Microsoft Archive

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.

Vintela: Microsoft’s Secret Unix/Linux Weapon?

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-16 Microsoft 47 Comments

Microsoft made a minority investment on Monday in Unix/Linux management vendor Vintela on Monday. Neither Microsoft nor Lindon, City, Utah-based Vintela would comment on the size of the investment. But sources said the amount was under $10 million. Vintela has acted a key participant in Microsoft's Unix/Linux interoperability strategy. Nonetheless, Vintela is an unlikely Microsoft partner. Update: I hope to interview someone from Vintela this week, and ask them about their relationship with SCO (other than having the same investor). If you have any other burning questions, please suggest them in the comments.

Microsoft Nixes Intel’s Itanium Chip

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-12 Microsoft 35 Comments

An upcoming Microsoft software product for clustered servers won't run on Intel's high-end Itanium 2 chip, according to a report first published on News.com. Instead, it will be optimized for a more mainstream type of server chip from Intel and rival AMD.

Microsoft to back customers in infringement cases; Longhorn Status

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-10 Microsoft 14 Comments

Borrowing a line from Allstate Insurance, Microsoft says it wants customers to know they are in good hands when they choose its software. Elsewhere, since May this year we've heard dribs and drabs about Microsoft's much hyped next generation Operating System. According to the internal calendar Longhorn is due to hit Beta 1 on February 16th 2005 and hit RTM May 22nd 2006. Don't be surprised if the Beta 1 date slips let alone the RTM date.

Is Microsoft Ready to Assert IP Rights over the Internet?

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-08 Microsoft 11 Comments

Has Microsoft been trying to retroactively claim IP (intellectual property) rights over many of the Internet's basic protocols? Larry J. Blunk, senior engineer for networking research and development at Merit Network Inc., believes that might be the case.

Microsoft Reaches For High End

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-02 Microsoft 13 Comments

Supercomputer power is no longer reserved for government and universities, and the vendor banks on its accessibility for business technologists.

Microsoft to Release Communication Server; ‘Whitehorse’ dev tools

Submitted by Tudy 2004-10-26 Microsoft 9 Comments

Microsoft plans a Dec. 1 release for the latest version of its server software that aims to give companies more secure instant messaging and other corporate communications tools.The standard version of Microsoft's Live Communications Server 2005 will start at around $750, said Taylor Collyer, senior director of product management, about the same as the previous version. An enterprise edition, which can be coupled with other servers to allow for many more users, will start at $3,000. Microsoft also released on Tuesday a preview version of new tools intended to make it easier for companies to create custom Web applications.

A Q&A With Joel on (Microsoft) Software

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-22 Microsoft 18 Comments

Former Microsoft employee and software-development pundit Joel Spolsky shares his two cents on what's going on with Microsoft.

Microsoft’s Ballmer: Hackers getting smarter

Submitted by Tudy 2004-10-22 Microsoft 61 Comments

Microsoft's chief executive believes it's naive to suggest the software giant can eliminate all security vulnerabilities in its various products even though engineers are trying hard to do so. Hackers get smarter, too, Steve Ballmer told several thousand information-technology workers at the Gartner Symposium ITXPO.

Ballmer: We need a $100 PC

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-20 Microsoft 74 Comments

What's one of Steve Ballmer's biggest headaches? It's not Linux or security breaches. It's piracy, the Microsoft CEO said Wednesday.

Interview: Martin Taylor, Microsoft’s Linux expert

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Microsoft 51 Comments

Martin Taylor, global general manager of platform strategy at Microsoft, talks to vnunet.com about how the company is handling the open source threat.

These Days, Microsoft Isn’t So Scary

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Microsoft 19 Comments

Rivals still fear Redmond and its deep pockets, but its clout is diminishing. The decision to unveil Office's source code is the proof.

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1 Free 45-Day Trial Edition

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-13 Microsoft 29 Comments

Virtual PC is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system. It also saves reconfiguration time, so your support, development, and training staff can work more efficiently. This is a 45-day time-out, full version of the Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 product. No serial number is required.

Gates: In Ten Years, it’s a Windows and Linux Game

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-02 Microsoft 146 Comments

Just came back from a conference with guest speaker Bill Gates. Gates touched a number of subjects and we quickly report and comment on them below.

Allchin To OEMs: Create Computing Experiences

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-27 Microsoft 6 Comments

Microsoft's Windows platform chief Jim Allchin last week told 50 top-tier OEMs to think more like custom-system builders. During Microsoft's annual OEM executive summit at company headquarters in Redmond, Wash., Allchin, group vice president of platforms, advised the vendors to shift development resources into creating computing "experiences" through which they can differentiate their offerings, rather than beating each other up mainly on price and spewing out product specs.