Palm, Microsoft target businesses with new Treo
The new Treo smart phone running Windows Mobile 5.0 will help both Palm Inc. and Microsoft Corp. persuade more enterprises to purchase mobile devices for their employees, top executives from both...
View ArticleStarOffice 8 includes Office compatibility enhancements
Sun Microsystems plans to release a new version of StarOffice that includes new features to address the software's compatibility with Microsoft Office, one of the chief areas of complaint among users...
View ArticleMicrosoft changes tune on Windows XP SP3
Microsoft on Thursday officially confirmed that there will be a third service pack for the current client version of the Windows OS, Windows XP.
View ArticleMicrosoft employee blasts 'fake' service pack
A Microsoft employee has warned against downloading an unauthorized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that has surfaced on a popular Web site that provides software patches.
View ArticleHeated debate brewing over state's OpenDocument plan
Debate among Massachusetts government officials may throw a wrench in a state proposal to migrate away from Microsoft's Office productivity suite in favor of software that supports an open-document...
View ArticleGates, Ozzie seen unveiling hosted services next week
Top Microsoft Corp. executives speaking in San Francisco this week are expected to reveal the first in what many observers believe will be a range of hosted services from the software company, analysts...
View ArticleServices plan shows Microsoft playing catch-up
Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates touted Microsoft's new Live Software strategy as a "revolution" in how the industry views software. But Microsoft's plan to provide a...
View ArticleTeam led by IBM, Sun formalizes OpenDocument support
A group of high-profile technology vendors have formalised plans to promote Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) as a global standard after a meeting at IBM last week, according...
View ArticleDespite hype, Microsoft lacks Web 2.0 savvy
Though the powers that be at Microsoft seem to have finally grasped the impact of the Internet on the future of packaged software, industry observers and a key rival said the company still must prove...
View ArticleMicrosoft upgrades hosted suite for SMBs
Microsoft Monday released an incremental upgrade to its hosted messaging and collaboration suite that includes Exchange Server technology for pushing company e-mail seamlessly to Windows Mobile devices.
View ArticleMicrosoft to test classified service by year-end
Microsoft Corp. plans to test publicly an online classified service before the end of the year, a company representative said Wednesday.
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsoft has done some housekeeping by releasing two planned software updates, including a second release of the Windows Server 2003 OS.
View ArticleMicrosoft files patent complaint against Belkin
Microsoft has filed a patent-infringement complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Belkin for importing products the software company claims infringes on a patent it holds for...
View ArticleiPhone and me: A love story
Like the star on a Christmas tree, iPhone is perched atop all the top 10 gadget lists for 2007, and with good reason. Not only did iPhone revolutionize the way people think about their mobile phones --...
View ArticleBallmer says IBM-Sun deal could help Microsoft
A union between IBM and Sun Microsystems would give Microsoft a competitive advantage during the time IBM worked to incorporate Sun's copious assets into a combined company, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer...
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