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		Microsoft offers $44.6 billion for Yahoo
	Microsoft Corp. is offering $44.6 billion in cash and stock for search engine operator Yahoo Inc. in a move to boost its competitive position in the online services market. The unexpected announcement Friday comes as Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, seeks new ways to compete more effectively against the search and online advertising powerhouse Google Inc.
		Farshad @ 05:42 | 1 February 2008 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(93)

		Microsoft ups Hotmail storage to 5 GB
	SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will soon let users of its Hotmail service store 5 gigabytes of photos and other e-mail messages, more than double the previous limit. Of course, only a small number of Hotmail users will ever approach that threshold, a reality the software maker acknowledged in a blog post this week outlining the storage boost and other upgrades to the free, Web-based service. "Just when you were wondering how you'd ever fill up 2 or 4 GB of mail, we've given you more storage," wrote Ellie Powers-Boyle, a program manager for Windows Live Hotmail. Microsoft's new limit, from 2 GB currently, will leapfrog Google Inc.'s nearly 3 GB. Yahoo Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL e-mail services already include unlimited free storage. The software maker also said that Hotmail will get faster in coming weeks thanks to performance improvements. E-mail users will also see a new "report phishing" button and a way to combine duplicate contacts in the address book. When Hotmail users log in, they currently see a page filled with news headlines and photos from Microsoft's MSN sites _ not their inbox. Soon, Microsoft will let users choose to go straight to their e-mail and skip the extra content. "We know this is going to be a big hit with a lot of you out there in blog land," Powers-Boyle wrote.
		Farshad @ 06:06 | 15 August 2007 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(43)

		Can Microsoft Truly Issue 'Open Source' Licenses?
	Yesterday, publisher Tim O'Reilly broke the news that at his company's own open source convention in Portland, Oregon, Microsoft General Manager of Platform Strategy Bill Hilf is planning to -- if it hasn't already -- submit its existing Shared Source Licenses to the Open Source Initiative, for certification as true "Open Source Licenses." The OSI is the designated caretaker of the legal definition of "open source." But the question may rightly be asked: Is this a genuine move by Microsoft to enroll its Microsoft Permissive License (Ms-PL) as an official open source license that the community can recognize, or is this more of a symbolic act? In a blog post yesterday, Microsoft Director of Source Programs Jon Rosenberg offered this explanation: "Today, we reached another milestone with the decision to submit our open licenses to the OSI approval process, which, if the licenses are approved, should give the community additional confidence that the code we're sharing is truly Open Source. I believe that the same voices that have been calling for Microsoft products to better interoperate with open source products would voice their approval should the Open Source Initiative itself open up to more of the IT industry." But that explanation was embedded -- or perhaps more accurately described, spliced -- into the midst of an essay that meandered through a multitude of different topics without a common thread or segue. While it discussed a sort of phase change in Microsoft's open source history between being a "trailblazer" and being a "road-builder," it later diverged down a road less traveled, touching upon the sticky subject of whether the OSI best represents the open source community if its membership is selected by a board and not the community itself. Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 23:35 | 27 July 2007 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(108)

		Microsoft Launches New Versions of Point-of-Sale Software and Complete POS Solution With First Data and HP
	NEW YORK — Jan. 15, 2007 — Today at the National Retail Federation Annual Convention & Expo in New York, Microsoft Corp. announced the release of Microsoft Dynamics™ – Point of Sale 2.0 and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) 2.0, furthering Microsoft’s commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions that combine ease of use, rich automation, and outstanding integration with other Microsoft® products and technologies. Microsoft also announced a complete PC-based point-of-sale and integrated payments solution that it will deliver with First Data Corporation and HP. The solution is designed to revolutionize the way small retailers do business and process payments, driving a generational change in payments infrastructure. Payment terminals and dial-up connections can be replaced with PC-based point-of-sale solutions and high-speed Internet connections, offering greater value to retailers and their customers. “Our vision of offering small and midsize retailers powerful and affordable technology innovation that drives strategic value is a reality,” said Satya Nadella, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Business Solutions Group. “At Microsoft we are excited to offer small and midsize retailers complete business solutions, education and support to empower people with the right information to transform today’s retail challenges into long-term success.” Microsoft Dynamics – Point of Sale 2.0 offers unprecedented value to customers with a user interface that is familiar, working like and with other commonly used Microsoft software to help increase efficiency; a roles-based design that empowers cashiers and managers; a complete business suite experience that offers seamless integration with Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007 for an end-to-end solution; and the ability to extend the storefront to the Internet with PayPal, online invoicing and eBay marketplace selling so retailers can drive even more revenue for their businesses online.* “Microsoft Dynamics – Point of Sale helped us get through this past holiday season with ease, making it possible for us to ring up more dollars per hour than we ever could on an electronic cash register,” said Sarah Furstenberg, owner of Clover, a high-end toy and children’s furnishing store in Seattle. “With Microsoft Dynamics – Point of Sale we have been able to dramatically reduce lines at the cash register. The system allows staff to quickly look up items that may have lost tags and enter new inventory whenever it’s convenient — all with one less employee than we needed with an electronic cash register.” Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 03:12 | 15 January 2007 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(41)

