As a first beta, Windows Vista Beta 1 gives no indication of the size or performance of the operating system, and Microsoft remains quite cagey about what the final system requirements will be. What this beta does provide is the first tangible look at the user interface, end-user functionality and many of the IT-focused features of the follow-on to 2001's Windows XP.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 08, 2005
Microsoft named a new chief operating officer this week. Kevin Turner comes to Redmond after 19 years with Wal-Mart where he most recently was president and CEO of Sam’s Club.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 05, 2005
From the business wires this week: pre-configured Microsoft Exchange 2003 migration packages, a software deployment solution, an automated disk defragger and a search engine for Microsoft Exchange.
- By Dan Hong
- August 05, 2005
The Microsoft Security Response Center said Thursday that it plans to release six security bulletins for Windows in August. The maximum severity of the bulletins, scheduled to post on Tuesday, is critical.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 04, 2005
IBM/Lotus is shipping updated editions of its WebSphere Portal for mid-range and big iron systems that bring those systems into sync with the portal on other platforms.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 04, 2005
Microsoft sees desktop tech cert catching on, with the company issuing more than 8,000 Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician titles as of June this year.
- By Michael Domingo
- August 04, 2005
Meanwhile, Microsoft reveals what the Nov. 7 "launch" of BizTalk Server 2006 really means.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 03, 2005
iWay Software, one of the most prolific writers of application adapters for Microsoft's BizTalk Server, sold a bundle of the adapters to Microsoft, the companies said this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 03, 2005
Microsoft has scheduled four Webcasts starting at midnight on Sept. 15 to unveil the "Next Generation of Software Assurance."
- By Scott Bekker
- August 03, 2005
JNetDirect releases the latest version of its developer Java tool for Microsoft SQL and IBM Websphere; this week's newly certified partners.
- By Dan Hong
- August 02, 2005
Even as Microsoft unveiled the new, mandatory Genuine Advantage 1.0 last week, hackers were prepared to show anyone who wants to bypass the anti-counterfeit device exactly how to do so.
- By Becky Nagel
- August 02, 2005
The speech recognition technologies Microsoft is developing around Microsoft Speech Server will be integrated into a future version of Microsoft Exchange Server, the company announced Tuesday at a speech technology conference in New York.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 02, 2005
Late last week in Seattle, Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez issued a temporary restraining order preventing Google from asking its intended head of China operations, former Microsoft employee Kai-Fu Lee, from doing anything that could be seen as competing with Microsoft.
- By Becky Nagel
- August 02, 2005
Bill Gates will kick off the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005 with a keynote on Sept. 13, Microsoft announced over the weekend.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 02, 2005
New versions of products to include an Enterprise Edition of Windows Vista and a Premium version of Office. CEO Steve Ballmer also promises additional small acquisitions but no blockbuster deals.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 01, 2005
From the business wires this week: tools for tracking Active Directory and domain controller activities and system log data; a portable wireless router; and a tool for comparing and syncing folders.
The percentage of the Windows XP installed base protected by the firewall, Automatic Updates, virus subscription warnings, rewritten code and other baseline security measures in Service Pack 2 keeps inching up.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 28, 2005
Right on schedule, Microsoft released the first beta test version of the newly-renamed Windows Vista on Wednesday. Also sent Longhorn Server beta to separate group of testers.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- July 28, 2005
Shavlik Technologies is going public with a very high-end patch management offering for the most select of Windows customers -- those who have already shelled out a reputed $200,000 or more to Microsoft for a Custom Support Agreement for Windows NT 4.0.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 28, 2005
Patch management vendor Shavlik Technologies is branching out into enterprise anti-spyware software as a first step toward a broader enterprise security product suite.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 27, 2005