Ballmer Dispels Notion of Vista as Last Client OS
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today attempted to end rumors that Windows Vista will be the last Windows client operating system, claiming that Microsoft has "plenty more where that came from" at a press event to mark the consumer launch of the new OS and Office 2007 in New York.
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30.1.2007 Update for WLM version
Windows Live Messenger v8.0.0562 was released exclusively to selected Beta-testers earlier this month. Fortunately for WLM users (including invitees) a new build very similar to 0562 is now imminent.
It could've been released already, if it wasn't for weather-inflicted damage to many offices in Redmond last weekend. So, if you're currently using Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0365, expect an auto-update prompt in one of the next couple of days.
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25.2.2006 Web IM in Hotmail!
Yes, you’ve been asking us, and we promised you’d get it soon. Well, the moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: instant messaging from the web is here!
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21.4.2009 Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
Vijayshinva Karnure, a IIS, ASP and ASP.NET troubleshooter as well as a consultant for developers and system admins of Microsoft India is so cool!
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14.2.2008 FileZilla Client 3.0.9.1
FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.
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12.4.2008 Windows 7 Client Updates
Microsoft released several updates for Windows 7 Client.
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26.2.2009 Novell Client for Windows Vista
The Novell® Client™ for Windows Vista* provides Windows connectivity to NetWare® and OES Linux servers.
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22.8.2007 qube - q3 Web Search Client
qube - abbreviated as q3, is the next generation, websearch client for instant, single-click access to information from the collective index of traditional search engines.
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Under the Windows 5270 Client and Server Hoods
Announced December 19, Microsoft's latest CTP (Community Technology Preview) release of Windows Vista, Build 5270, includes a variety of improvements to security, performance, and the user interface. It also includes updated versions of some of the applications that will ship with the operating system. We took this latest pre-release version of Vista for a test drive in our labs and were generally impressed with its stability, responsiveness, and polish.
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25.12.2005 Microsoft Building New Free Mail Client
Internet Explorer isn't the only application to enjoy a resurgence in Windows Vista -- Microsoft is readying a new desktop e-mail client that will be integrated into Windows Live and eventually replace Outlook Express. Dubbed Windows Live Mail Desktop, the product is currently in beta testing.
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11.3.2006 Microsoft Firewall Client for ISA Server
As an ISA Server administrator, you can deploy the Firewall Client software on the client computers in your corporate network.
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17.9.2006 Windows Vista Patch for DNS client
Microsoft just released a Windows Vista Patch.
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28.2.2007 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 Forget Vista. Long live Longhorn client!
Should old, abandonned operating systems just fade away? Or is there some way to breathe new life into them – without running afoul of the copyright police?
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27.10.2006 Description of the Wireless Client Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2
This article describes the Wireless Client Update for 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
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18.10.2006 MS denies Rumor: undecided on last 32-bit Windows Client
Bill Laing, a General Manager in the Microsoft Windows Server Division, has been quoted as saying that Windows Server 2008 will be the last 32-bit operating system.
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18.5.2007 Microsoft earnings hit target; client, business divisions shine
Microsoft’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings hit their targets courtesy of a Vista and Office 2007 boost.
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20.7.2007 Windows 7 RTM Changes Disable DirectX Client-side Rendering over RDP 7
Changes implemented post-RC and ahead of the release to manufacturing deadline of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have stripped away the DirectX client-side rendering over RDP 7 from the operating systems, Microsoft has informed.
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22.6.2009 Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
The Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack is built on the Windows Diagnostics Infrastructure in Windows Vista that detects, diagnoses and tries to resolve hardware and software problems.
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12.5.2007 Microsoft postpones Winhec 2008 to Fall 2008
Microsoft announced that WinHEC 208 will not be held in the spring as previous years, but in the fall (October probably) of 2008.
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17.11.2007 New iPhone 3.0 OS available
A revised operating system for Apple's iPhone is now available, adding functionality such as system-wide search and cut-and-paste to the popular handset.
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17.6.2009 How to install another OS on your PS3
Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
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13.11.2006 Vista Most Secure OS
Microsoft has applauded Vista from the get go as the most secure Windows platform, but according to a comparison put together by Jeff Jones, Security Strategy Director in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group, the status quo is also valid for rival operating systems.
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23.6.2007 Windows 7 can learn from OS X
An Apple user's take on what Windows 7 needs to succeed. Our hands-on Windows 7 pre-beta review shows that things are looking promising for Windows 7.
