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Microsoft Employee Flies Medical Supplies, Formula to Haiti
James Cooper, a New York City-based Microsoft employee, and his brother flew from New York to Haiti the weekend before last to deliver urgently needed
medical supplies to a hospital in remote Cap-Haitien, a hard-hit city in the northern part of the country...
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09.02.2010Is Windows 7 reliability fix making PCs less reliable?
>There are reports in a TechNet forum that claim a recently released reliability and stability patch for Windows 7
may end up making some PCs less reliable and stable.
The Ars Technica site discovered the thread about the
fix,
KB977074, late last week. KB977074, one of a number of Windows 7 updates Microsoft made
available for download at the end of January, was designed to “resolve some reliability issues in Windows 7.”
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08.02.2010Windows 7 Manager Discusses Energy-Efficiency Boost
Stephen Berard, recipient of Microsoft's quarterly Environmental Action Award, helped develop features in Windows 7 to make computer servers more
energy efficient...
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08.02.2010Microsoft aims for smooth streaming in Vancouver
Microsoft is aiming to make Web viewing of the Winter Olympics a lot more like watching the events on TV.
While Beijing brought
the
first widespread use of the Internet to deliver live video of the
Games, the Vancouver Olympics--which starts February 12--will offer a range of new options, including TiVo-like features like pausing, rewinding,
and replaying during a live broadcast. In addition, broadcaster NBC is using the adaptive streaming capability of Silverlight (Microsoft's rival to
Adobe's Flash) to allow those with a good connection to get the Games in up to 720p high-definition quality...
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08.02.2010Microsoft loses Facebook display ads, but expands search deal
Good news and bad news for Microsoft this morning in its Facebook relationship.
The Redmond company, which has a minority stake
in the booming social networking site,
said in a blog post that
the companies are deepening their relationship in Internet search, working on new features and expanding into markets outside the United States. At
the same time, the company says it will no longer be responsible for display ads on Facebook. Microsoft calls it a "mutual decision."
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06.02.2010Creating Enterprise 2.0 at SharePoint 2010 SocialFest
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and social computing prove enterprising during startup competition...
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05.02.2010Democratizing Research: How Client Plus Cloud Computing Can Amplify Whats Possible for Scientists
Experts say the ability to connect research on the desktop with processing from the cloud creates new opportunity to accelerate innovation and
discovery...
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04.02.2010Windows veteran Mike Nash leaving Microsoft
Corporate Vice President Mike Nash, who headed Microsoft's security efforts before spending the past several years in product management and strategy
roles in the Windows unit, is leaving Microsoft.
His Windows roots run deep, though, with Nash having been the first product
manager on the original Windows NT marketing team. In his long tenure, he also oversaw development of Microsoft.com and led the launch of Windows
2000, before shifting to head the security team...
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04.02.2010Microsoft Helps Developers Write More Secure Code
As threats evolve, application developers increasingly face the need to write more secure code. Microsoft is helping the developer community by giving
away elements of its Security Development Lifecycle process...
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02.02.2010Microsoft Brings Cloud Interoperability Down to Earth
An interoperable cloud could help companies cut costs and governments connect constituents, say Microsoft executives...
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01.02.2010Microsoft's Azure cloud is officially open for business
As of February 1, Microsoft officially jumps into the cloud-computing frey and now is charging customers for developing and running apps in its Azure
cloud.
Microsoft has been
working on Azure for more than three years; beta
testers have been kicking its tires for more than a year. With Azure, Microsoft is attempting to recreate its Windows ecosystem in the form of a
utility. Today, developers and customers can develop and deploy on the Windows Azure operating system and make use of the SQL Azure hosted database.
In the coming months, Microsoft will make available to developers its
Azure AppFabric Web-service
utilities. And as 2010 progresses, Microsoft is slated to make available to developers and customers
more of the on-premises “private cloud” complements to
Azure...
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01.02.2010Jobs: Google's "Don't Be Evil" motto is "bullsh*t"
An inside
report from within an Apple town hall meeting has revealed some of CEO Steve Jobs' blunt criticisms, particularly against
Google. In the wake of the iPad launch, Jobs claimed the search firm's motto of "Don't Be Evil" is simply "bullsh*t" and that the new rival is
fully intent on killing the iPhone with Android despite the companies' partnership on iPhone services. He similarly pointed out that the aggression
was largely one-sided and that Apple hadn't entered search...
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31.01.2010Microsoft and Customer Executives Team Up to Improve Interoperability
Microsoft President Bob Muglia leads Interoperability Executive Customer Council; expanded support of open standards outlined in white paper...
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29.01.2010Windows 7 upgrades Vista laptops to lower battery life
Laptop owners upgrading their Windows XP and Windows Vista machines to Windows 7 are complaining that Microsoft's new OS has severely reduced their
available battery life.
One user tells
The Reg that after upgrading his circa 2007 HP notebook from Vista to Windows 7, the
machine's battery life dropped from two hours to a half hour, and countless others are voicing similar complaints on
Microsoft's TechNet
forums...
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29.01.2010Windows 7 boosts Microsoft to record quarter
Sales of Windows 7 and a recovering economy boosted Microsoft to a record quarter, with the company on Thursday reporting fiscal second-quarter
revenue of $19.02 billion, up 14 percent from the year-ago period. Net income was up a whopping 60 percent to $6.66 billion...
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29.01.2010United States Olympic Committee Media Site Shines With Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Everything the U.S. Olympic press corps needs to report from the Games is now in one place, with the ability to share, e-mail, print and download
information from one simple Web site...
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28.01.2010Apple's iPad tablet touches a nerve in Redmond
Surely, there are going to be some people beating their heads against a wall in Redmond today.
After a decade of pursuing the notion
of a tablet computer for consumers, it now appears possible, if not likely, that Apple will be the one that gets credit--and the revenue--for making
the product mainstream...
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28.01.2010Lessons From Haiti for Technology in Public Safety
Microsoft and partners work together to find solutions to 21st century public safety problems...
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27.01.2010Data Privacy Day: Your Online Reputation Is on the Line
How you manage your information online is biggest factor in whether its an asset or liability, say experts...
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27.01.2010ESPONDER and Microsoft Move Public Safety Into the 21st Century
Microsoft partner uses SharePoint Server 2007 to help officials manage big events and respond to emergencies...
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26.01.2010Thought that A+ cert was good for life? Think again
CompTIA is the computer industry group that oversees common certifications such as A+, Network+, and Server+, and its certifications have always been
good indefinitely.
Not anymore. In a policy change announced this month, CompTIA dropped a bombshell on the hundreds of thousands of
people who hold its certifications: those credentials are now good for only three yearsand the change in policy is retroactive...
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