiquity in the desktop computer market. Microsoft has footholds in other markets, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta computer encyclopedia. The company also markets home entertainment products, such as the Xbox and WebTV.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:11:00 GMT
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Microsoft relaxes virtualisation rules
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:11:00 GMT
Microsoft has eased up its server licensing rules so that organisations can make more efficient use of servers in virtualised environments. Beginning on 1 September, customers will be able to move any of 41 Microsoft server applications between machines
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New Microsoft Licensing and Support Eases Path to Virtualization
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:04:00 GMT
Customers 'Get Virtual Now' with increased flexibility and broader support when virtualizing Microsoft server applications. REDMOND, Wash. ? Aug. 19, 2008 ? New licensing, expanded product support policies and a worldwide series of events from
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Google Takes 60% Of Search Market, While MSN Loses Share
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:03:00 GMT
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Microsoft backs not-for-profit organisations
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:01:00 GMT
NGO Connection offers one-stop shop for technology resources Microsoft has announced the global availability of NGO Connection, an online resource for non-profit groups around the world. The resource is designed to assist non-governmental organisations
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Release: Hifn Earns Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:46:00 GMT
Microsoft recognizes Hifn for its skills and expertise LOS GATOS, Calif., August 18, 2008 ? Hifn? (NASDAQ: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced it has earned certified status in Microsoft?s Partner Program,
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Surprise, VMware in Microsoft Validation Program
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:46:00 GMT
Virtualization newbie Microsoft and market leader VMware play nice, up to a point. Share this Article DiggDel.icio.us furl StumbleUpon BlinkList Newsvine Magnolia Facebook Tailrank Slashdot Technorati Google Bookmarks Yahoo Favorites Windows Live Ask
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Snap2Face Windows Mobile Facebook Client
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:45:00 GMT
(view image) Facebook does not provide a Windows Mobile client but you can still get it done with Snap2Face. Snap2Face is a free Facebook client for Windows Mobile. It works with both Windows Mobile Standard and Professional. 'Snap2Face is a free
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Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:45:00 GMT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's 6758.T PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings 7832.T, a magazine
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Ryan Naraine: Where on earth are these Microsoft patches?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:38:00 GMT
Lost in the shuffle of is the fact that a critical vulnerability in the ever-present Windows Media Player (WMP) was not fixed because of a last minute quality issue. Microsoft originally listed the WMP update in the but, when the patches dropped on
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Microsoft tracks people with RFID tags
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:38:00 GMT
Breeze Consulting is creating one of the largest non-traditional RFID networks assembled in Australia to track certain people movements at Microsoft Tech Ed in Sydney. In a world-first for Microsoft, all delegates will carry a passive RFID tag behind
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Slideshow: Microsoft partners celebrate in style
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:37:00 GMT
The New Zealand Microsoft Partner Awards was once again a cause of celebration as scores of gongs were handed out in recognition of the achievement of Microsoft partners. Intergen was named the winner of the overall Partner of the Year award, which was
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Microsoft's Olympic Gold
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:35:00 GMT
With world records being broken at a dizzying pace, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing has drawn massive audiences from around the world, most watching the games via traditional TV coverage. But behind the scenes, a massive array of technology is
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Apple iPhone Surfing Crushes Microsoft?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:32:00 GMT
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EveryMac updates Windows on Mac Q&A
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:20:00 GMT
at 5:50am EveryMac a guide to every Macintosh, Mac compatible, and upgrade card, with technical, configuration, and pricing detailshas posted an update to the Windows on Mac Q&A and an update of the iPhone Q&A. Other new Q&As have been added as well.
