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Project Codename Sundance Beta – Windows Security Accelerator

Microsoft has debuted into Beta a new project designed to bulletproof the Windows platform along with the Office System.
windows - comments - 17.12.2008

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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
download - comments - 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!
microsoft - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
download - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 15.3.2007

Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker

Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
windows - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 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. Install it now!
download - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 2.12.2006

Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft?

I'm doing a short project on Microsoft and its impact on society.
microsoft - comments - 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."
microsoft - comments - 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.
microsoft - comments - 15.1.2007

Microsoft Feeds Plus

Microsoft Feeds Plus is an Internet Explorer 7 add-on for Windows XP/2003/Vista that makes your feed reading experience easy and efficient. You can read your feeds in a combined view (aggregate feeds) and get pop-up notifications when there are new items to read.
download - comments - 27.1.2007

Microsoft Wants Yahoo

Stung by the loss of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick to Google last month, Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo!, asking the company to re-enter formal negotiations, The Post has learned.
microsoft - comments - 5.5.2007

Microsoft: Why the Silence about IE 8.0?

Two years ago, Microsoft used the Bill Gates keynote at its MIX conference as the launch pad for Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0, which shipped last year. However, this year at MIX07, news of the next IE version, which Microsoft has confirmed is in development, was not to be had.
microsoft - comments - 6.5.2007

Microsoft Seadragon

Seadragon is an incubation project resulting from the acquisition of Seadragon Software in February. Its aim is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays to mobile devices, so that visual information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network.
microsoft - comments - 6.6.2007

Microsoft Got Hacked!

The official Microsoft U.K. Domain was attacked and defaced by a hacker identified as rEmOtEr. Microsoft confirmed that the hack has been successful. rEmOtEr altered a webpage in the Microsoft.co.uk domain with two images and multiple references to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
microsoft - comments - 1.7.2007

Microsoft Gives Up on Antitrust

Microsoft has long been a landmark of monopoly worldwide. But this detail is about to change as the Redmond company has evolved, following the various antitrust rulings against it both at home and abroad. In this context, Microsoft has suffered antitrust scrutinies not only in the U.S. but also in the European Union as well as in South Korea.
microsoft - comments - 16.10.2007

Microsoft ThinSight

A computer screen that also acts as a two-handed touch interface and a crude infrared camera has been developed by researchers at Microsoft's labs in the UK.
microsoft - comments - 23.10.2007

Microsoft is in Danger (Inc.)

Microsoft has signed a deal to purchase Danger, the makers of the T-Mobile Sidekick product but otherwise known as the Danger Hiptop to those within the industry.
windows - comments - 11.2.2008

Microsoft Sphere

As you all know about Microsoft Surface....Microsoft Sphere is the current R&D product that Microsoft is developing.
microsoft - comments - 1.8.2008

Where Should Microsoft Partner Next?

DEMOfall 08 is an autumn harvest of companies Microsoft should be partnering with.
microsoft - comments - 10.9.2008

I Still Believe in a Microsoft Phone

Michael Gartenberg says I'm wrong about the Microsoft phone. Not so fast, Michael.
microsoft - comments - 27.11.2008

Sundance Strikes iTunes Film Deal

It turns out Apple is not only interested in movies and TV shows but film festivals as well; take the Sundance Film Festival as an example. Festival films, 33 of 71 to be exact, will be sold through the iTunes store for $1.99 (£1) beginning January 22. The festival, which takes place in Park City, Utah and debuts January 18, will also stream the films on their web site for three months, free of charge. Filmmakers will get the bulk of the download price, while Apple, the Sundance Institute and cable television's Sundance Channel will split the remainder. Mr Cooper said a few more films will be shown just on the website but full-length festival films will not be offered.