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28.11.2008 Windows 7 to go: New portables for the new OS
Exciting, innovative notebooks and netbooks are being built around Microsoft's latest operating system. Here's a preview.
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15.10.2009 Next OS X rumored to feature new GUI
Mac OS X’s Aqua has matured very slowly over the last few years. It seems like many OS X users are tired of Aqua and ready for a new revolutionary GUI to compliment and enhance the experience of using a Mac.
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13.12.2006 Windows vs. Linux vs. Mac OS X
There has been a consistent amount of “ink” spilled over comparing Windows, Linux and Mac OS X this month. The reports have generated some controversy, because they point out that Windows delivers a more secure platform than Linux and Mac OS X.
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30.3.2007 Download Mac OS X 10.5.6 Now
Not surprisingly, Apple has released Mac OS X Update version 10.5.6 for both Client and Server users of the Mac OS. Weighing in at around 370MB and 470MB respectively, the two updates are immediately available to download and install on Leopard-running Macs.
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15.12.2008 Google Chrome OS Announced
After eons of speculation stating that Google is secretly working on an OS, they finally are, except it’s not so secret anymore.
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8.7.2009 New Features in iPhone OS 3.1 Firmware
The final version along with general availability of the highly anticipated iPhone OS 3.1 firmware is expected to be announced on September 9th, in Apple’s “Rock iPhone OS 3.1 and Roll” event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco.
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7.9.2009Windows Server 2008 R2 beta airs
Lost in the Windows 7 hype, Microsoft also released the beta of Windows Server 2008 R2, which is the companion to the client OS. The company is
aligning Windows Server 2008 R2, which briefly was referred to as Windows Server 7, and the client OS Windows 7 although Microsoft officials have not
said if they will ship together. But users who adopt both will get new security, network, and other features although some of those will require
network upgrades like implementing IPv6. The R2 beta's integration with Windows 7 is high on the server's feature list.
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09.01.2009Skype Adds Video Support for
Mac OS
Communications company Skype
released a beta of its latest
client for the Mac OS
Wednesday, adding video
support to the client that
would permit cross-platform
video calls...
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13.09.2006SP2 for Vista, Windows Server 2008 coming next week
It's the latest signal that Vista's time as Microsoft's principal client OS is winding up fast.
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26.02.2009Q1 2008 - Client OS Vulnerability Scorecard
Jeff Jones: This paper is a compilation of vulnerability data for client operating systems for the first 3 month, January through March, of 2008.
Vulnerabilities and fixes for the following products are discussed:
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (V. 4)
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
For January through March of 2008, Mac OS X users experienced the highest number of vulnerabilities as
well as the highest number of High severity vulnerabilities while Windows Vista users experienced the fewest and the fewest High severity
vulnerabilities.
Here is the chart breaking down all of the OSes by NVD
severity ratings:
winbeta.org - 15.05.2008
Bonus WLM Invites Sent Out
On Friday, Microsoft once
again started sending out
additional invitations for
WLM. The company is trying to
increase the amount of testers
in the beta drastically, as
some users have received up to
ten bonus invites within one
day. If you are in the beta an
you have not checked you
e-mail inbox yet, that may be
a good idea as you will
probably have two or three
e-mails from the WLM beta team
notifying you about your extra
invites.
We
would like to remind users
here at JCXP that at the
moment we are giving away a
large amount of Windows Live
Messenger invitations. However
you must be a registered and
active member to qualify for
the give away.
jcxp.net - 11.01.2006
Are you missing some icons?
So you downloaded the new
8.0.0689 refresh, you sign in
and all is well. You sign out
and then sign in again some
time... but wait, where did
some of your icons go?
The WLM Beta team
received several reports from
users that some of their
dashboard icons and features
were missing when signing in
the second time and every time
after.
The
problem was a result of errors
within some of the programs
entry points which caused them
to vanish. However, the
problem was fixed by the team
and a fix has been sent out.
For the fix to apply, you must
sign out of WLM and sign back
in. If your icons are not
back, you have to wait about
30-60 more minutes and then
try again as it takes time for
the fix to reach every
country.
jcxp.net - 05.05.2006
PINNED: WLM Build 566 Comming
Soon
Remember that little talk
about how the 562 build of
Windows Live Messenger was
just a preview; well here
comes the bride... I mean the
build. Build 566 of WLM is to
be released on February 28th
according to the WLM team
blog.
The
build will feature some
noticeable updates, mainly the
layout of the Contact List,
the tabs have now been
repositioned inside the main
window, the spacing between
each contact has been reduced
to allow more contacts to be
viewable in the window (= less
scrolling) and the avatar
preview and display
name/personal messages boxes
are finally back to the left
side again.
