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Microsoft funding of security report decried

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-25 Microsoft 96 Comments

Two researchers surprised the audience at a computer-security convention last month with their finding that a version of Microsoft Windows was more secure than a competing Linux operating system. This week, the researchers released their finished report, and it included another surprise: Microsoft was funding the project all along.

Microsoft’s Windows Communications Protocol Licence Explained

Submitted by Seb Flyte 2005-03-18 Microsoft 16 Comments

Microsoft is guilty of breaking EU competition law, and has come up with a way to make amends. ZDNet dissects the resulting licence and find a very peculiar world indeed.

EU: Microsoft not complying with order

Submitted by Tudy 2005-03-18 Microsoft 34 Comments

Microsoft's latest offer to comply with sanctions imposed by the European Commission is insufficient to meet the concerns of customers and consumers, a European Commission spokesman said Friday.

Microsoft gets outside the box with software

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-15 Microsoft 23 Comments

A decade ago, Bill Gates and other executives at Microsoft decided that traditional packaged software was dead--all software would eventually be delivered via the Internet.

Microsoft to abandon passwords

Submitted by Tudy 2005-03-15 Microsoft 39 Comments

Microsoft has revealed at a security panel at CeBIT that it is preparing to dump passwords in favour of two-factor authentication in forthcoming versions of Windows.

Microsoft Defends Patch Previews

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-14 Microsoft 4 Comments

The U.S. government will not get a head start on other Windows users when it comes to Microsoft security updates, the company said Friday in response to news report that suggested otherwise.

Microsoft Advocates for Patent Reform

Submitted by Tudy 2005-03-12 Microsoft 54 Comments

Microsoft is commencing a campaign to bring some major changes to U.S. patent system.

Gartner takes Microsoft to task

Submitted by Tudy 2005-02-21 Microsoft 49 Comments

Microsoft should be concentrating on securing Windows instead of trying to challenge security software companies, according to research firm Gartner.

Microsoft’s Martin Taylor Responds

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-15 Microsoft 32 Comments

Slashdot passed on requested questions for Martin Taylor, Microsoft's global general manager of platform strategy, and here is the resulted interview.

Microsoft pitches new Visual Studio tools

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-07 Microsoft 8 Comments

Microsoft says developers that stick with its tools can have their cake and eat it too. Elsewhere, Microsoft is considering the release of source code for a popular tool used to build Windows programs.

Bill Gates on Spiegel

Submitted by Cosmo 2005-02-06 Microsoft 34 Comments

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 49, talks about the thorny issues of computer security, competition, software bundling and how he lives with the downsides of his wealth and fame. In addition to being the world's richest man, Gates is the founder of the world's most powerful software company.

New technology wave about to break – Bill Gates

Submitted by danjr 2005-02-03 Microsoft 40 Comments

Money certainly isn't everything. But when you’ve worth nearly $50-billion it tends to alter prejudices. In person, Bill Gates might still be a living example of the Super Nerd - gangly, bespectacled, and hugely intelligent with only the pocket protector missing. But unlike most other geeks, when Gates talks, everybody listens. Elsewhere, In an effort to boost sales of Windows, Microsoft has its sights set on its nearest competitor.

Microsoft’s sleeping giant; Server License snubs Open Source

Submitted by Yves R. Crevecoeur 2005-01-28 Microsoft 193 Comments

In reporting its second-quarter financial results Thursday, Microsoft said revenue at its Server and Tools division, which caters to business customers, grew 18 percent, year over year. Licenses sales of Windows server, which competes head-to-head with open-source software Linux and other server operating systems, grew 17 percent, year over year.

MS mulls charging for anti-spyware app

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-27 Microsoft 59 Comments

Microsoft is leaving its options open on charging for full versions of anti-spyware and virus disinfection tools. Speaking in London yesterday, Detlef Eckert, chief security adviser for Microsoft EMEA, revealed there will be a second beta of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware application. However, the company remains unsure how the product will evolve from then on.

Interview with Dee Dee Walsh of Windows Client Group

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-27 Microsoft 7 Comments

ActiveWin.com recently had a chance to interview Dee Dee Walsh, Director of Communities for Windows Client Group. Elsewhere, Longhorn migration will be more than a technology upgrade -- it will affect IT staff skills and knowledge, as well as the way employees work, says ComputerWorld.

Gates taking a seat in your den

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-06 Microsoft 71 Comments

Bill Gates is coming to your living room, whether you like it or not. Read the interview here.

Is Office Becoming More Like Windows?

Submitted by danjr 2004-12-20 Microsoft 19 Comments

Microsoft Office is fast becoming a software platform unto itself. There are a growing number of programs being developed that run on top of Office, much the same way that Office and other programs run on Windows.

Microsoft Puts Money in Windows-Linux Integrator

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-28 Microsoft 48 Comments

In a move dear to the hearts of conspiracy theorists, Microsoft has taken a minority position in Vintela Inc, a sister company of the SCO Group by virtue of the Canopy Group, their common investor.

Wes Miller, Program Manager, on Windows Setup/Deployment

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-18 Microsoft No Comments

ActiveWin.com recently had the opportunity to interview Wes Miller, Program Manager in the Windows Setup & Deployment team. They discussed various Setup/Deployment issues including WinPE, etc.

Microsoft offers goodies to lure Novell customers

Submitted by Khoo 2004-11-17 Microsoft 35 Comments

Microsoft announced on Tuesday a program that will pay some transition costs for companies that want to move from Novell's NetWare operating system onto servers running Windows. Microsoft sees the uncertainty surrounding NetWare's future as an opportunity to win more customers over to Windows Server 2003. Some Novell customers are concerned that the company's focus on Linux could result in the abandonment of NetWare.