The Windows Vista enterprise CTP, or community technology preview, released Wednesday, will be followed next quarter by a consumer CTP. The two CTPs replace a Beta 2 version of Windows Vista.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 22, 2006
BRUSSELS-A group of Microsoft Corp.'s rivals filed a complaint with the European Commission on Wednesday, alleging its business practices threatened to deny real choice among competing software products.
- By The Associated Press
- February 22, 2006
Microsoft investing in phone system to reach out and touch more partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 22, 2006
The FBI's latest attempt to modernize its computers is running behind schedule and its budget already has exceeded the cost of the last failed effort.
- By The Associated Press
- February 22, 2006
Microsoft is shipping a set of tools meant to help customers more closely tie Microsoft’s Dynamics products into Office 2003.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 22, 2006
Look out Microsoft, you’re not the only ones who want in on the corporate instant messaging and collaboration tools game, or the online services market.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 22, 2006
BEJING-China is cracking down on junk e-mail and "illegal" mobile phone text messages, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- February 22, 2006
Company plans crossover with partner program.
- By Michael Domingo
- February 21, 2006
After appearing to release official names for the editions of Windows Vista over the weekend, Microsoft now says the Web page where the names appeared was posted prematurely and the names are not final.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 21, 2006
Microsoft announced this week it has begun beta testing Systems Management Server 2003 Release 2.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 21, 2006
The latest release of Microsoft's full-on e-commerce package has begun beta testing, the company said this week. Microsoft Commerce Server 2006 is currently targeted for final release in July.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 21, 2006
As if to reinforce its message that it is now an application lifecycle firm, Borland Software announced this week it is shipping a new IT governance solution.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 16, 2006
Alero Technology announced this week it is shipping Release 2 of its Alero 2006 enterprise information management package.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 16, 2006
It's official. Microsoft announced overnight on Wednesday that Office "12" will be officially known as -- ta da! -- Office 2007. At the same time, the Redmond software maker announced a dizzying array of packaging and licensing options.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 16, 2006
Microsoft releases two more exams, aimed at MCITP for SQL Server DBA candidates.
- By Michael Domingo
- February 15, 2006
Declaring that it has fulfilled both the letter and the spirit of the law, Microsoft Wednesday denied it is still in violation of European Community fair trade laws and attacked the EC's Commission for Competition.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2006
German utility firm 1-abc.net announced it is shipping a new product aimed at making sure that files you delete stay deleted.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2006
A recent survey, billed as one of the first polls of end users of managed services, found the customers were much more responsive to managed service providers they encountered at trade shows and to referrals than to cold sales calls.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 15, 2006
Popular "second-shot" promotion keeps coming back; this time, it's worldwide.
- By Becky Nagel
- February 15, 2006
Microsoft's Office Live online services for small companies officially entered beta mid-week.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2006