		FBI Awards Microsoft for 'Exceptional Service'
	The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday awarded nine Microsoft employees certificates for "Exceptional Service in the Public Interest," the agency announced. The recognition relates to Microsoft's help in tracking down those responsible for the Mytob/Zotob worm. The FBI launched an investigation 2005 to discover who was behind the Zotob attacks, which utilized a mass-mail attachment to copy itself into the Windows SYSTEM32 directory. From there, it would launch a process intended to preclude users from accessing certain Web sites, mainly from anti-virus vendors. Zotob affected over 100 United States companies, the FBI said, most notably hitting CNN while it was on air. At one point, reporters in the network's own Atlanta headquarters were able to capture live images of their systems continually rebooting -- a product of the buggy Zotob code -- without ever leaving the main studio. Three individuals were arrested for launching the attacks, Farid Essebar and Achraf Bahloul in Morocco and Atilla Ekici in Turkey. 19 year-old Essebar was sentenced to two years in jail earlier this month, with Bahloul receiving a one-year jail sentence. The FBI says charges against Ekici are still pending with Turkish authorities. "What happened in this case is a textbook example of the cooperation necessary in this new era of globalization to be successful in addressing computer intrusions and other computer-supported criminal operations," said FBI Assistant Director James E. Finch. "In Microsoft, we have an excellent partner and today we acknowledge them in this small way." Microsoft senior counsel Brad Smith, who was among the nine honored Monday, said, "The result of that collaboration is an excellent example of how the public and private sectors can and should work together to fight cyber crime. Microsoft will continue to support law enforcement worldwide to identify and hold responsible those who engage in cyber crime."
		Farshad @ 05:50 | 25 September 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(33)

		Microsoft Tests New Web Design Tool
	Microsoft on Monday released the first public build of Expression Web Designer (EWD), the last component of its upcoming Expression suite to become available in Community Technology Preview form. Web Designer, a successor to FrontPage, joins Expression Graphic Designer and Interactive Designer. Formerly known by the code-name "Quartz," EWD uses a WYSIWG interface to help users build standards-based Web sites with support for sophisticated CSS layouts. The tool also closely integrates with ASP .NET 2.0 on the backend. Microsoft is expected to release Expression in final form early next year. The Web Designer CTP is available for download for Windows XP and higher. Download : The Web Designer CTP
		Mohsen @ 01:14 | 15 May 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(11)

		Microsoft Sponsors Video Game Olympics
	Citing recent growth in "cybersports." Microsoft this week announced it would become the premier sponsor of the World Cyber Games, the top competition in the video game industry. The Redmond company will provide its Xbox 360 console for WCG events, along with games and marketing. Microsoft Windows and the Xbox will become the exclusive platforms for both PC and console games in the WCG. The company's sponsorship will also cover three championship events in South Korea, the United States and the the WCG Grand Finals in Monza, Italy. Players will receive state-of-the-art consoles, gaming peripherals and access to the Xbox Live online gaming service. All games will be furnished by Microsoft as well. Samsung will continue to be the event's worldwide sponsor. Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 20:32 | 14 April 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(17)

