Never mind Vista, here's Fiji and Vienna
Face it, Windows Vista is just so played these days. With that preliminary biz release under its belt, we're ready for bigger and better things, and luckily a certain "jameskyton" drive-by-blogger has the low-down for us on Vista's successors, Fiji and Vienna.
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1.1.2007 Nation upset at use of name Microsoft Fiji
Fiji's government says it's still trying to contact the Microsoft Corporation to discuss the company's plans to launch a product called Microsoft Fiji.
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28.6.2008 Windows Vista SP1 codenamed "Fiji"
From Microsoft: Longhorn Server RTM/ Windows Vista SP1 RTM Second half of 2006/first half of 2007 (Client RTM + 6 to 9 months).
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13.12.2006 Windows Fiji beta testing begins
Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, theres been no word in ages from Microsoft about Fiji, the next version of Windows Media Center Edition.
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20.5.2008 Will Windows Vista's Delay Push Back 'Fiji'?
Microsoft has a code name for the next version of Windows. But what is the planned delivery date for the product, as well as its successor, 'Vienna'? No one's talking, but plenty are speculating.
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12.4.2006 Vista Media Center update "Fiji" delayed
Fiji, the suspected codename for the next version/upgrade of Media Center might be held up by a lack of frequent flyer miles. The beta program, which many of you may have registered for isnt exactly moving along.
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19.6.2007 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Vista RTM and SP1 Windows Fiji Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Developed under the codename Windows Fiji, and released to manufacturing under the label Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008, the first major update to the Windows Media Center component included by default in the Home Premium and Ultimate SKUs of Windows Vista RTM and SP1, is right on track to be a disappointment.
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11.8.2008 Microsofts Windows Fiji on track to debut before Windows Seven
With Microsoft constantly switching up codenames, it's tough to keep track of what's on and what's off. But "Fiji" is on.
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19.3.2007 Top Vista Features
thepodest prepare great review of Best Windows Vista features on
his blog. thepodest wrote: I have picked what I think are the best features introduced in Windows Vista.
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1.6.2007 The Best of the Best: Microsoft Recognizes Top Vendors
Five of Microsofts vendors receive annual Excellence Awards.
Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners of the 2006 Microsoft Vendor Program (MSVP) Excellence Awards. This years five winners Trammell Crow Co., GE Plastics, Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (TNS), MRM Partners Worldwide and Milligan Events were selected from among more than 20,000 Microsoft vendors in the U.S.
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Top 10 Vista Hacks
You've run Windows Vista, you've played around with the Aero interface, and maybe you've even mucked around a little bit in Vista's innards to see what makes it tick.
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17.4.2007 Top Security Software of 2007
2007 has been a busy year when it comes to computer security, with all kinds of threats aiming to be deployed on people's computers.
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30.12.2007 Internet Explorer comes out on top against Phishing
NSS Labs, an independent security research group, found that Internet Explorer 8 was the best browser tested at thwarting phishing attempts.
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14.8.2009 Your top Windows 7 questions, answered
Since Windows 7 launched on October 22, my e-mail inbox has been deluged with questions, comments, and pleas for help.
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17.11.2009 A Top-to-Bottom Review of Office 12
Releases of Microsoft Office over the past 6 years have been considered evolutionary upgrades, delivering new features with each new version making life a bit easier for authors of Office documents. The release of Office 2000 in 1999 introduced tighter integration with the Web, giving users the ability to flawlessly save documents in HTML format and distribute over the Internet or Intranet, adding stronger ways of accessing information.
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14.1.2006 Review: Top 5 Improvements In Vista RC1
When the CRN Test Center last looked at Microsoft Windows Vista, it was obvious the operating system was far from complete, which wasn't a surprise because it was still a beta version.
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8.9.2006 Top court rules for Microsoft on patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling that Microsoft Corp. should be held liable for patent infringement on copies of the Windows operating system sold overseas.
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1.5.2007 Microsoft Partners with Top Social Networks
Today Microsoft is announcing some significant developments to the Windows Live platform that demonstrate Microsofts commitment to data portability and giving users a choice of how to use and control their information.
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25.3.2008 Top 6 Vista Application Incompatibility Reasons
Application incompatibility is one of the aspects that have managed to deliver extensive damage to the adoption rate of Windows Vista.
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24.5.2008 10 top Vista tweaks part 2
As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques dont involve custom code or registry edits.
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18.6.2008 Top 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows 7
With the Windows 7 Release Candidate already leaked to the public, and the the official bits coming May 5, there's been a lot of hype surrounding Windows 7, with generally positive reviews from the community. Windows 7 is everything Vista wasn't... and some of what it should of been.
