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Microsoft grants Windows XP yet another reprieve Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday.Computer makers that "downgrade" machines from Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate to Windows XP Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Making sense of Microsoft's Azure Last week, Microsoft announced its cloud-computing effort, called Azure. Fitting between Google's and Amazon.com's current offerings, it represents a very big step toward moving applications off the desktop and out of a corporation's own datacenters. Whether or not it Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Customers frustrated over Microsoft virtualization licensing For all the flexibility server virtualization affords today's IT departments, there's one type of flexibility IT managers would love to have but aren't likely to get: the ability to save money on Microsoft software licenses. Even when carving a physical server into mu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft makes boldest move yet embracing open source In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised "greater transparency" in its development and business practices, outlining a new strategy to provide more access to APIs and previously proprietary protocols for some of its major software products, i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won't be powerful en Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft touts Longhorn security Microsoft is pushing the improved security of its Windows Server 2008 software package as one of the primary reasons why business customers should upgrade to the long-awaited product refresh as quickly as possible. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft enhances .Net, Windows Server Microsoft on Wednesday is revealing an updated platform strategy to support composite applications in Windows Server and the .Net Framework programming model.The company's efforts, focused on SOA and Web 2.0, in Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eases hardware terms for Windows XP on low-cost PCs Microsoft has loosened the hardware restrictions that PC makers must adhere to in order to install Windows XP on ultra-low-cost PCs, according to documents seen by IDG News Service.While June 30 marked the last Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Microsoft grows hostile, Yahoo says nyah nyah We've been waiting all week for the other shoe on Microsoft's hostile takeover attempt to drop on Yahoo, which isn't waiting for that to happen and has forged an advertising agreement with Google as a way to hedge against the ongoing acquisition dispute. In other ne Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots Responding to reports of endlessly rebooting PCs that flooded support newsgroups last week, Microsoft said on Tuesday it had pulled an update designed to prep Windows Vista for Service Pack 1.Although the updat Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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E.U. has guarded reaction to Microsoft open-source move The European Commission gave a guarded welcome to Microsoft's pledge on Thursday for "greater transparency" in its development and business practices.Microsoft's promise to open up more APIs to proprietary softw Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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More than 200,000 demand Microsoft save XP In the four months since InfoWorld asked businesses and individuals to sign a petition at SaveXP.com requesting Microsoft keep Windows XP for sale beyond the planned June 30 general end-of-sales date, more than 200,000 have signed up to add their voices. As of May 15, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft denies Windows XP a last-minute reprieve Microsoft Monday laid to rest rumors that it might reconsider pulling Windows XP from retail shelves and most PC makers next Monday.In a letter to customers, Bill Veghte, the senior vice president who leads the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eyes game-changer for app dev With its ambitious Oslo software modeling platform, Microsoft seeks a new application development paradigm that raises the level of abstraction. But the effort has brought up questions about whether Oslo crowds the modeling landscape and whether Microsoft can achieve Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft says XP SP3 complete, available imminently Microsoft Monday completed work on Windows XP SP3. The company said the final code of the service pack has been released to manufacturing and now is working its way to OEMs and corporate customers. Access via Microsoft's Automatic Update feature will begin April 29. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft execs struggled with Vista too, say internal e-mails Some of Microsoft's own top executives had trouble getting Windows Vista to work in the weeks after its release, according to company e-mails unsealed this week.The officials, including a member of the Microsoft Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to offer subscription-based PCs in Russia A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with Microsoft to offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis through the company's Unlimited Potential program.A partnership with Mobil Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune Microsoft appears to be looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely.Over the weekend, Microsoft developer "Mel" asked an open questio Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft will extend life of Windows XP--again - CNET News.com The Southern LedgerMicrosoft will extend life of Windows XP--againCNET News.com - 3 hours agoMIAMI--As I predicted last week, Microsoft has decided to extend the life of Windows XP, although only for a limited class of machines.Microsoft extends XP Home 2 yearsâ₠Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Ozzie is key to Microsoft's success against Google The departure of Microsoft's founder and iconic leader Bill Gates comes at a pivotal time in the company's history as it struggles to compete with Google, the architect of the new Web economy and perhaps the company's most formidable foe ever. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |