Microsoft Corp. might have patched the most glaring vulnerabilities in its Word productivity program, but that doesn't mean Word is now airtight. Redmond last week warned of still another Word zero-day vulnerability that affects Office 2000 and Office XP.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- February 20, 2007
Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Windows Vista are already on sale.
- By The Associated Press
- February 16, 2007
Mom, they're arguing again.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2007
A Russian court on Thursday threw out a criminal case against a school principal accused of installing pirated Microsoft software in school computers, calling the prosecution's case "trivial," a court official said.
- By The Associated Press
- February 15, 2007
For those who are interested in Microsoft's plans for software as a service (SaaS), the company has published a sample application illustrating how it's done.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2007
Microsoft delays release of some of its new-generation MCP exams for Vista in favor of retesting; exam 70-624 gets a Valentine's Day debut.
- By Michael Domingo
- February 14, 2007
There isn't much data yet on early sales of Windows Vista, but from what there is it appears that the new system is off and running.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 14, 2007
Nagging antitrust case in Iowa draws to a predictable close. Settlement details will be ironed out in a different court hearing.
- By The Associated Press
- February 14, 2007
Novell and Microsoft on Monday presented an update on the two firms' progress in their November deal to make nice and work more closely together.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 13, 2007
Microsoft Corp. plans a launch this spring of its next-generation operating system for wireless devices, Windows Mobile 6.
- By The Associated Press
- February 08, 2007
Microsoft Security Response Center plans to publish 12 security bulletins next Tuesday, according to Thursday's advance notification.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- February 08, 2007
Sun Microsystems Wednesday took the wraps off of its OpenDocument Format, or ODF, add-in for saving Microsoft Office 2003 documents in the emerging open standard's file format.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 08, 2007
Microsoft Corp., responding to a plea from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, said Tuesday it had no role in Russia's investigation of a school principal on charges of buying pirated Windows software.
- By The Associated Press
- February 07, 2007
Microsoft Corp.'s Vista operating system might well be Redmond's most secure client operating environment to date, but that doesn't -- and couldn't -- mean Vista is completely unassailable.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- February 07, 2007
Microsoft quietly announced last week that it is making several key communications protocols used by its software available for license, so that third-parties, including competitors, can link into its newest enterprise products. Some are available immediately
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 07, 2007