		Microsoft Offers Peek at Linux Labs
	At the LinuxWorld Conference in Boston on Thursday, Microsoft announced the opening of a new Web site that will provide a glimpse into the company's once-secretive Open Source Lab. The idea of the site, dubbed Port 25, is to create a community for customers running mixed operating system environments. Microsoft may outwardly attack the value of UNIX and Linux, but the company recognizes the significance of the open source moment and the danger to its core business. In turn, the company established a 300-server Linux installation on its Redmond campus, which it uses to do analysis and see how Linux software interoperates with Windows UNIX based services such as network file system (NFS) and network information system (NIS) are included in Windows Server 2003 R2 for customers that run Microsoft's operating system alongside other platforms. Microsoft utilized the Open Source Lab to make sure its software would be compatible. View : http://port25.technet.com/ Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 11:24 | 6 April 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(10)

		Microsoft Buys Game Studio Lionhead
	Microsoft announced Thursday it had acquired British game developer Lionhead Studios, creator of the popular "Fable" role-playing game. The news came alongside a promise that Microsoft would remain committed to the Japanese market, where RPGs are far more popular than the first person shooters preferred in the United States. Lionhead will develop games exclusively for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft's Windows desktop operating system. The studio's founder Peter Molyneux said the deal will give Lionhead "the stability and opportunity to focus on creating world-class next-generation titles." Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. View : http://www.lionhead.com/
		Farshad @ 11:21 | 6 April 2006 | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(10)

		Microsoft Creating Global Ad Network
	Microsoft on Wednesday said it had begun to test ads across its Microsoft Office Live, Windows Live Mail and MSN Spaces services with the help of 20 global marketers. The company said the effort is an extension of a strategy first revealed in November of last year. At that time, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said the company was moving into an era where services would be supported by advertising and subscriptions. Microsoft said Wednesday that the revenues generated through this new advertising program would follow that pledge. Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 12:29 | 16 March 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(16)

		Microsoft, Cisco Link VoIP Solutions
	Microsoft said Monday it had entered into an agreement with Cisco Systems to integrate the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Microsoft Live Communications Server with the SIP-based Cisco Unified Communications System. The two companies say the partnership would enhance real-time business communications. Cisco and Microsoft will work together to create a converged solution that would be able to interface with Cisco's Unified CallManager, allowing for desktop VoIP call control. Barry O'Sullivan, Cisco vice present of the IP Communications Business Unit, said this was a common request among their customers. Microsoft added that the two companies share common users, so interoperability made good business sense. Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 17:04 | 6 March 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(24)

		Microsoft Joins DVB-H Consortium
	Microsoft said Tuesday that it would become a founding member of the Mobile DTV Alliance, an organization formed to promote the use of broadcast television on mobile devices. The company said it would assist mobile operators in developing Windows Media-based solutions for the technology, called DVB-H. The Mobile DTV Alliance was formed in late January as a partnership between Intel, Modeo, Motorola, Nokia and Texas Instruments. The group says it will focus on promoting best practices and standards once the technology becomes more readily available. In the near future, it will work on ensuring that consumers both know of DVB-H and have access to it. DVB-H would allow for mobile users to receive live TV on their enabled devices through a separate wireless network. Carriers would benefit as DVB-H could add a new revenue stream while freeing up the cellular network for other voice and data services. At least one of the original five members -- Modeo -- had already used Windows Media for its DVB-H test last year, Microsoft said. "By combining our respective industry expertise, Microsoft and fellow founding members of the Mobile DTV Alliance will help make DVB-H-powered mobile TV a reality for consumers," senior director of Windows Digital Media Pat Griffis said in a statement. The group believes that Microsoft's agreement to join the organization would help accelerate the adoption of DVB-H into various electronic devices beyond cell phones, including PDAs, laptops and portable media players.
		Farshad @ 00:03 | 28 February 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(16)

		Microsoft Posts Record $11.8B Revenue
	Microsoft on Thursday announced its financials for the quarter closing out 2005, posting record revenue of $11.84 billion and a 9 percent increase over the previous year. Profit for the quarter topped $3.65 billion thanks to 14 percent growth in the company's Server and Tools division. Microsoft also cited the Xbox 360 and the success of Windows XP in a growing PC market as reasons behind the record results. Operating income dipped 2 percent to $4.66 billion due to expanded marketing efforts like the one pushing the new Xbox console. Microsoft also returned $8.5 billion to shareholders during the quarter in the form of dividends and share repurchases.
		Farshad @ 05:45 | 26 January 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(14)

