Microsoft Archive

Bill Gates: Unplugged

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-19 Microsoft 44 Comments

For two decades, Bill Gates has used his Comdex keynote speech to mark out his vision for technologies from the Internet to XML. This year he used the bully pulpit to make it clear that the industry is at one of its perennial crossroads. CNET News.com caught up with the Microsoft co-founder and chairman earlier this week to talk about the leadup to his "seamless computing" speech.

Microsoft Announces Free Office XML Reference Schemas

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-17 Microsoft 17 Comments

Offering brings new levels of Transparency, Interoperability, Document Portability and ease of Communication, says Microsoft.

Microsoft: Courting China

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-16 Microsoft 29 Comments

To persuade the Middle Kingdom to pick its software over Linux, Microsoft plays nice. Can there be such a thing as a kinder, gentler Microsoft? The answer may well soon emerge in China, where the software Ninja and Red Dragon are locked in a strategic duel over Windows and its free competitor, Linux. Elsewhere, Brazil moves to shun Microsoft software.

Microsoft To Release Virtual PC 2004 To Manufacturing Next Week

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-06 Microsoft 18 Comments

Microsoft's acquisition of Connectix's assets is beginning to bear fruit on the Windows side of the market. The software giant Monday plans to announce the release to manufacturing of its newly branded and enhanced Microsoft Virtual PC 2004, formerly known as Connectix Virtual PC.

Microsoft Ends Official Support for Alternative OSes with Virtual PC

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-03 Microsoft 51 Comments

When Microsoft Corp. launches Virtual PC 2004, a Linux/BSD/Solaris/Netware version of the software won't be along for the ride—at least not officially.

Microsoft Research Packs ‘Wallop’

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-30 Microsoft 7 Comments

From its Wallop interactive project to its SkyServer "worldwide telescope," wristwatches and Magic Paper, Microsoft Research has a lot on its plate, senior exec Rick Rashid told a PDC audience.

Gates To Kick Off PDC With Longhorn Overview

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-27 Microsoft 23 Comments

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates is slated to kick off the company's Professional Developers Conference here Monday with an overview of its latest pre-beta Windows operating system and how it advances the company's .NET platform strategies. Read the reports at InternetNews and at NYTimes (free reg. required).

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Beta Screenshots

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-24 Microsoft 49 Comments

MSFN has posted a few shots of the upcoming Virtual PC 2004 runtime/emulator PC engine.

Opinion: Ballmer’s Slip

Guest post by John O\'Sullivan 2003-10-23 Microsoft 60 Comments

Steve Ballmer has a hard job. Being the CEO of a company the size of Microsoft is brutal and exhausting. Against his nature, Ballmer has been trying to change his own persona and the company culture. So far, he appears to have made progress. In my mind, Microsoft is a more mature corporate entity that it used to be. The startup mentality is important to hold on to, but isn't functional as the core value of a $30 billion company. What Ballmer needs to do is hold on to the best of the existing culture, while transforming it into something new. Tough job. I couldn't do it.

Microsoft Communications Protocol Licensing

Submitted by OffTangent 2003-10-16 Microsoft 15 Comments

The Microsoft Communications Protocol Program (MCPP) makes available by license over 100 proprietary protocols that enable your server software to interoperate and communicate with Microsoft desktop client operating systems.

Microsoft Details New Security Plan

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-09 Microsoft 12 Comments

The software giant will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, CEO Steve Ballmer says.

Microsoft ‘Project Green’ Now Aligned With Longhorn

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-06 Microsoft 30 Comments

Microsoft's ambitious next-generation business applications are now due out in the "Longhorn" time frame, according to a top Microsoft executive. The upcoming product line, dubbed Project Green, will be built on what Microsoft Senior Vice President Doug Burgum calls a new "global" code base.

Ballmer Interview: How Microsoft Gets Bigger

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-01 Microsoft 38 Comments

Steve Ballmer is aiming at emerging markets like China, India and Brazil to keep Microsoft on the high-growth track. He also plans on inspiring existing PCs owners to buy another one.

Software’s Gentler Giant?

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-30 Microsoft 48 Comments

Microsoft is used to winning; Now CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to win some friends.

Experts: Microsoft Monopoly Represents National Security Risk

Submitted by Michael Lauzon 2003-09-25 Microsoft 66 Comments

Some of the nation's leading computer science and network security experts issued a report warning that computers and critical technological infrastructure worldwide are increasingly vulnerable to attack because of the security practices and dominance of Microsoft software in desktop computing. UPDATE: Microsoft chosen as exclusive Homeland Security contractor!

Microsoft Goes After Google

Submitted by Patrick Johanson 2003-09-21 Microsoft 39 Comments

Microsoft, which is trying to drive growth by investing in everything from small business software to video games, has quietly set its sights on a new industry -- searching the Web.

Microsoft: Asia Not Playing Fair Over OS

Submitted by Bishop 2003-09-05 Microsoft 98 Comments

A plan by Japan, China and South Korea to develop an operating system alternative to Microsoft's Windows software could raise concerns over fair competition, Microsoft said on Friday. "Governments should not be in the position to decide who the winners are, " Microsoft said.

Microsoft Benchmarks Step Up Linux Assault

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-05 Microsoft 66 Comments

Stepping up its campaign against the Linux operating system, Microsoft has released file and Web serving benchmark results that, it claims, show that Linux on the mainframe lags behind Windows 2003 on Intel systems in terms of performance for the money. Read the report at ARNnet.

Editorial on Microsoft: Hated Because It’s Misunderstood

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-05 Microsoft 108 Comments

"Prejudices and misconceptions about Microsoft make it hard to evalute the company's merits. The biggest myths about Microsoft are that its desktop products are overpriced, it doesn't respect its customers, and reliability and security are poor. And some think the company is downright evil. In nearly two decades of studying Microsoft, I've been able to dig through the hype that the company generates, as well as the misconceptions its detractors create, to see more of the real company than most of you can ever experience." Read the opinion-piece at InternetWeek, written by Rob Enderle.

Microsoft says it’s ready for what’s next

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-02 Microsoft 14 Comments

"Much of what Microsoft has done over the past year or so might suggest a company settling into middle age. It has overhauled its management structure, tightened its financial controls, expanded its financial reporting, started paying dividends and abandoned the high-tech currency of stock options in favor of risk-free grants of shares to employees. " Read the story at SFGate.