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Virtual Server 2005 Split Into 2 Editions

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, which hit the release candidate stage on Monday, will come in two editions when it ships.

'Extremely Critical' IE Exploit in the Wild

Users running fully patched versions of Internet Explorer are vulnerable to a new exploit in the wild that has been used to load adware onto systems whose owners did nothing more than click on a malicious Web address, according to security researchers.

Marathon Rolling Out New Fault-Tolerant Setup

Marathon Technologies is back -- out of bankruptcy and up to speed with support for Windows Server 2003 in its fault-tolerant software systems that use industry-standard hardware.

Microsoft Appeals EU Decision

Microsoft this week formally delivered the appeal the company promised in March when the European Commission ruled against Microsoft in its five-year-old antitrust investigation.

Dell Revives Itanium 4-way

Dell is taking a second crack at the four-way Itanium space.

IBM Announces Smallest Ever Desktop PCs

Big Blue expects a booming desktop replacement cycle, this year and next

Crystal Security Flaw Affects Microsoft Products

A problem with Crystal Reports is one of two moderate vulnerabilities that Microsoft addressed in its monthly "Patch Tuesday" release.

Researchers Estimate Worst-Case Worm Damage at $50 Billion

A pair of security researchers has tried to assess the worst case scenario for a worm attack on the United States targeting commonly used services in the ubiquitous Windows platform. The figure they came up with is $50 billion.

Microsoft, SAP Talked About Merging

Microsoft confirmed on Monday that the company initiated merger talks late last year with enterprise software vendor SAP AG.

Windows NT, Exchange 5.5 Support Not Extended Under New Policy

Microsoft late Tuesday posted its updated list of product support deadlines in the wake of the announcement of a new 10-year product support lifecycle. The list confirms that Windows NT 4.0 and Exchange Server 5.5 aren't grandfathered into the new program.

Two More Microsoft BI Accelerators Hit

Microsoft on Wednesday released two more of its loss-leader business intelligence accelerator toolsets.

Microsoft Holds Line on ISA Server 2004 Price

SAN DIEGO -- Microsoft didn't manage to get Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004 out the door in time for its TechEd conference here, but the company did go ahead and unveil pricing for its second-generation firewall, VPN and Web caching server.

SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Gets Close

SAN DIEGO -- Microsoft began taking sign ups for participation in the SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 program this week at its Microsoft TechEd show here as the long-awaited test version of the product gets close to availability.

Microsoft Details Features of 'R2'

SAN DIEGO -- Microsoft used its TechEd conference to lay out some of the features planned for the next version of Windows Server 2003, code-named "R2."

Database Platforms: Windows Grows, Linux Grows Faster

Microsoft consolidated its leading share of the Windows database market, but growth of Windows as a database platform trails growth of Linux as a database platform both in raw dollars and in percentage terms, according to new Gartner research for 2003.

Business Objects Reaches Out to Office

At Microsoft’s TechEd user conference this week, Business Objects SA unveiled an add-on for its Crystal Enterprise reporting environment which boasts tighter integration with the Office productivity suite.

Microsoft Previews Tool for Connecting Apps to Office with Web Services

Microsoft is previewing Web services features that should allow developers to more easily integrate their applications with Office.

Microsoft Moves to 10-Year Lifecycle for Product Support

Decision extends support of business software by at least three years.

Dell, EMC, HP Ship Windows-based NAS Devices

Microsoft is using its TechEd 2004 conference this week to trumpet releases of network-attached storage (NAS) devices from tier-one hardware vendors featuring its OEM-only Windows Storage Server 2003 with a new Exchange Server 2003 feature pack.

Ballmer Unveils Visual Studio 2005 Team System

SAN DIEGO -- Microsoft will deliver products around Visual Studio next year designed to tie the roles of developers and IT administrators more closely together to make the writing, deploying and maintaining of applications a more efficient and secure process.