		Microsoft's FAT Patents Upheld
	After a nearly two year long battle, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has decided that Microsoft’s two patents on the FAT file system are in fact valid. Last October the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected two Microsoft patents over the popularly used FAT file format. This came after a re-examination of Microsoft's patents sought by the Public Patent Foundation. The Public Patent Foundation argued that others had done similar file format work before Microsoft's patent, and that awarding Microsoft this patent would only hurt the computer community. Now that the re-examination is over, the Patent Office has concluded that Microsoft's FAT file system is in fact novel. This decision now means that the two FAT file system patents Microsoft submitted can become patentable. While this is in fact very good news for Microsoft, others in the computer industry are not so pleased with this decision. Who could blame them? After all last October Microsoft published an outlined version of its FAT file system license, with prices ranging from cameras to standard televisions. The FAT file system is used not only on versions of the Windows operating system, but also on removable flash memory cards, Linux/Unix products, and is a common file system used to transfer data with Windows. The Public Patent Foundation is sure to fight back, but with the patent almost handed to Microsoft they may already be out of time. View : Microsoft's FAT File System Technology License View : More Information
		Amir @ 09:42 | 10 January 2006 | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(25)

		Gates sees IBM not Google as top Microsoft rival
	LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Media coverage focuses on Microsoft Corp.'s competition with Google Inc., but Chairman Bill Gates sees IBM and not the Web search leader as its biggest challenger. Microsoft faces a host of competitors ranging from Sony Corp. to Apple Computer Inc. to Nokia in its quest to control the next generation of software, Gates said in an interview on Wednesday ahead of his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "People tend to get over focused on one of our competitors. We've always seen that," said Gates, comparing the potential threat of Google's search capabilities to past competitors such as Internet browser Netscape and Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java programming language. "I'm never going to change the press' view about what the cool company to write about is. That's Google number 1 and Apple number 2. Too bad for Nokia, Sony and all those others." Google, extending beyond its dominant position in search, offers a variety of Web software that ranges from communications to e-commerce, all of which poses a potential threat to Microsoft. While investing heavily in search technology to challenge Google on the Web and the desktop, Microsoft has seen some of its senior executives defect to Google. Google's stock has enjoyed a dizzying ascent since its initial public offering in August 2004 and it now has a market capitalization of $123 billion, nearing IBM's market value. By contrast Microsoft's share price has been stagnant over the last five years. BIGGEST THREAT? Asked if Google represents the most formidable threat of the company's 30-year history, Gates replied with a curt "No." "The biggest company in the computer industry by far is IBM. They have the four times the employees that I have, way more revenues than I have. IBM has always been our biggest competitor. The press just doesn't like to write about IBM," said Gates. Read the entire story at source
		Amir @ 15:08 | 5 January 2006 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(19)

		Microsoft sends out invites for Update Service
	Eric Brodish, Beta Coordinator for Microsoft has sent out invites to testers asking them to participate in a new Service Pack for Microsoft Update v6. The beta scheduled to start in the beginning of 2006 will concentrate on improving services to Microsoft Update, a seperate service offered by Microsoft's Windows Update program. Microsoft Update combines Windows and Office updates to a central point and when a user activates the service it replaces Windows Update. It is not yet the default service linked from Internet Explorer or Automatic Updates from Windows XP. View : Microsoft Update | Microsoft Connect
		Amir @ 19:36 | 28 December 2005 | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(14)

		Microsoft Buys Project Software Firm
	Microsoft on Friday announced plans to acquire software and intellectual property from United Management Technologies, which it will integrate into the next revision of Office. UMT provides project and portfolio management software that already connects with Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management. "With UMT's technology and portfolio framework, we will extend the Office EPM Solution to offer an end-to-end enterprise project and portfolio management solution," said Chris Capossela, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Information Worker Product Management Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. View : United Management Technologies View : Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management
		Farshad @ 08:42 | 16 December 2005 | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(13)