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28.4.2009 Top 10 Windows Freeware tools for 2005
As we head into 2005’s home stretch, I thought I’d do a round-up of my top 10 pieces of Windows Freeware for 2005. Some of these aren’t new, but certainly what I’d consider essential. Some on the other hand, are new. I’ve tried to avoid the instantly popular ones like Firefox and Opera, although I did give way to Winamp and Konfabulator in the end. But hey, it’s my top 10. If you don’t like it, post your own.
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Office 2007 Downloads Top 200,000
In the first 24 hours since going live, Microsoft counted 200,000 downloads of Office 2007 Beta 2. While the company provided no estimates of how many users it expected to try the new release, Microsoft officials said they were excited by the numbers. BetaNews alone pushed over 5,500 downloads of Office 2007.
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26.5.2006 Ballmer: Windows Live Is Top Microsoft Priority
Windows Live is the most important initiative at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, told the audience at the annual Gartner Symposium and IT Expo here on Oct. 10.
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11.10.2006 Top 10 New Features in Windows Server 2008
There are a myriad of both subtle and fundamental differences in the basic architecture of Windows Server 2008, which could dramatically change not only the way it's used in the enterprise, but also the logical and physical structure of networks where it's the dominant OS.
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25.5.2007 Top Overlooked Features of Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 is on its way. With the first release candidate in the pipeline, it shouldn't be long before release to manufacturing and general availability.
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8.10.2007 Fixing Windows Vista 3 - Top Troubleshooting Tools
Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing.
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7.5.2008 Microsoft CEO sees Web services as top R&D priority
Microsoft Corp. plans to double spending on research and development at its MSN Internet unit as the company focuses on software services, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday.
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5.5.2006 Top 10 Microsoft Windows XP Tips of All Time
Despite all the hoopla about the introduction of Windows Vista, the truth of the matter is that the new OS isn't due for at least another seven to nine months.
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14.8.2006Windows Fiji: Now second half of 2008?
Because Microsoft won't
comment officially on
"Fiji," the expected,
standalone update to Windows
Media Center, its tough to
confirm a date slip.
But Chris Lanier, a
Microsoft Most Valuable
Professional (MVP) in the
digital media arena, is
predicting that Fiji wont
debut in 2007, as Microsoft
and other interested parties
had been predicting. Instead,
Laniers betting Fiji is now a
second half of 2008 update.
In a blog post dated
June 12, Lanier blogged:
Don't
expect Fiji this year.
Dont expect Fiji early next
year. Based on water-cooler
talk Ive heard, I wouldnt
expect to see it released
until around Q3-Q4 2008 which
would bring the platform back
to Sep/Oct releases as has
been customary since 2002. .
Date is highly subject to
change if things like DIRECTV
support are to be
included. ..
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19.06.2007Windows Fiji' beta testing has begun
Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there’s been no word in ages from Microsoft about “Fiji,” the next version of Windows
Media Center Edition. But that isn’t because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with
whom I’ve spoken and who’ve asked to keep their identities under wraps.
It’s not clear how many testers are part of this
current test phase. There’s also no word on when and if Microsoft is going to tap the many other Fiji testers whom the company has signed up
over the past year-plus or when Microsoft expects Fiji — also known as “Media Center Edition +1″ in some circles — is due
out.
Last anyone heard, Fiji was supposed to build on the functionality that Microsoft delivered as part of Vista Service Pack 1. Some
potential testers said they heard that Fiji would deliver some of the fit and finish that was missing in the Vista release. DirectTV support also is
expected to be added to Media Center with the Fiji release.
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21.05.2008Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with Fiji?
Mary Jo Foley: After a brief blip of news following
the mid-July release to manufacturing of
Microsoft “Fiji,” it’s back to radio silence again. But the quiet shouldn’t be interpreted as all is well.
In fact, a number of Fiji testers who asked not to be named and with whom I’ve communicated are not happy with how the test process for
Windows Media Center TV Pack (Fiji) was conducted or the product that resulted.
In fact, one tester made a convincing argument
that Microsoft is doing more harm than good with Fiji, by sending mixed messages around whether users should wait for Windows 7 or upgrade now to
Windows Vista coupled with Fiji.
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06.08.2008Nation upset at use of name Microsoft Fiji.
Fiji's government says it's still trying to contact the Microsoft Corporation to discuss the company's plans to launch a product called
Microsoft Fiji.
