Microsoft Puts FoxPro Out to Pasture
Microsoft has announced that it will not be releasing any new versions of its Visual FoxPro development software past Version 9.0, but the company will continue to support the technology through 2015.
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14.3.2007 Microsoft puts New on10 website live
With 10 we have a dream: create a place for people with both a passion for technology and also a desire to change the world.
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21.9.2006 Microsoft Puts Limits on Vista Virtualization
Virtual Windows Vista users will have to pay for the high-end OS. With the release of Windows Vista on Tuesday, the final end-user licensing agreement (EULA) is reaching the eyes of the masses – for those who actually care to read through it instead of blindly clicking “next.”
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2.2.2007 Microsoft puts brakes on Soapbox video sharing
Microsoft has put the brakes on its Soapbox video-sharing site while it implements new technology to detect videos uploaded by users that could have copyright restrictions.
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24.3.2007 Microsoft’s Hyper-V puts VMWare and Linux on notice
After his last foray into the “Linux guy reviews a Microsoft product” space, Jason Perlow is back — this time to take a look at Microsoft’s Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization solution built into the newly released Windows Server 2008.
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14.2.2008 Windows OneCare puts out advisory
Windows OneCare Live beta put out an advisory yesterday evening to alert customers that the WMF file vulerabilty is covered and protected by OneCare. In this message they have stated that Microsoft is working on a patch but patches take time.
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4.1.2006 IE Flaw Puts Google Desktop at Risk
Internet Explorer is not having a good week. After the discovery of an unpatched flaw in the ubiquitous Web browser and code to exploit it prompted Microsoft to issue a public advisory, a new vulnerability has been found that puts users of Google Desktop at risk -- even if they are running a fully patched system.
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3.12.2005 Fiat Puts Windows Mobile in New Cars
Italian automaker Fiat has joined forces with Microsoft to unveil a voice-activated in-car communications system called Blue&Me at the Geneva Motorshow this month. Blue&Me is based on Windows Mobile for Automotive and offers a wide range of functionality, along with connectivity to wireless devices.
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5.2.2006 Bill Gates puts Bedingfield in his Xbox
IN the video that accompanies her first international hit, Unwritten, the British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield is trapped inside a book trying to escape from a musty library.
Unwritten's startling imagery and catchy tune so impressed Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, that he has appointed Bedingfield his first corporate "artist in residence".
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26.3.2006 Exploit Puts Windows 2000, XP at Risk
Microsoft warned on Thursday that exploit code had been published that would allow attackers to take advantage of vulnerabilities in both Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000. The flaw has been given a "moderate risk" by the French Security Incident Response Team.
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21.11.2005 G.E. puts 500GB on a disc - Blu-ray killer?
General Electric says its researchers have achieved a breakthrough in digital storage technology that will allow standard-size discs to hold the equivalent of 100 DVDs.
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27.4.2009 Vista puts Mac OS X font rendering to shame
One of the first things I noticed when I switched to Windows Vista earlier this year was how much of an improvement in font readability Vista has over earlier versions of Windows for the screen fonts.
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17.8.2007 Microsoft releases free ebook: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, these authors fully understand the adoption and code migration issues you'll encounter.
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12.4.2006 Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.
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5.6.2006 Microsoft Pre-Release Software Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - September CTP
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.
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24.9.2006 Podcasts: Microsoft IT Showcase: How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication
Edit: Something close to my heart! I sure hope the R2 changes to DFS are as good as they sound in all the marketing documents!
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25.2.2006 Microsoft Showcases Platform Advancements in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Second annual Microsoft Office System Developers Conference highlights opportunity for custom solutions development utilizing innovations in the 2007 release.
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23.3.2006 Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23.
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18.6.2009 Microsoft is 30 years old today! have a look at the Microsoft Timeline
It's hard to believe that Microsoft is already 30 years old. The company that made Redmond, Washington, a household name was actually founded in 1975 in another city by two young Seattle men, one of whom was a college dropout. From this inauspicious beginning came an equally improbable vision: A personal computer on every desk and in every home. Thirty years later, it seems so obvious. But at the time, when only a handful of people knew what a personal computer was, it was a great leap of faith and daring.
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Microsoft Windows Microsoft Application Verifier 3.2.0038
Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
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26.7.2006 Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!
Microsoft doesn't want you to pirate their software, but if you must choose between illegally installing Windows or a competitor's operating system, Microsoft would prefer that you choose them.
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15.3.2007 Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker
Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
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23.9.2008 Microsoft trademark reveals Microsoft Store logo
A fortnight ago, detailed plans of the long anticipated Microsoft Store were revealed in all its theoretical glory when Gizmodo published over 50 slides from a Powerpoint presentation prepared by the project’s consultancy firm.