		Microsoft's top 10 hurdles for 2006
	Microsoft is expected to enter the new year facing a number of hurdles--but the chief one will be to position Windows Vista as an enterprise product. Analyst firm Directions on Microsoft, which last week published its list of Microsoft's top 10 challenges for 2006, cited the marketing of Windows Vista as its top concern. "Windows Vista could offer large organizations improvements in software development, security, reliability, systems management and user interface," according to the report. "However, public demonstrations have been full of cool graphics effects and consumer features that probably turn off more IT staff than they attract." Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 08:47 | 15 December 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(12)

		Microsoft to Invest $1.7 Billion in India
	With plans to double its workforce in India over the next four years to 3,000, Microsoft on Wednesday said it would pump $1.7 billion into the country to develop new facilities for research and development. A special version of Windows for India will also be released in nine Indian languages. "The growth in employment for Microsoft will be more in India than the United States," Bill Gates told reporters. Microsoft's pledge follows news that Intel will spend $1 billion in India over the next five years, and an announcement by Cisco that will invest $1.1 billion. Microsoft's efforts will focus on bridging the digital divide and provide technology to the poor and those without computers.
		Farshad @ 02:35 | 7 December 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(10)

		Microsoft donates videogames to Childrens Hospitals
	Huntington Beach, CA, December 2, 2005 - The Get-Well Gamers Foundation, a California-based public charity dedicated to bringing electronic entertainment to children in healthcare facilities, today announced a major donation from Microsoft that will enable it to pursue its mission of giving this holiday season. The donation consists of hundreds of popular videogames, games consoles and equipment. All platforms, including Xbox, PlayStation and Game Boy Advance, are represented, along with a wide variety of game genres, from sports and adventure to racing and fantasy role-playing games. Controllers, documentation and other accessories are also available and, as with the rest of the donation, will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the entire story at source
		Amir @ 09:14 | 2 December 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(12)

		New Web Mail: More Polished, Powerful
	Microsoft and Yahoo are poised to make Web-based e-mail more powerful than ever with updates that bring a desktop-style interface to their respective Web mail offerings. We tested betas (currently invitation-only) of Windows Live Mail and Yahoo Mail, and also looked at an open-source newcomer called Zimbra. All three apps use an increasingly popular programming technique called Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to improve on standard Web mail and even Google's Gmail. As Ajax applications, the mail clients we tested can preload information and update their displays on the fly. So when you open up an e-mail message, you'll see it immediately, rather than having to wait for it to download. And when you delete a message, the application can update instantly, even though the delete request is still being processed in the background. Read the entire story at source
		Amir @ 07:02 | 26 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(13)

		Microsoft Moots 'Universal' MP3 Player Dock
	The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has established a working group to develop a universal docking standard for portable devices, the US-centric organisation announced this week. The move is being driven by Microsoft - at least, the software giant is the only company to be granted quotation space on the CEA press release, and there's a Microsoft staffer in the working group's chair. It's not hard to see why. Having failed to beat the iPod using proprietary technology - the Windows Media format - it's try to beat it using a sharper weapon: the open standard it defines. Apple's iPod owes its success to many factors, not least of which is the company's decision to develop the player's dock connector. Where other music player makers have simply stuck in a USB port and and left it at that, the proprietary dock connector has provided the perfect foundation for a whole range of iPod accessories that have, in turn, helped the small white player on its way to mainstream market dominance. Like so many great inventions, the dock was born out of necessity, almost certainly Apple's need to support both the USB 2.0 and FireWire connectivity types in the same small unit without building two separate ports into the player. Ironically, the latest iPods no longer support FireWire for data transfers, and we can't help wondering if that had been the case three generations of iPod ago, the dock connector would never have made it to shipping product.
		Amir @ 07:18 | 23 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(10)