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told Fijilive his country wants an amicable resolution about the use of the name for
Microsoft's commercial gain.
Microsoft has revealed the next version of its Windows Media Center will be known as Windows Fiji.
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28.06.2008Windows Fiji beta testing has begun
Mary Jo Foley: Speaking of
Microsoft information lockdown, there’s been no word in ages
from Microsoft about “Fiji,” the next version of Windows Media Center Edition.
But that isn’t because Fiji has
evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom I’ve spoken and who’ve asked to keep their
identities under wraps.
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20.05.2008Microsoft (finally) speaks out on 'Fiji'
It only took two-plus years, but Microsoft finally issued on August 8 its official comment about Fiji, a k a "Windows Media Center TV Pack."
Although Microsoft isnt going to
make Fiji commercially available until
September 3, when certain OEM partners start shipping the new Vista Media Center update preloaded on new systems, the Fiji team finally decided to
talk to clear up some of the speculation and rumors about it.
<...> For what its worth, heres Microsoft statement from Ben
Reed, Product Marketing Manager, Windows Media Center...
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08.08.2008Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
Microsoft is done testing "Fiji," its update to Windows Media Center and is preparing to release the product officially known as "Windows Media
Center TV Pack 2008."
Microsoft notified testers that it had RTMd (released to manufacturing) Fiji on July 17, according to
testers who requested anonymity. From the alleged release note...
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18.07.2008First 'Fiji' Media Center systems start rolling out
As Microsoft watchers may recall,
Microsoft's gag order on "Fiji" (Windows Media Center TV
Pack) was slated to officially end this week, concurrent with the
CEDIA Expo show.
Announcements regarding the first PCs preloaded with Fiji are expected from...
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04.09.2008Adding to the Confusion; Fiji = MCE?
After months and months of
speculation about whether Fiji
is simply the codename for
Windows Vista's first Service
Pack (SP1), Vista R2 and even
a whole new version of
Windows, it seems yet another
possibility has been added to
the table.
Today, Mary Jo Foley posted
an interesting article on her
blog claiming that Fiji is
indeed an interim release of
Windows and will be the next
version of Windows Media
Center. It was also noted that
Fiji is expected to be
released before Windows Vienna
(or "Seven").
Foley also sourced a
blog
post from back in November
2006, which was posted by
Charlie Owen, one of the
product managers for Windows
Media Center. The post claims
that Fiji is indeed the next
version of Windows Media
Center.
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20.03.2007Windows Fiji: a world class failure
Zack Whittaker: Before I get blasted by the uber-nerds, I’ll tell you now. I’ve been playing with
Windows 7 (6519) for a while, and
Fiji, the new Windows Media Center TV Pack supposedly for Windows 7 for Windows
Vista (ta, MJ) for a good few days..
For the life of me, I cant see any differences in Fiji anywhere...
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09.08.2008Fiji' on track to debut before Windows Seven
Before you get all excited, I
should emphasize that the
source of this news post is a
blog. In my defence, it is a
fairly trusted one and
Bink has
already approved it. Fiji
has often been referred to as
the codename for Windows Vista
Service Pack 1. You might as
well throw that association
out the window. It seems Fiji
is actually the next version
of Windows Media Center. This
is a bit odd for many reasons,
even if you don't realize
that the last two WMC
codenames have been precious
stones. Windows Vista's
successor is codenamed Vienna,
formerly codenamed Blackcomb,
but it appears that Microsoft
is now internally referring to
it as Windows Seven.
Microsoft's plan is to
release Fiji before Windows
Seven, much like Windows Media
Center 2005 (codename Emerald)
was available before Windows
Vista.
This seems
to leave us with more
questions than answers. If not
Fiji, what is the codename for
Windows Vista SP1? Why has
Vista's successor gone
through three different
codenames? Doesn't Windows
Vista already include the
latest Windows Media Center
(codename Diamond)? Shouldn't
Windows Seven include the next
version of WMC? I guess
not.
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20.03.2007Vista Media Center Update "Fiji" Delayed
Fiji, the suspected codename
for the next version/upgrade
of Media Center might be held
up by a lack of frequent flyer
miles. The beta program,
which many of you may have
registered for isn?t exactly
moving along. The invites
that were supposed to be sent
out on May 31th have gone no
where fast. This leads me to
think that the target ship
date for Fiji is no where
close.
Typically, a beta program
for a product as large as
Media Center is going to last
for at least eight months to a
year, and depending on the
features included even longer.