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5.8.2009 Microsoft Launches Microsoft TalentLab in The Netherlands
Demand for ICT specialists is growing; new portal site advertises job vacancies at Microsoft partners – with guaranteed training.
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25.3.2007 Microsoft 4 Patas
Four different wallpapers with those that are considered men best friend. Besides that, icons and sounds give a special touch in this theme, that is already a success in those that love dogs.
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5.1.2006 What Microsoft has that Linux
Microsoft has seven "Microsoft Across America" trucks cruising the country, visiting Microsoft Partners at their request to show off the latest Windows wonders. At last count, there were exactly zero (0) "Linux Across America" trucks.
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15.8.2006 Microsoft isn't done with Vista yet
There is still more work to be done on Windows Vista, said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the day the company's highly-anticipated operating system is officially released to enterprise customers.
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2.12.2006 Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft?
I'm doing a short project on Microsoft and its impact on society.
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15.12.2006 A word with you, please, Microsoft
If Microsoft's 1976 was all about "hobbyists" and "Altair," then its buzzwords for 2006 were things such as "connected entertainment," "interoperability," "Zune," and "Windows Vista."
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2.1.2007 Microsoft’s IE 8.0: More than just vaporware
When I mentioned in a post yesterday that I had heard there was an alpha build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 circulating inside Microsoft, some were skeptical.
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15.1.2007Microsoft Puts FoxPro Out to Pasture
Microsoft has announced that
it will not be releasing any
new versions of its Visual
FoxPro development software
past Version 9.0, but the
company will continue to
support the technology through
2015. Instead of releasing new
versions of FoxPro, Microsoft
will release core portions of
the FoxPro software to its
CodePlex community development
site, said Alan Griver, a
group manager within the
Microsoft Visual Studio team,
which leads the FoxPro team.
Microsoft will
continue to support the Visual
FoxPro core until 2015 with
standard support through
January 2010 and extended
support through January 2015
via the developer tools
life-cycle support plan,
Microsoft officials said.
Meanwhile, some of the
FoxPro-related technology can
be seen in other Microsoft
products such as SQL Server,
Team Foundation Server and
various portions of the .Net
Framework, Griver said.
Indeed, some observers have
said they could detect a link
between FoxPro and
Microsoft's LINQ (Language
Integrated Query)
technology
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14.03.2007Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 Available
Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0. SP2 provides the latest updates to Visual FoxPro 9.0, including fixes to customer reported issues. The
bug fix list for SP2 can be viewed or downloaded from this page.
System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2
Requires either:
- Visual FoxPro 9.0, or
- Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1
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12.10.2007Where have you gone, Visual FoxPro?
Visual FoxPro is no longer at the edge of Microsofts saber, but the database management system still commands a loyal following and invokes fond
memories of its heyday from the community that surrounded it.
In May, SD Times interviewed several members of the FoxPro
community, with an eye to documenting its contributions to contemporary technology.
śMy favorite thing about FoxPro is not
technological; it is the community that FoxPro inspired. Many developers live in houses that Fox
built,ť quipped Jim Duffy, a Microsoft
regional director and president of TakeNote Technologies, in reference to the original publishers of FoxPro, a company that Microsoft bought in 1992.
(Regional directors are volunteers recognized by Microsoft for their technical abilities.)
winbeta.org - 17.06.2008
Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 and "Sedna" Betas Now Available
This download contains the
BETA release for Microsoft
Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 and the
"Sedna" add-ons. This
release has two parts:
The Sedna Beta download
contains six components:
VistaDialogs4COM, Upsizing
Wizard, Data Explorer,
NET4COM, MY for VFP and VS
2005 Extension for VFP.
The VFP 9.0 SP2 Beta
download contains a patch that
can be applied to VFP 9.0 or
VFP 9.0 SP1. In addition to
fixes to the core product,
this patch contains
significant enhancements to
the Reporting features.
System Requirements
- Supported Operating
Systems: Windows 2000 Service
Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4; Windows Vista; Windows
XP Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0
winbeta.org - 15.06.2007
Critical no-click Adobe vulnerability fixed, for some
Potentially poisonous PDFs put to pasture by popular patch
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betanews.com - 11.03.2009
IE Flaw Puts Google Desktop at
Risk
Internet Explorer is not
having a good week. After the
discovery of an unpatched flaw
in the ubiquitous Web browser
and code to exploit it
prompted Microsoft to issue a
public advisory, a new
vulnerability has been found
that puts users of Google
Desktop at risk...
betanews.com - 02.12.2005
Microsoft Puts Bull's-Eye on SQL Injection Attacks
Microsoft is pushing freeware to help combat SQL injection attacks. Microsoft is promoting newly released freeware to help IT pros put up a fight
against SQL injection attacks.
