Microsoft Talks About Windows Mobile 5.0
The head of research for Microsoft's Windows Mobile software for handheld computers, Ya-Qin Zhang, was in Taipei last week talking up the company's latest major operating system release, Windows Mobile 5.0.
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Core Software For Windows
What are the programs you can't live without on your system? Tipmonkies has a quick rundown on some applications, and welcomes input from others as to their list.
Longhorn Beta 1: Late July
NeoWin reports that Longhorn Beta 1, after missing the internal date of June 30th, now is scheduled to be released late July. Most Longhorn product groups have already delivered their beta 1 code.
XP Starter Under The Gun; MS Releases Search APIs
Even as Microsoft's low-cost version of Windows reaches more corners of the globe, some analysts are wondering whether it is hitting the mark. Especially the fact that this version can only open three windows at a time, amazes analysts. Elsewhere, MS has quietly released its Desktop Search APIs.
Microsoft To Blanket Latin America With Stripped-Down Windows
Microsoft Corp. is taking a new tact with its Windows XP Starter Edition campaign. On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled in Mexico City the newest member of its Starter Edition family: Windows XP Starter Edition in Spanish.
Microsoft Ships Last-Minute Windows 2000 Update Rollup
With just two days to go before the expiration of mainstream support for Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system, the software giant has provided an update rollup with more than 50 security patches and system reliability fixes. The Microsoft knowledgebase article provides more info.
Microsoft Plays Russian Roulette with Longhorn
"Every time I hear another announcement on what Longhorn will implement or what new tricks it will learn to perform, I have the feeling that I’m watching a show where the magician pulls rabbits out of a hat." Softpedia has a lengthy piece discussing what Longhorn means to Redmond.
Longhorn: Sure Hit or Longshot?
While enabling the next generation is one thing, getting corporate customers and consumers on the Longhorn bandwagon may take some doing, say professors at Wharton.
Windows + RSS = Something Good?
Not everyone is cheering about RSS integration into Windows Longhorn and Internet Explorer 7. With the event of making RSS a native format for Longhorn, many software developers whom make stand-alone feed readers are crying out that Microsoft is once again shutting down a sector of business which in all respects is somewhat true. With the complete integration of the format within the OS, there is no need of stand-alone feed readers. Flexbeta has a nice write up about what MS is trying to accomplish with RSS integration into the OS.
Windows Longhorn 5087
Apart from showing off IE7 at Gnomedex this year, spy-shots of Longhorn also show its current build: 5087. It is not known whether this build will be the Beta build that will be released to testers this summer.
Microsoft’s Longhorn RSS Plans
Microsoft is planning for tight integration of RSS in Longhorn. Many potential users are surely happy at the idea of good, free tools for managing syndicated content, but others fear that Microsoft's embrace of the fledgling standard might signal an "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" strategy in the works.
Longhorn preview and more
The newest versions of the next Windows add graphics sizzle and more search features but lack visible productivity enhancements. Also, Microsoft is battling the perception that there's little to get excited about in the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed Longhorn. Elsewhere, here is Longhorn's lengthy security wish list.
Partial preliminary feature list for Windows Longhorn beta 1
This afternoon, a Microsoft spokesperson gave Tom's Hardware Guide some initial background information regarding which technologies will be represented in the company's release of beta 1 of Longhorn Server, which now appears on schedule for this summer.
Microsoft Shares More Clues About Longhorn Server
Longhorn Server Beta 1 looks likely to hit by August. And Microsoft is considering a future home version of its Windows Server product, too.
PC makers snub Windows sans media player
Four major PC makers have no plans to sell the media-player-free version of Windows, which Microsoft was ordered to offer by Europe's competition commissioner.
The slow road to Windows XP
Use of Microsoft Windows XP has grown inside corporations, but a new study shows that nearly half of business PCs are still running the older Windows 2000.
Microsoft Teaches Longhorn New Configuration Tricks
Microsoft Corp.'s "Longhorn" server will be a far more configurable system than past Windows releases, allowing customers to change the server's setup on the fly by selecting which components to load.
Windows Command Line to be overhauled
The command line interface to the Windows Server OS will be changed to the new Monad Shell (MSH), in a phased implementation to take place over the next three to five years. This confirmation comes from Microsoft senior vice president Bob Muglia in an interview published today by Microsoft. 'Monad' Scripting Shell Unlikely to Debut in Longhorn says Mary Jo Foley though: Microsoft is planning to make its alternative to Unix and Linux command-line scripting available as part of Exchange 12, due next year.
Microsoft’s road map for Longhorn tools
Microsoft later this year will look to populate the market for Windows Longhorn applications with development tools and the company's own server applications, including long-awaited updates to the Visual Studio programming tool and SQL Server. Also, although Microsoft is still working on the next version of Windows Server, code-named Longhorn and due to ship in 2007, the company already has a team working on Longhorn Release 2 and is looking at the potential feature set for Blackcomb, the version that follows Longhorn.
Microsoft updates slimmed-down Windows
As part of its effort to assuage European authorities, Microsoft has made changes to its Windows XP N--the slimmed-down version of the operating system it was ordered to offer last year.