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Microsoft may have 2,000 developers working on Windows 7
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:18:00 GMT
Microsoft's head of engineering for the Windows 7 operating system says there are 25 'feature teams' of about 100 employees each working on the upcoming replacement to Windows Vista. Windows 7 teams work on anything from external features, such as user
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Taiwan hopes to force Microsoft into selling XP, not Vista
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:13:00 GMT
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VMware to get hypervisor certified by Microsoft
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:07:00 GMT
Virtualization competitors VMware and Microsoft have found common ground in a deal that will let customers receive technical support for Microsoft applications running on servers virtualized with VMware's hypervisor. There doesn't seem to be any official
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Microsoft may have 2,000 developers working on Windows 7
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:07:00 GMT
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WMWifiRouter for Windows Mobile Smartphones
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:04:00 GMT
When not forcing the WMWifiRouter into ad-hoc mode I was able to connect a desktop PC, laptop and my iPod Touch all at the same time. While the speed of the EVDO network doesn't really support major file downloading on multiple machines, I was able to
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Microsoft, AKF to work for rural uplift
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:59:00 GMT
ISLAMABAD: The Microsoft and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) plan to help expand access to information and technology through the Aga Khan Foundation's existing Rural Support Programmes. Country manager, Microsoft Pakistan, Kamal Ahmed said that our
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ACSI: Customer satisfaction rockets for Apple?s Mac; rest of Windows PC industry drops again
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:00 GMT
Customer satisfaction continues on a bumpy path without momentum or trend in the second quarter, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index. After a small uptick last quarter, ACSI slips 0.1% to 75.1 on a 100-point scale. The ACSI second
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Apple slams Vista, Windows PCs in three new ?Get a Mac? ads (with video)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:00 GMT
Apple has begun airing three new 'Get a Mac' ads on U.S. network and cable television. In 'Pizza Box,' PC stoops to disguising himself as a pizza to get college students to even look his way. Apple 'Get a Mac' ad: Pizza Box In 'Throne,' PC sits atop his
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State of the Art? Nearly 35% of new PCs have Vista replaced with ancient Windows XP
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:00 GMT
'More than one in every three new PCs is downgraded from Windows Vista to the older Windows XP, either at the factory or by the buyer, a performance and metrics researcher said today,' Gregg Keizer reports for Computerworld. 'According to Devil Mountain
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Cbeyond reveals Hosted Microsoft Exchange in all markets
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:37:00 GMT
Cbeyond Inc. The company also broadened its mobile handset options for BeyondMobile customers by including BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone. Cbeyond customers can choose from two offerings; Hosted Microsoft Exchange basic, which is available to all
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VMware to get hypervisor certified by Microsoft
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:31:00 GMT
Virtualization competitors VMware and Microsoft have found common ground in a deal that will let customers receive technical support for Microsoft applications running on servers virtualized with VMware's hypervisor. There doesn't seem to be any official
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Microsoft to support more document formats
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:31:00 GMT
Redmond thumbs-up for ODF and PDF Software for Business | 26 May 2008 : Microsoft is to add support for new document formats to Office, including XML Paper Specification (XPS), Portable Document Format (PDF) 1.5, PDF/A and Open Document Format (ODF)
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Gates promises 'multi-touch' Windows 7
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:30:00 GMT
Windows 7, the successor to the much-criticised Windows Vista, will come with multi-touch features that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates predicts will ultimately replace the mouse. Due for release in 2010, Windows 7 will come with a touch-screen interface
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Microsoft extends Windows XP support until 2014
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:29:00 GMT
Windows 7 will learn a lesson from Vista Microsoft will extend critical support for Windows XP until 2014, three years longer than is usual. The company will also be able to supply systems with Windows XP preloaded as a ?downgrade' until January 31,
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Microsoft release Open XML converters
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:29:00 GMT
Mac Office 2004 can now convert .docx, .xlsx and .pptx files Mac users can now open files created by the 2007 and 2008 versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint after Microsoft released a set of Open XML converters. The strength of Microsoft file formats is
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Majority of SMEs buy wrong Windows
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:29:00 GMT
Microsoft, SMEs don?t buy the package that best suit their needs Microsoft claims that 60% of UK SMEs will potentially buy the wrong operating system for their needs in its next fiscal year, which it highlighted as a key concern at its recent quarterly
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