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Microsoft Updates Retail Package – Announces New Terminals

Microsoft announced yesterday that three manufacturers -- Casio, DigiPoS Systems Group and HP -- will sell point-of-sale terminals pre-loaded with Microsoft Point of Sale software.

IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 13

From the business wires: a tool pack for spotting security holes in software, a database query and reporting tool, and 10GbE Layer 4-7 switches.

Microsoft's Search Engine Marketing Push

It may seem like Microsoft has scaled every peak, but the software giant is playing an important game of catch-up with Yahoo! and rival Google in the area of search engine advertising.

ScriptLogic Ships MSI Installer

ScriptLogic says it is shipping a tool meant to improve how desktop software is packaged for installation across an enterprise.

Microsoft Provides “Elixir” for Outlook

A year after first disclosing its internal “Project Elixir,” Microsoft has begun releasing sample code and documentation so that developers can use it as a pattern to design their own integrated front-end and back-end systems around Outlook 2003.

1-abc.net Ships End-user Utility Bundle

German utility developer 1-abc.net announced it is shipping a bundle containing four of its increasingly popular end-user Web tools.

MCT 2006 Fee Waived for New Enrollees

Microsoft to waive MCT program fees for new candidates who join prior to start of 2006 program.

Symantec Completes BindView Purchase

Symantec this week announced it has completed its purchase of enterprise security compliance software maker BindView.

Microsoft Recommits at Apple Love Fest

The same day that Apple trotted out the first in its line of Intel-based iMacs, Microsoft recommitted to supporting Apple going forward, the company said at this week’s MacWorld in San Francisco.

Tighter Relationship Management on Tap for Microsoft Partners in 2006

Microsoft plans to work more closely with nearly every Certified and Gold Certified partner in 2006 even as the software giant aims to dramatically increase the number of partners in those top two tiers of the Microsoft Partner Program, according to industry analysts familiar with Microsoft's plans.

Microsoft Partner Program Named the Leader in IDC Study

The Microsoft Partner Program got high marks from industry analysts at IDC in a recent survey comparing the channel programs of 25 top software vendors.

Microsoft Launches NXT to Spur ISVs to Windows

Microsoft has a formal new program to lure independent software vendors from Linux and Unix to Windows.

Apple Ships First Intel-based iMacs

Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuted the first new iMacs based on Intel CPUs at the company’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday -- two of them available immediately.

Gas Pumps To Sport Windows

Remember that old gasoline ad about putting a “tiger in your tank?” How about Windows in your gas pump?

Microsoft Tweaks Support Lifecycle

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is slightly modifying its support lifecycle to provide what it calls “more predictability” for customers.

Partner Watch, Jan. 9

Storage maker EMC acquires IT services firm Internosis.

A Peek Into the Sounds of Windows Vista

Microsoft looks to electronic musician Robert Fripp to create the sounds of the next Windows OS.

IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 6

From the business wires: a Group Policy security extension, a load testing tool for Web apps, USB flash drives with LCD displays, and Windows Media Player 11.

Watch It: Microsoft Touts New SPOT Products

Microsoft showed off the newest additions to its growing Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) initiative at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, including an updated line of SPOT-enabled watches and a wireless weather forecasting center with an information link through MSN Direct.

Microsoft to Post WMF Vulnerability Patch Ahead of Schedule

Microsoft is releasing an out-of-cycle patch Thursday for the Windows Meta File (WMF) vulnerability that attackers were already exploiting when the flaw was made public in the last week of December. Earlier this week, Microsoft had said it would not release a patch until its regular Patch Tuesday event next week.