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MS June update fixes dangerous Word flawJun 14, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has released a bumper batches of 12 security updates - eight of them critical - as part of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.
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TechEd 2006: Lonely? Spend some time with Microsoft's bots.Jun 14, 2006 - in News
In perhaps the clearest indication at TechEd 2006 that everything old is new again, yesterday, Microsoft demonstrated a new set of APIs that will be compatible with the company's Windows Live Messenger program, that will enable automated services to communicate to users using natural language.
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TechEd 2006: Vista will recover applications from shutdown, crashesJun 13, 2006 - in News
Windows' reliability has improved dramatically with Windows XP and will take another step forward with its successor: Among the new features of Windows Vista is the Restart Manager, which will enable applications to be restored to their last viable state after shutdown - not only after a regular log off, but also following a system crash.
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TechEd 2006: Windows Live team unveils new SDK, demos 'mashups'Jun 13, 2006 - in News
At an early morning session of TechEd 2006, representatives of the Windows Live development team showed off a new set of open developers' tools and SDKs available now from Microsoft's new Web developers' site, unveiled last Friday. Among the features shown is the ability for Web developers to quickly create "mashups" - aggregate, composite Web sites with very little development effort.
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TechEd 2006 Day 1 Slideshow: New features for Office 2007, flash acceleration for VistaJun 12, 2006 - in News
We are wrapping up day 1 of Microsoft's 2006 TechEd Conference as Microsoft has provided surprisingly few details so far about its packed roadmaps for Windows Vista, its server variant and the upcoming Office 2007.
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TechEd 2006: Microsoft preps flash-based "performance accelerators" for VistaJun 12, 2006 - in News
Microsoft is working on a trio of technologies that will utilize flash memory as supplemental memory rather than as storage devices. Collectively referred to as "PC performance accelerators," Microsoft will debut SuperFetch, ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive to store and access frequently used data from peripheral flash devices and hyrbid hard drives.
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TechEd 2006: Hybrid hard drives to become Vista Premium requirementJun 12, 2006 - in News
It was listed as a requirement for Vista mobile systems as far back as last November; then, at the beginning of the year, it was back-burnered to "if-implemented" status. Now, hybrid hard drives with time-saving Flash memory on-board, are once again listed as a requirement for the Vista Premium logo for June 2007 forward, we learned at TechEd today.
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TechEd 2006: Microsoft creates "Forefront" brand for security softwareJun 12, 2006 - in News
The "Day Zero" keynote speeches from Microsoft's Ray Ozzie and Bob Muglia on Sunday night were full of promises, including four that may become company mantras as the year progresses. But there was little specific product news besides the introduction of the Forefront brand for security solutions - among the missing items was any mention of "Windows Server 2007."
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Microsoft's power drain bug patch: Does it work?Jun 9, 2006 - in News
Not quite four weeks ago, Microsoft issued a patchfor a serious power drain issue in notebook computers that are running Windows XP SP2. Our engineers took a close look at the patch and its effects to find out whether Microsoft dropped a Q&D fix or if the company in fact resolved a problem that can reduce the battery running time in notebooks by up to 90 minutes.
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Microsoft releases mainstream cluster software to productionJun 9, 2006 - in News
Developed to increase Microsoft's credibility in the high-performance computing (HPC) space and to take advantage of the rapidly growing x86-based server market, Microsoft today released its first server software enabling cluster computing to manufacturing.
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Number of websites grows at record paceJun 8, 2006 - in News
Netcraft said that it has counted 85,541,228 websites at the beginning of this month. The number represents a gain of 3.96 million sites over the previous month - the highest ever one-month increase recorded by the web analytics firm.
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Microsoft anti-malware suite ready to goJun 7, 2006 - in News
IT managers who have Exchange, and only Exchange, might be well served to consider a suite of anti-malware software that will come from Microsoft early next month.
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Microsoft, Toshiba, DoCoMo, Victor to develop Japan Ipod rivalJun 2, 2006 - in News
Microsoft will ally with Toshiba, Victor of Japan, NTT DoCoMo and five other companies to offer music and video distribution services and media players to compete against Apple Computer.
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Microsoft unveils Visual Studio Team EditionJun 1, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has expanded its Visual Studio 2005 Team System with the introduction of Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals.
