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Windows Mobile 5.0 Exams in Development

Scant details available for two new exams for mobile and embedded device developers.

New-Generation Exchange 2007 Exams Coming Soon

Microsoft hints at structure of Exchange Admin track of exams, currently in development phase.

IBM Open Source Roadmap: Beyond Linux

IBM executives Tuesday rolled out a roadmap for the company's investment in new open source areas beyond Linux, in a continuing but quiet assault on Microsoft's territory: the desktop.

Dell Recalls Fire-Risk Laptop Batteries

World's biggest PC seller to replace 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can burst into flames.

IBM Challenges Microsoft with Sametime for Linux

In a move clearly aimed at Microsoft, IBM announced it has ported its enterprise instant messaging client to run atop Linux on the desktop and plans to have a Linux server product out next year.

Google Sponsors Spyware Warning Project

Google is issuing this warning to people who try to click on links to sites with spyware and other malicious code: "The site you are about to visit may harm your computer!"

High-Profile Developer Jumps the Windows Live Ship

A recent high-profile Microsoft hire, brought onboard to work on Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's Windows Live vision, has suddenly announced his pending departure, citing a pullback on plans he had signed on to implement.

Is Vista Close to Release Candidate Stage?

Despite calls by some beta testers for Microsoft to release a third beta of Windows Vista, the company appears to be instead readying to push its first golden code candidate out the door.

Speech Added to Office Communications Server

Microsoft announced this week at the SpeechTEK 2006 conference in New York that it will integrate the full capabilities of its Speech Server 2007 into Office Communications Server 2007.

Microsoft Starts Beta of Virtual Machine Manager

Microsoft has begun beta testing its upcoming Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager on schedule, the company disclosed this week.

Microsoft's Piracy Check Draws Complaints, Lawsuits

When Microsoft Corp. said it planned to begin checking for pirated copies of its Windows operating system using the method it set up to send people security fixes, even some of the company's traditional critics could sympathize.

Microsoft Reveals Additions to Windows Server 2003 SP2

Microsoft has started revealing more details about new features that will arrive with its upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft Invites Hackers to Test Vista

After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.

Researchers: ‘Systemic' Wireless Vulnerability Affects Macs, PCs

Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online, researchers said in Las Vegas Wednesday.

Get Yer Red-Hot Compute Cluster Servers Right Here

As expected, Microsoft announced this week customer availability of its first entry into high-performance computing circles.