A
few of the minor updates
include the fact that the
menus are now only available
through the drop down menu,
meaning you can no longer
expand or minimize the window
frame like before. Also, the
ink/type tabs in the
conversation window have been
moved to the right side closer
to your display picture.
It has also been
announced that the WLM team is
working on new status icons
that both look good and show
the status at the same
time.
jcxp.net - 28.02.2006
Yahoo! and WLM Integration
Coming Soon?
Many Windows Live Users today
might have noticed that they
were booted off of the
messenger servers and then
were unable to sign in again
for almost 2 hours.
At first glance, it
appeared to be a simple
temporary problem with the
servers. Once the stability of
the servers returned to
normal, users were greeted
with a new build of WLM,
8.0.0792. (See Below).
Well all these
server downtimes and new
builds were not just for
nothing. Popular messenger fan
site mess.be discovered some
new changes in this new build
that show WLM is in fact fully
ready to work with Yahoo!
contacts.
The
only thing holding users back
from adding and chatting with
Yahoo! messenger contacts is
the fact that the server's
MSP14 protocol has yet to have
been turned on which is
what's blocking Yahoo! + WLM
interoperability.
Some people have already
created proxy's which trick
messenger into thinking it is
using the MSP14 protocol which
enables many of the Yahoo!
features within WLM, however
the ability to chat is still
not present.
More to come...
jcxp.net - 26.06.2006
WLM 562 Cleared Up
With the release of Windows
Live Messenger build 562 just
a few weeks ago, many of the
testers were in speculation
that it was a full update, but
we were wrong.
The 562 build was in fact
just a preview of the final
refresh. It turns out that the
562 build only contained some
of the minor updates and was
only a small update for the
current testers. The full
refresh is expected to have
many more updates and should
come "real soon now".
"The 562 build some
of you got was a preview of
the final update build. There
are only a few differences
from that build but I don't
want to spoil any surprises"
said the WLM team.
The final refresh is
suppose to come via automated
update when you sign into WLM.
However the update is expected
to be slightly delayed from
the originally planned date
due to a flooding problem
after a water line dumped
hundreds of gallons of watter
into the 1st floor offices of
the redmon building including
the WLM team offices.
In the meanwhile,
the employees have been
grouped into offices and
workers are working quick to
dry the building and get it in
working condition again.
jcxp.net - 23.02.2006
MSN Messenger Most Used IM
Client
Analytics firm comScore
Networks announced Monday the
results of its February
measurement of instant
messenger usage around the
world, with Europe surpassing
the United States in IM users
for the first time. MSN
Messenger was also ranked as
the most used client,
garnering 61 percent of the
worldwide market...
betanews.com - 12.04.2006
What will Windows 7 look like?
By now, everyone has heard how
Microsoft plans to release the
next Windows client OS,
Windows 7, in 2010. But what
the company is not making
clear is what new features the
OS will have, a topic that has
become fodder for educated
Windows 7 speculation.
Analysts said Microsoft
probably is keeping
tight-lipped about what
Windows 7 will look like
because at this point, company
engineers and executives
don't even know.
"They don't want to commit
because they don't have a
good idea what's in it,"
said Michael Silver, an
analyst with Gartner. "We're
three years out, so you can't
really expect that much
detail." Michael Cherry, an
analyst with Directions on
Microsoft, said that with so
many people still in the midst
of upgrading to the latest
client OS, Windows Vista,
he's hesitant to speculate on
what might be in the next OS.
"We barely know the features
of the one we just got," he
said with a laugh.
neowin.net - 25.07.2007
PINNED: WLM Build 0683 Leaked
Early this month, screenshots
of a new build featuring a
completely revamped UI leaked
to the web. Well today the
rest of the story leaked to
the web, including the build.
The new build
(marked as 8.0.0683) leaked
earlier today. This build does
in fact have the new
anticipated UI as well as many
new features. One of which is
a new feature that joins
repeated message sends into
one large message. Also
included in this build are new
sounds for "New Alert",
"Contact Signs on", and
"New Mail".
The other most noticeable
feature is the new status
icons that users have been
waiting for. They are
basically a mix between the
old 7.5 icons and icons from
previous builds of WLM.
All in all, this
build is one big leap from the
current official release
8.0.0566.
jcxp.net - 18.04.2006
Smart Client Software Factory April 2008 Alpha
This is the first drop for the Smart Client Software Factory April 2008 for Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.