"Streaming on our site is not the same as owning, and there seems to be a world out there for both. What Sundance is really known for is as a platform for people to sell their films, and that's mainly the feature film. We didn't want to really interfere with that yet," said John Cooper of the Sundance Institute.


neowin.net - 13.01.2007

Real's Film.com to Stream Indie Films

RealNetworks' movie site Film.com is set to become a streaming media destination as well. The company said Friday at the Sundance Film Festival that it will begin streaming full-length versions of independent movies from the site...
betanews.com - 22.01.2007

CherryPal introduces its latest netbook

CherryPal, which introduced a 10 oz., 400 MHz internet appliance called the C100 in July, unveiled its netbook at the Sundance Film Festival today...
betanews.com - 19.01.2009

Secure your Windows and Office 2007 installations

Paul Cooke, Director Windows Client group, today announced at the Windows Blog the beta release of project codename Sundance. The project is released by the Microsoft's Solution Accelerator team and is aimed at configuring and deploying security settings for both Windows and Office 2007. With more than 700 security setting recommendations, the guidance and tools included should help fine-tune the security posture of Windows and Office 2007 deployments. The solution accelerator helps users to: Accelerate and secure deployments Provide higher reliability Comprehensive solution Manage risk Image Courtesy: Windows Blog You can apply for the beta program via Microsoft Connect. Browse through the Connection Directory to apply for the beta program.

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neowin.net - 16.12.2008

Live Earth: NBC learns lessons from Live 8

This weekend's Live Earth extravaganza aims to bring awareness of global warming as well as music to the world, and NBC Universal wants to make sure its wall-to-wall television coverage doesn't strike a sour note.

NBC Universal has thrown the full weight of its TV portfolio to carry Live Earth, with a three-hour primetime special Saturday night on NBC plus 18 hours of live coverage on Bravo, seven hours on CNBC and lots of coverage on Sundance Channel, Universal HD, Telemundo and Mun2. Microsoft's MSN has exclusive online global rights.

In July 2005, Live Earth's predecessor, Live 8, drew so many complaints about commercial interruptions that MTV and VH1 acknowledged its mistakes and ran five hours each of commercial-free coverage a week afterward. This time, NBC Universal is working with concert promoter Kevin Wall and advertisers to cut commercial time by about 50% per hour. There will be more than 50 minutes of program an hour (compared with about 42 minutes normally).


winbeta.org - 05.07.2007

Microsoft Mediaroom - Entertainment When and Where You Want It

Q&A: Enrique Rodriguez, corporate vice president, Microsoft TV Business, discusses Microsoft Mediaroom and what it means to service provider customers, consumers and Microsoft...
microsoft.com/presspass - 18.06.2007

Microsoft launches their own online "Microsoft Store"

Microsoft has launched their first online store - Microsoft Store. Users can now buy directly from the store, straight from the source! The Microsoft Store offers the largest selection of Microsoft software, devices and hardware in one place It is currently available to US, UK, Germany and Korea. Japan, France, Spain and the Netherlands are in the pipeline and more countries will be added throughout the year.

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neowin.net - 14.11.2008

Microsoft Mulls Web Based Works Suite

Microsoft is considering giving away its basic Microsoft Works word processing and spreadsheet software, aimed at preventing a possible challenge in the space from Google. But can it do so without hurting sales of Microsoft Office?..
betanews.com - 22.09.2006

End of the road for Microsoft Money

According to CNet, Microsoft will soon be bringing to an end its Money line of personal finance management software. From Microsoft's Money FAQ, the products affected include Microsoft Money Essentials, Microsoft Money Plus Deluxe, Microsoft Money Plus Premium and Microsoft Money Plus Home & Business. For Microsoft Money Essentials, online services (online stock/share quotations and bill-paying) will stop one year after activation or 31 January 2011, whichever comes first.