As my main feature
predictions revolve around
DIRECTV/Dish support, and HD
DVD playback/Managed Copy I
expect the beta to be a long
one. Getting something like
DIRECTV tuners working isn?t
going to be easy, just look at
the current problems with
CableCARD.
Don?t expect Fiji this year.
Don?t expect Fiji early next
year. Based on water-cooler
talk I?ve heard, I wouldn?t
expect to see it released
until around Q3-Q4 2008 which
would bring the platform back
to Sep/Oct releases as has
been customary since 2002.
Date is highly subject to
change if things like DIRECTV
support are to be
included.
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19.06.2007Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers
Microsoft is in the midst of a quest for new testers for some kind of new Windows Media Center product, which may or may not be connected to
“Fiji,” the next version of Windows Media Center Edition (MCE).
Late last week, Microsoft posted to its
Connect private beta-tester site a “Windows Media
Center Tester Application” survey, sources said. Microsoft is seeking a pool of testers for some new client-based product and is closing the
tester application process this Friday, February 1, sources said.
One tester said he believes the survey is for Fiji, known these
days as “MCE+1.” Microsoft officials would not confirm whether the survey is aimed at lining up Fiji testers. All they’d say (via a
statement from a corporate spokeswoman, was...
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30.01.2008What does Microsofts IPTV reorg have to do with Fiji?
Mary Jo Foley: I’ve been thinking about Microsoft’s quiet reorg, via which the company unified the IPTV, Media Center and HD DVD
initiatives into a single organization, known as
the
Microsoft Connected TV business group.
Just munging these three teams together doesn’t necessarily mean a cohesive set
of Microsoft TV products and services will suddenly emerge. As Microsoft Platform Strategy Advisor Harry Mower blogged:
“This is a step in the right direction as long as we also
begin to consolidate the underlying platforms and developer technologies. Today, if you want to build a media experiences that spans devices, you
are forced to use a hodgepodge of languages, tools and standards. Until we (Microsoft) realize that we need to deliver one unified platform for
multimedia development and consumption, these types of changes are not going to matter much to the general consumer or customer.”
As a result of the latest reshuffling, the Media Center team, which (supposedly) has been working on
the next out-of-band Media Center release, codenamed “Fiji,” is
now part of Robbie Bach’s Entertainment and Devices unit, rather than the Windows client one. So what does this mean, if anything for the
development and release of Fiji?
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28.12.2007Apply to Test the Next Windows Media Center
Microsoft is now accepting
beta test applications for the
next version of Windows Media
Center, code-named
"Fiji." The update
will likely contain bug fixes
and some new digital media
features, arriving alongside
Windows Vista Service Pack 1,
say sources...
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18.04.2007Top holiday sellers could be top polluters
Environmental watchdog group Greenpeace believes this holiday's top-selling consumer electronics devices are produced by the least environmentally
conscious companies...
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28.11.2007What you won’t hear Microsoft talk about at WinHEC 2007
Usually, at the annual
Microsoft Windows Hardware
Engineering Conferences
(WinHECs), Microsoft provides
its system partners with some
information about what's
coming next on the operating
systems front. Even if not a
full-fledged roadmap, usually
there are a few hints, a
handful of futures slides, a
couple of thinly-veiled
references to general
directions.
This year: The future has
been ruled off limits, at
least on the Windows client
front.
Execs are not
talking at all about Windows
Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 or
"Fiji," the Media Center
update expected later this
year. And don't even think
about hearing/seeing anything
on Windows Seven, a k a
Windows 2009. ..
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16.05.2007Windows, IBM Top Server
Rankings
Windows has narrowly edged out
Unix as the top server
operating system in terms of
revenue, and IBM has surged to
the top spot in the Unix
market for the first time in
nearly a decade. The findings
were part of research firm
IDC's quarterly and year-end
Server Tracker report issued
Wednesday...
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22.02.2006'Sex' is Favorite in Newest
Top Domain
European Union opens
registration for names under
new top-level domain, .eu...
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08.12.2005Top 100 social brands of 2008
According to The Vitrue, the top 100 social brands, iPhone has taken the top spot in a list of 100 brands available to consumers. The list ranks a
variety of social brands including online markets to hardware to shoes. Apple has taken 2 of the top 3 spots in a list generated by Vitrue using a
unit-less number algorithm, out of 2000 popular brands, by tracking the movement of a brand either of the course of a day, week or months. The Vitrue
SMI can tracks and compares the brand with competitors , using a complex methodology that also incorporates social networking, blogging,
microblogging, photos and video sharing sites.
Read
full story.....
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