New In
This Release
- The April 2008 release of the Smart Client Software Factory includes support for Visual Studio 2008 . This release
does not support Visual Studio 2005.
- We fixed a few bugs that were identified by the community.
- Requires Guidance Automation
Extensions 1.4.
- April 2008 Guidance Package can run side-by-side with the May 2007 Guidance Package
winbeta.org -
11.04.2008Windows Live Messenger - Why
so many invites?
Have you been getting a lot of
invites for WLM recently? This
is due to the fact that
Microsoft has recently been
updating their service system.
They have been giving out a
large amount of invites so
they can test whether the new
system can handle the 180
million+ users on MSN
Messenger.
Microsoft recently hit their
first target number, so they
decided to give out more
invites so they can hit their
next target number. Giving out
more invites makes sure that
more people will join the
beta, and will also help
Microsoft test their servers
for stability.
On that note, there are
still many people who want to
join the WLM Beta. Microsoft
has opened up its WLM service
to anyone who wants to join at
the
Windows Live
Ideas Homepage. However,
there is a catch. Once you
sign up for the beta by
scrolling down, and clicking
"sign up", you won't be
able to automatically be able
to use WLM, but be on the list
for an invite on Microsoft's
next round of invites.
The exact date of
the next release is still
unknown, but Microsoft
promises us to give out
multiple releases this year.
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17.01.2006Wyse brings server-based virtualization to more thin client PCs
In an effort to capitalize on the steady popularity of virtualization, the makers of low-power, thin client PCs announced Wyse Thin OS 6.2 has added
for virtual desktop environments from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix Systems...
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22.05.2008Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS (Continued)
Vijayshinva Karnure: This is a continuation of my previous post
Using Windows Server 2008 as a
SUPER workstation OS Here are a couple of things I missed in my previous post...
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20.02.2008Windows Live Mail to succeed OE, WM, WLMd
With the launch of Windows
Live Hotmail, Microsoft has
announced Windows Live Mail,
the desktop client that is
reportedly meant to succeed
Outlook Express and Vista's
Windows Mail by replacing
Windows Live Mail desktop,
currently in beta. The first
beta build of Windows Live
Mail, available in a few short
weeks, is supposed to
incorporate features of all
three of the aforementioned
applications.
With
the name change there are a
few features that will be
added to the current WLMd
software. First off, an
improved user interface with
Aero support will give you
control of your e-mail,
without any graphical
advertisements. Note that the
loophole for textual ads was
left wide open. Setup and
account migration improvements
should cut down the steps to
get started with the client.
Taking from OE and WM, S/MIME
and LDAP support will be added
to WLM. The new client is also
being touted as faster and
more robust than WLMd. As
before, Windows XP SP2 and
Windows Vista will be the two
supported operating systems.
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09.05.2007Leopard Server vs. Windows Server
Comparing any Mac OS release with Windows is often like comparing aphids and orangutans. That is particularly true when looking at Apple Inc.'s Mac
OS X Leopard Server and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 2003 Server. Although they ultimately provide very similar features -- directory services, file and
print services, various Internet services, and so forth -- the two platforms seem to be designed from completely different mind-sets.
An excellent example of this is the two companies' vastly different approaches to software licensing. Windows Server is available in around half
a dozen different variations, each with different pricing and feature sets aimed at specific environments. By contrast, there is only a single version
of Mac OS X Server that makes all features available to anyone who buys it.
Also, Mac OS X Server comes with only two license
variations, a 10-client version and an unlimited client version. Leopard Server doesn't add the complication (or expense) of client access licensing.
This is when administrators must buy licenses for each user or device that connects to the server, as well as a license to install and run the server
operating system itself.
Windows
requires client access licensing.
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06.11.2007Microsoft Updates Office for
Mac OS X
Microsoft enhanced support for
Exchange Server in its
Entourage e-mail client for
Mac OS X, releasing Office
2004 for Mac Service Pack 2 on
Tuesday. The update also
includes changes across the
entire Office product line, as
well as bug fixes for common
issues...
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21.09.2005Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
Vijayshinva Karnure: Windows Server 2008 is the best OS to be released till date from Microsoft's stable. And the moment I got hold of the RTM build
I could not resist installing it on my workstation. I always prefer running a Server OS on my workstation... I have been running Windows 2003
disguised as XP (with all the themes and stuff) all these days.
So here is my tale of how I went about setting up Windows Server
2008 to look and fell like its desktop counterpart Windows Vista.
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