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neowin.net - 11.06.2009

A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes

Microsoft is not going to introduce a Microsoft-branded phone at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona later this month. Not a Microsoft-branded Zune phone. Not any kind of Microsoft-branded phone. Period.




winbeta.org - 06.02.2009

Microsoft Unveils JPEG Alternative

Microsoft has plans to take on JPEG with Windows Media Photo, Microsoft Watch reports. The format will be able to save higher quality images in half the space, Microsoft claims, and would supplement Microsoft's XPS document standard...
betanews.com - 26.05.2006

Microsoft Online Services extends SaaS to SMB users

At the Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference on Monday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates unveiled plans to provide a software-as-a-service offering not just to the large enterprises already eligible for such a service from Microsoft, but to companies of all sizes...
betanews.com - 04.03.2008

Inside Microsoft - Running the IT Infrastructure at Microsoft

A look at the examples of recent steps that Microsoft has taken to advance its infrastructure.




winbeta.org - 13.12.2007

Microsoft: we did not hire Erin McNaught

Contrary to widespread reports that Microsoft had hired TV show presenter and former Miss Australia Erin McNaught as an IT "poster" girl, Microsoft has contacted TECH.BLORGE.com to advise that there is no financial arrangement of any description between McNought and Microsoft.



Microsoft says it has not hired her, nor does it plan any advertising campaign featuring Ms McNaught



According to Microsoft, Ms McNaught attended the Start Here, Go Anywhere event which was staged by the AIIA, with Microsoft support, at the Tech Ed Conference.



"She was a replacement provided by Channel 10 when a previous presenter had backed out," Microsoft said. ..
winbeta.org - 09.08.2007

Microsoft Store Down?

Well look what we have here, it seems Microsoft has taken down the Microsoft Store.

Could it be some last minute Christmas specials? A new site design? Some new unannounced peripherals? Updated Mac Minis?

We'll have to wait and see... In the meanwhile, head on over to the Microsoft Store to enjoy the yummy offline goodness.

Now, if only today were a Tuesday.


jcxp.net - 19.12.2008

Microsoft Wave launched, showcase for 'cool' MS technologies

Microsoft has unveiled a new website with the focus on 'cool' technologies that Microsoft has created. According to Microsoft blogger Steve Clayton, Microsoft Wave "is a cool new site from our UK team that is something we've long been without – a cool site that isn't trying to sell anything, simply showing the breadth of cool technology that Microsoft is involved in." Currently Wave hosts information on:Microsoft 2019 visionMicrosoft TagPhotosynthProject NatalWorldwide TelescopeSurfaceDeepzoom Clayton is one of three Microsoft bloggers who will be participating on the site. The site is being run by Microsoft's UK team. View: Microsoft Wave

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neowin.net - 28.07.2009

Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Project 2010

Today, at Microsoft Project Conference 2009, Microsoft Corp. announced that the public beta of Microsoft Project 2010 will become available later this year, and revealed the products enhanced project and portfolio management features for the first time. Microsoft also disclosed packaging information that streamlines the number of Microsoft Project editions from four to three. Starting today, customers can pre-register for the Microsoft Project 2010 beta at http://www.microsoft.com/project/2010.




winbeta.org - 16.09.2009

EU Extends Deadline for Microsoft Response

Microsoft has been given 20 more days to respond to new charges by the European Union that it is not meeting the requirements of the rulings against it, honoring a request by Microsoft lawyers...
betanews.com - 26.03.2007

Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1

With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars for free!




winbeta.org - 23.07.2008

Microsoft introduces 2nd iPhone app - Microsoft Tag

Microsoft has unveiled its next iPhone app, Microsoft Tag. The idea behind the Microsoft Tag application is that you just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, and more. Tag is similar to QR Codes, however Microsoft is using HCCB bar codes so instead of storing the data using square pixels it uses triangle shapes and colours. The difference is that Microsoft Tags don't actually store the information. All it stores is a unique ID which it then sends to Microsoft's servers. This way, you can include much more information, and more variety of information, then if it was just on the tag itself.

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neowin.net - 08.01.2009