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A Match Made in Redmond

Microsoft aims to leverage synergies between its partner and small business divisions.

Office '12' to Save Docs in 'Metro' Format

Not only will Microsoft Office “12” feature the ability to save files in PDF format, it will also -- no surprise -- support the company’s own challenger to Adobe’s popular Portable Document Format (PDF) file format.

Katrina Leaves Lasting Impression

Microsoft partners rally to raise donations and keep businesses afloat, while Microsoft also chips in.

Microsoft Debuts New Windows and Office Live Offerings

Microsoft’s version of a totally integrated world where computing power surrounds and works with people seamlessly is taking a giant step closer to reality. At least, that was the pitch from chief software architect and chairman Bill Gates and chief technical officer Ray Ozzie Tuesday as they rolled out a new batch of services, some already in beta testing, dubbed Windows Live and Office Live.

Microsoft Looks To Partners To Increase MBS Revenue in 2006

Microsoft is telling investors that partners will be key to the success of the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division.

Partner Watch, Oct. 31

EqualLogic’s PS Series receives the Simple SAN for Windows Server designation from Microsoft.

IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 28

From the business wires this week: a change auditing solution for Active Directory, an embedded SQL database engine and a simple file sharing program.

Exam Objective Guides for MCTS and MCPD Exams Now Available

MCTS exams 70-431, 70-431 and MCPD exam 70-441 to head to beta in November-December time frame, with live release in 1Q 2006.

Microsoft To Launch Online Book Library

Microsoft is jumping into the online book search world with a new initiative called MSN Book Search.

Microsoft Earnings Up 24 Percent

Microsoft on Thursday reported growth in earnings of 24 percent and a revenue increase of 6 percent in its fiscal first quarter on strong demand for PCs.

SQL Server 2005 RTMs

Clearing the way for the formal Nov. 7 launch, Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005.

Microsoft Gives Storage Server R2 Status Update

Microsoft gave a minor status update to its “universal distributed storage” vision at this week’s Storage Networking World conference in Orlando, Fla.

Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager Coming Next Week

Microsoft's will ship the first version of its server-based business scorecarding application on Nov. 1.

New Utility Organizes Startup Tasks

German utility developer 1-abc.net is shipping a new tool designed to simplify management of Windows startup folder options for end users.

Microsoft Unveils New Cert Structure

On Tuesday, Microsoft officially released a detailed roadmap for its Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Certifications.

MCP for the New Generation

Microsoft says new-gen program's aim is to simplify the cert process and reduce costs and training time.

Updated Security Tool Looks Inside E-mail Attachments

Nemx is shipping version 2.0 of its secure e-mail and content protection product for corporate Exchange environments.

VMware Offers Free Player

VMware is beta testing a free “player” that lets users run virtual machines and evaluate software without having to first purchase the company’s full-scale virtualization platform.

Centeris Blends Windows and Linux

A venture capital firm stocked with ex-Microsofties is funding a new Windows/Linux interoperability company.

Partner Watch, Oct. 24

IntraLearn Software partners with WestNet Learning to provide a centralized hosted system to deliver e-learning courses via a managed portal.