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3 hrs ago | ESchool News

Microsoft tests free security software

In a move that could help keep higher-education campus networks safe, Microsoft Corp.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Computer Security, Science / Technology

8 hrs ago | ExtremeTech

Microsoft Acknowledges Install-at-Shutdown Issue

You've all spoken up loud on the reports of Windows installing updates automatically when told not to .

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12 hrs ago | Silicon.com

Windows 7: Will touch ever take off?

There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support for touch input.

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Related Topix: PC, Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Hewlett Packard, Dell Laptop

16 hrs ago | Internet News

Microsoft's Mega Datacenters Coming Online

Is the iPhone 3G S Worth the Extra Cash? Apple's got a wonderful, $99 smartphone on the market -- so how do we justify shelling out hundreds more for the 3G S? Should Apple Drop AT&T? Do Google's Tweaks Top Twitter? [ More ] Study: Top CEOs 'Miserable' At Social Networking [June 25, 2009] Fortune 100 CEOs are all but missing from the major social ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, iPhone, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Social Software

21 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Cas Sets Launch for Cas 8, the Next Generation of Customer Manag

Jul. 02, 2009-- CAS AG, the leading global provider of customer management and mobility solutions for the Consumer Products industry, today announced that its new, integrated product suite, called CAS 8, will be launched in the 4th Quarter of 2009.

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Yesterday | CIOL

CDC Software gets award from Microsoft

Adjudged winner in Information Worker Solutions, Office Solutions Development, at 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference BANGALORE, INDIA: CDC Software , a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced recently that it has been selected as a 2009 ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, World News, India, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Computerworld

Microsoft unleashes five service packs for its enterprise security wares

In the past week, Microsoft has launched service packs for its enterprise security wares including Geneva, Forefront, Antigen.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Medicine, Isoetharine (generic), Bronkosol, Medication, Email Spam

InternetNews

Microsoft a Year after Bill Gates' Exit

Changes inside Microsoft have been subtle since Bill Gates left. July 2, 2009 By Stuart J. Johnston : It's been a year since Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates stepped away from the company full-time to focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Bill Gates, Charitable Organizations, Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology

ComputerZen.com

My Lenovo Choice - ThinkPad W700 vs. ThinkPad W500 Review

First time here? Check out the site's " greatest hits " or read a post from the archives .

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Twitter

The Mac Night Owl

The Mac Hardware Report: The Result of Microsofta s Ads?

Not only were those spots misleading before, but they now contain downright lies.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Science / Technology, Apple, iPhone

ITWorld Canada

Microsoft gets down and dirty with projectile vomiting ad for IE8

Download the Network Barometer Report, which aggregates findings from secure network infrastructure assessments conducted for more than 150 organisations around the world.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software

The Register

Cisco cuddles all clouds but one

Well, it's the end of June, and Cisco Systems' "California" Unified Computing System blade boxes and related networking is supposed to be shipping.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Computers, Cisco Systems, Science, Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Fri Jul 03, 2009

New York Post

Bing Will Twitter in Its Results

Microsoft Corp., seeking an edge over Google and Yahoo!, will include updates from Twitter in its new Bing search engine.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Microsoft, Software, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Social Software, US Politics, US News, Al Gore

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

Windows 7 may get a 'Family Pack'

Microsoft appears likely to offer a "Family Pack" version of Windows 7, according to language in a leaked test version of the operating system.

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New Launches

London Stock Exchange shuts Windows on TradElect system

Off late Windows has gained reputation as one of the most unreliable system to build critical software.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Consulting, Accenture

GISUser.com

ESRI Is a Finalist for Microsoft's Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year

Recognition Is for ESRI's Collaboration with Microsoft on Fusion Core Solution Technology for Data Fusion Centers Redlands, California-July 2, 2009-ESRI, the leader in geographic information system technology, was selected as one of two finalists for Microsoft's Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year award.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Redlands, CA

Physics Blog

Web browser enters a golden age

It's been a long time coming, but the humble Web browser is finally entering a golden age.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

PC World

Why Is Microsoft Office So Hard to Kill?

It's the question that vexes free open source software advocates and commercial competitors around the globe: Why is Microsoft Office so difficult to dislodge from its perch atop the IT heap? Is it the exclusive bundling deals? The deep Software Assurance entrenchment? Steve Ballmer's backroom deal with the devil? The answer, of course, is none of ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft Office, Microsoft, Startups, Software

DesktopLinux

Can FAT patch avoid Microsoft lawsuits?

Andrew Tridgell has published a patch that could make the Linux implementation of the FAT filesystem impervious to Microsoft patent claims of the kind that forced a settlement from TomTom.

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Related Topix: Open Source Software, Science / Technology, Linux

HostingTech

Astro Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Platform, Debuts at Layered Tech

July 2, 2009 - Layered Technologies, Inc., provider of on-demand IT infrastructure, has made Microsoft Windows Server 2008 available for rapid server deployments through the company's proprietary automated web hosting platform, Astro.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science, CIO News, Cedar Falls, IA, Waterloo Metro

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