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Microsoft takes OneCare security suite liveMay 31, 2006 - in News
Slightly ahead of schedule, Microsoft today released the final version of its first contender in the commercial security software segment: Windows Live OneCare includes a software bundle that promises to defend computers against common malware threats as well as free support for users that need advice in protecting their system or removing a virus.
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Gossip: Microsoft interested in Ebay?May 30, 2006 - in News
The New York Post is reporting that Microsoft may be out to buy Ebay.
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Microsoft to ship its first Mac-only keyboard and mouseMay 30, 2006 - in News
Microsoft today announced its "Wireless Laser Desktop for Mac," the firms first Mac-specific keyboard and mouse package targeting Apple users.
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Week in Review: Next-gen CPUs and Microsoft's idea how to sell more softwareMay 26, 2006 - in News
AMD, Intel and Microsoft dominated the headlines this week. AMD had a one-two punch with its new AM2 socket processors and good server numbers. Intel answered with first official - and impressive - benchmark numbers for its first processor with "Core" microarchitecture - the upcoming Xeon 5100 "Woodcrest".
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Office 2007 downloads top 200,000May 26, 2006 - in News
In the first 24 hours since going live, Microsoft counted 200,000 downloads of Office 2007 Beta 2.
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Microsoft tries to unseat JPEG with Windows Media Photo specificationMay 25, 2006 - in News
Microsoft introduced the Windows Media Photo picture format - .WDP - that promises better quality and smaller file sizes than JPEG files. The format uses a new compression algorithm that, according to Microsoft, can compress photos to 1/25th their original size - without visible impact on image quality.
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Microsoft intros update for Windows Live LocalMay 24, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has released the third version of their Windows Live Local (WLL) service. The service is mapping service, similar to what Google offers in their Google Maps service, with some interesting additions. In addition to the normal maps and aerial photography, users will be able to view traffic flows and lookup traffic accident reports. Landmarks can be shared with your friends and there is even an Outlook plug-in that maps Calendar appointments to the maps.
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Microsoft announces Beta 2 of Vista, Office 2007 and ServerMay 23, 2006 - in News
Speaking at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced the availability of the Beta 2 versions of Windows Vista, Office 2007 (formerly code-named Office 12) and Windows Server, code-named "Longhorn."
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Microsoft power drain bug fix may only benefit Core Duo notebooksMay 19, 2006 - in News
Microsoft quietly released a patch for a power drain bug Tom's Hardware Guide had uncovered earlier this year. The fix promises to increase the battery life notebooks - especially and perhaps only if they are equipped with Intel's Core Duo processors.
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IBM demonstrates OpenDocument capability in next Lotus NotesMay 15, 2006 - in News
At a highly anticipated national users' group conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, IBM this morning demonstrated for the first time OpenDocument functionality in its next version of Lotus Notes, code-named "Hannover." For the company that at one time shunned ODF, IBM could be the company that makes it a real contender against Microsoft's Office Open XML.
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Microsoft: Xbox Live "way ahead of Sony"May 10, 2006 - in News
Todd Holmdahl, corporate vice president at Microsoft's Xbox and Gaming Platform Group, is one of the more influential figures within software giant's growing gaming business. Inside Microsoft's mammoth booth at E3's exhibit floor, Holmdahl spoke with TwitchGuru about the next generation console and its competition.
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Microsoft launches celebrity tracking websiteMay 5, 2006 - in News
Want to know where Eva Longoria or Anna Kournikova hang out? Well now you can found out with Microsoft's new website Celebfavorites.com. The site leverages the power of Windows Live Local, which is Microsoft's answer to Google maps, and shows where eight well-known, and not so well-known, stars eat, shop and relax.
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Visual Studio 2005 Express hits five million downloadsApr 19, 2006 - in News
Microsoft's free Visual Studio 2005 Express developer suite has been downloaded five million times since its launch on 7 November 2005, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Microsoft's security update causes problemsApr 18, 2006 - in News
Users who installed Microsoft's latest round of security patches may be experiencing some unexpected computer instability and even system crashes.
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Google adds calendar app to portfolioApr 13, 2006 - in News
Google today released a comprehensive digital calendar application in an effort to compete with similar services currently offered by competitors such as Yahoo and Microsoft. Simply named "Calendar," the application integrates tightly with other Google services such as search, maps and mail and offers users to import public calendars.
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Microsoft makes "Visual Basic 2005" ebook available free of chargeApr 12, 2006 - in News
Microsoft's releasing the full text of Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Developers for free.
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