Microsoft Partnering 101


Vista Now Available to Beta 2 Participants

As expected, Microsoft has widened the availability of Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to users who participated in the Vista Beta 2 testing program last spring.

Valentine Leaves Microsoft

Brian Valentine, a fixture in Microsoft's management team for nearly 20 years, has left the company to join Amazon.com.

Microsoft Revises BI Cert Lineup

Microsoft has changed the requirements for its MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer title, no longer requiring passage of three exams.

UPDATED: HP Chairwoman Under Scrutiny After Probe

Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn is under scrutiny from business and ethics experts after she oversaw an invasive and possibly illegal effort to snoop into the home phone calls of fellow HP board members.

Man Pleads Guilty to USC Hack

A San Diego man was so upset that the University of Southern California did not admit him as a student that he hacked into the school's application system and stole other would-be students' personal information, he admitted in court.

Microsoft and Cisco Demo New Interop Tech

Microsoft and Cisco demonstrated this week a single client agent providing interoperability between the software giant's coming Network Access Protection (NAP) and the networking behemoth's Network Admission Control (NAC) protocols.

Chip Fight: Sun, Unisys Sue Hynix

Sun Microsystems and Unisys have filed a lawsuit against Hynix Semiconductor in the United States, apparently seeking damages related to a federal probe into price-fixing of memory chips.

Microsoft Ships First Release Candidate of Vista

Microsoft will broaden distribution of the first "release candidate" of Windows Vista to as many as five million testers beginning this week, after sending initial versions out late last week.

Virginia Court Upholds First Felony Spammer Conviction

The Virginia Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the nation's first felony conviction of illegal spamming.

Quest Ships SharePoint Admin Tool

Quest Software announced it is shipping an administration tool designed to simplify management of sites based on Microsoft SharePoint technologies.

More Layoffs Expected with Intel Overhaul

With Intel Corp. apparently poised to announce the latest stage of its restructuring effort, speculation has centered not on whether the world's largest chip maker would be cutting jobs, but on how many.

Gateway Rejects Buyout Offer

Gateway has rejected an unsolicited $450 million bid for its retail business from eMachines founder Lap Shun Hui.

More Layoffs Expected with Intel Overhaul

Speculation is swirling that Intel will be cutting thousands of jobs in its latest restructuring effort.

Microsoft Awards Execs with Millions in Stock

Several high-ranking Microsoft Corp. executives Thursday received millions of dollars in stock awards as part of a compensation program that the company rejiggered several years ago.

Fishing for Venture Capital

Researching VC firms, getting ready for their questions and practicing on B-list players clear the way for landing the right investment partner.