The release of the products comes at a time when news of legitimate Web sites being compromised by SQL
injections has become familiar in the headlines. Microsoft announced these products' availability June 24 in a security advisory. Two of the
tools, UrlScan Version 3.0 Beta and Microsoft Source Code Analyzer for SQL Injection Community Technology Preview, are the sole fruits of Microsoft.
The third, a Web site scanner called HP Scrawlr, was developed by Hewlett-Packard's Web Security Research Group in conjunction with Microsoft.
neowin.net - 25.06.2008
Apple puts DRM on new iPod Shuffle hardware
Most of you will know that Apple recently unveiled their new iPod Shuffle, much to everyone's surprise. Well, it appears that there have been some
dirty secrets uncovered about the new device: according to iLounge, Apple has put DRM in the hardware to prevent you from using any earphones that you
want. You read that correctly. You will either have to use Apple earphones, or a third-party product which incorporates an 'Apple
authentification chip', if you want to use the new device.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 15.03.2009
Microsoft BizSpark Puts Startups on the Path to Business Success
Easy access to software, support and market visibility with no upfront costs gives startups the boost they need, when they need it most..
microsoft.com/presspass - 05.11.2008
Use Your Cell Phone Instead of
Your Credit Card
It's possible, but current
services are limited. PC World
puts some to the test...
pcworld.com - 19.09.2005
PDA Pundit: A Miniature Office
on Your PDA
DataViz's Documents to Go
puts a pared-down (but useful)
version of Microsoft Office
into a Palm...
pcworld.com - 15.12.2005
T-Com Puts Customers First With Microsoft Customer Care Framework
Croatian telco significantly
improves responsiveness to
customer inquiries, enables
faster service activation and
boosts call center
productivity...
microsoft.com/presspass - 29.05.2007
MSN puts ads on mobile phones
Microsoft began displaying advertisements to mobile users of its MSN site in the U.S. on Monday.Paramount Pictures and Jaguar Cars North America are
among the first companies to advertise on MSN Mobile in the U.S. Microsoft already displays mobile ads in Belgium, France, Japan, Spain, and the U.K.
The technology that presents the ads comes from ScreenTonic, a company that Microsoft acquired earlier this year.
Microsoft trails its
biggest competitors in the PC-based online advertising market in bringing ads to mobile users, but its late start may not have any significant effect.
"AOL and Yahoo have previously introduced display ads, but the mobile user base is still on the small side compared to the Net, so they're
not truly late," said Greg Sterling, an analyst following mobile search as part of a joint venture between Sterling Market Research and Opus
Research. "It's not like there's a huge opportunity cost here or revenue lost." Google also supports ads for mobile users.
neowin.net - 11.12.2007
Microsoft Puts to Rest IE for
Mac
Web developers now have one
less browser to worry about,
at least officially. Microsoft
announced that as of December
31, Internet Explorer 5 for
Mac will no longer be
supported, and downloads of
the browser would end on
January 31, 2006. Microsoft
ceased development of IE for
Mac back in June 2003...
betanews.com - 19.12.2005
Experience photos and video
like never before
Enjoy your pictures and home
movies more easily than ever.
Windows Vista puts the tools
you need to perfect, organize,
and share your memories all in
one place...
microsoft.com/windowsvista - 03.03.2006
Nokia Puts Music Phone on Hold
N91 phone will be released
next year to allow for
inclusion of Windows DRM
software...
pcworld.com - 23.09.2005
SanDisk Puts Copy Controls on
Flash Cards
Entertainment companies may
feel more secure about
releasing content on cards...
pcworld.com - 28.09.2005
Microsoft Buys Stake in CareerBuilder
As part of a renewed content
agreement that puts
CareerBuilder as the job
listing provider on its MSN
properties, Microsoft on
Wednesday took a minority
stake in the company. The
equity investment comes as
CareerBuilder was chosen to
power MSN's international job
sites as well...
betanews.com - 09.05.2007
MySpace Puts Search on Auction
Block
News Corp. said Tuesday that
it plans to call for bids from
search giants Microsoft, Yahoo
and Google to provide Internet
search functionality and
search-based advertising on
the popular social networking
site...
betanews.com - 14.06.2006
Inside the Microsoft and Novell Interoperability Lab: Building Bridges Between Open Source and Proprietary Source Software
Unified team of engineers puts shared commitment to customers at the center of joint effort to improve cross-platform interoperability...
microsoft.com/presspass - 11.06.2009