		Microsoft sets plans to go 64-bit only
	Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft Server and Tools, announced at the IT Forum being held in Barcelona, Spain that while the first release of the upcoming next-version Windows Server family code-named Longhorn will be both 32-bit and 64-bit, the future update release to that, known as Windows Server "Longhorn" R2, will bring the complete transition to 64-bit-only hardware. "We're betting big on 64-bit, but we believe in the right 64-bit for the job. In that context, Exchange 12 will be 64-bit only; Longhorn R2, Centro and our small-business Longhorn Edition will be 64-bit only," Bob Kelly, general manager of infrastructure server marketing at Microsoft said. "These are important transitions for customers, and we wanted to signal early so they can plan and that the right ecosystem changes occur to enable a full set of solutions around that," Kelly said. Asked about the hardware requirement that would be necessary for customers making the move to 64-bit computing, Kelly said that most new hardware available today was already x64 and that customers with legacy hardware would be able to run a mixed mode of 32-bit and 64-bit. "But they will not be able to run Exchange 12 on 32-bit gear. This is an important leap, particularly in the case of Exchange where the mail store requires massive scalability and the limits on memory have customers bumping into that," he said.
		Amir @ 01:20 | 17 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(13)

		Microsoft Releases Windows Desktop Search for the Enterprise
	Microsoft announced an enterprise-grade version of its desktop search software this morning at the Microsoft IT Forum in Barcelona. The new offering of Windows Desktop Search is easy for IT managers to deploy, customize and manage across all Microsoft Windows XP-based or Windows 2000-based PCs in a corporate environment. This supports a powerful and intuitive search experience that can be integrated with familiar environments such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint Portal Server and other third-party enterprise products. Enterprise customers have the option to deploy the MSN Search Toolbar, which provides a new beta feature that gives people the ability to see integrated Windows Desktop Search results within Microsoft Office Outlook. Download : Microsoft Windows Desktop Search Enterprise View : Microsoft Press Release
		Amir @ 01:23 | 16 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(11)

		Microsoft Hardware Innovations Earn No. 1 Best-Selling Positions
	REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 15, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. kicks off the holiday season with significant momentum as it announces two market-leading products: its Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse has remained the No. 1 best-selling notebook mouse and overall best-selling mouse (desktop and notebook combined) in the U.S.1 for the past 12 months, and its stand-alone Fingerprint Reader also reached the No. 1 position in the market.2 Microsoft’s award-winning hardware peripherals are known for innovative features, comfortable designs and unmatched performance that enable easier and more productive PC experiences. Introduced in September 2004, Microsoft® Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse and Fingerprint Reader were the company’s first entrants into the wireless notebook mouse and fingerprint recognition technology categories. The Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse was designed to deliver the highest performance available in a compact size for mobile computing, and the Fingerprint Reader offered unmatched simplicity and convenience for easing password fatigue. After its release, the Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse became an immediate bestseller and has maintained that position, helping to make Microsoft the No. 1 brand for wireless notebook mice. Read the entire story at source
		Farshad @ 02:44 | 15 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(16)

		Secondhand Microsoft software goes on sale in UK
	Microsoft has stunned some in the British reseller community by allowing a discount dealer to sell secondhand volume licenses, opening the floodgates for a used-software market. Disclic this week began offering secondhand software licenses from insolvent or downsizing companies to other businesses with Microsoft's blessing. "Yes, we are doing that," said Jonathan Horley, a director at Disclic. "It's been in planning for a year and a half. Previously, a lot of companies didn't see software licenses as an asset, but this helps them see that." A loophole in British insolvency laws and a clause within many Microsoft licenses that permits disused or unwanted volume licenses to be transferred enables Disclic to sell the licenses legally. The licenses are offered at a discount of around 20 to 50 percent below prices of any other authorised Microsoft reseller. A Microsoft representative confirmed on Thursday in the UK that Disclic's resale of licenses "does meet Microsoft's terms and conditions." Read the entire story at source
		Amir @ 07:28 | 11 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(20)

		Microsoft 'Concerned' by Sony DRM
	Microsoft Corp. is concerned about rootkit features in CDs from Sony BMG artists and is evaluating the situation to see if any action needs to be taken, a spokesperson said. The Redmond, Wash., software maker said that the security of its customers' information is a "top priority" and that the company is concerned by software like that deployed by Sony to block illegal CD copying. However, unlike other security software vendors, Microsoft hasn't decided whether to take more aggressive action against the product, such as detecting and removing it from systems, the spokesperson said. Sony's rights management technology, which it calls "sterile burning," shipped on CDs by around 20 Sony BMG artists and is installed along with a custom media player that must be used to play the songs on a Windows PC.
		Amir @ 07:25 | 11 November 2005 | Source | Printable version | Email this to a friend	Comments(16)

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