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Microsoft Offers Virtual Licensing Options for Vista

If your enterprise customers have been pestering you for virtual licensing options, you can now bring them some good news, at least for Vista.

Apple, EMI Dump Copy Protection

Breaking from the rest of the recording industry, EMI Group said Monday it will begin selling songs online that are free of copy-protection technology through Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store.

Experts: Take-Two Coup a Governance Win

The shareholder uprising that threw out nearly the entire board of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. was a victory for investors who are fighting for new leadership at troubled companies, corporate governance experts said Friday.

Microsoft Plans Out-of-Cycle Patch for Zero-Day Flaw

We still don't know all that much about the scope of the vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Animated Cursor handling implementation, but -- based on Redmond's responsiveness thus far -- it seems like a doozy.

Subcommittee Criticizes Google Maps

Google's replacement of post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery on its map portal with images of the region before the storm does a "great injustice" to the storm's victims, a congressional subcommittee said.

Google Guffaw: High-Speed Internet John

Presiding over a company with a market value of $143 billion apparently gives Silicon Valley's most famous billionaires a good sense of humor -- and a case of corporate potty mouth.

Symantec Seeks Partner Feedback

Partners of security giant Symantec Corp. will soon be able to give the company more feedback on its partner program.

Channel News: Synnex Buys PC Wholesale

IT supply chain services extends its offerings by snapping up hardware refurbisher.

Has Microsoft Booked a Trip to Vienna?

Vista's release means the work begins on the next Windows. What's next might be an OS you've never seen before.

Channel News: GFI Software Updates Channel Training

Messaging provider partners with trainer to get partners up to speed on new messaging solutions.

The Gold Club

Who made the grade this month...

Anatomy of the Deal: Symantec Corp. to Acquire Altiris Inc. Jan. 29, 2007

An inside look at prominent deals within the Microsoft partner community. Part of an occasional series.

Homeward Bound

Windows Home Server can help organize a family's digital content, but for partners, it isn't yet a household name.

Attacks on Windows Flaw Rise

Hackers stepped up attacks Friday on computers running some versions of Windows

Microsoft Warns on New Windows Exploit

Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that it's investigating reports of a new attack exploit that targets one or more vulnerabilities in its Windows Animated Cursor handling implementation.

Dell: Audit Found Evidence of Misconduct

In the most serious admission yet of the extent of Dell Inc.'s financial woes, the company's internal audit committee said it has found a number of accounting errors and evidence of misconduct in its months-long review of previous earnings statements.

Intel Details New Chip Technology

Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, on Wednesday unveiled details of a new lineup of processors slated for production later this year that promise a performance boost and energy savings because of the transition to a new manufacturing technology.

New Group Created on Domain Name Privacy

A committee of the Internet's key oversight agency agreed Wednesday to form a new working group that would examine how to offer more privacy to small businesses and people with individual Web sites.

Infringement Fears Haunt IBM, Others in Patent Project

Initial testing for an online peer review of up to 250 patent applications is set for next week even as the program's director deflects fears that participants could be liable later for willful patent infringement.