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Article | 14/07/2009 Microsoft aims Windows Embedded at smartbooks
Microsoft plans to use Windows Embedded to combat rival operating systems in smartbooks and a number of other devices meant to always be connected to ...
Article | 14/07/2009 Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7
Nearly six in 10 companies have no current plans to deploy Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, due for release in October, according to a ...
Article | 14/07/2009 Windows 7 to feature XP mode for older applications
Microsoft will include a feature that lets people run applications in a Windows XP mode on Windows 7 to ensure that applications not designed for the ...
Article | 14/07/2009 Survey: 6 in 10 companies to skip Windows 7
Six in 10 companies plan to skip Microsoft's Windows 7, many of them because they've cut budgets and others because of compatibility worries, a survey...
Article | 14/07/2009 Microsoft admits new ActiveX zero-day bug
For the second time in a week, Microsoft is warning users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched, critical bug in a company-made ActiveX control, pu...
Article | 13/07/2009 Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early '08
Microsoft on Thursday confirmed it has known about a bug behind widespread Internet Explorer (IE) attacks for more than a year, but defended its secur...
Article | 13/07/2009 Outlook separation anxiety holds back Google Apps
In its bold march to become a credible collaboration and communication suite for businesses, Google Apps has encountered a frequent roadblock that has...
Article | 13/07/2009 Analysis: Five ways Google spits on Microsoft
Google really really doesn't like Microsoft.
Article | 13/07/2009 Windows 7 to get boost from rebounding PC buying plans
Microsoft's timing of Windows 7's launch is "fortuitous" because U.S. corporate PC buying plans are on the upswing for the first time in 18 months, a ...
Article | 13/07/2009 Microsoft Bing booming; Yahoo appears in its sights
Reports released this week showed that Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search tool continues to gain ground in the search engine wars, but how much ground is a...
Article | 10/07/2009 Microsoft promises to stymie hackers next week with new patches
Microsoft today said it would deliver six security updates next Tuesday, including two for holes that hackers have been using for months to attack Win...
Article | 10/07/2009 Microsoft ties Dynamics CRM to Twitter
Microsoft has integrated its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software with Twitter, in just the latest move by an enterprise software ...
Article | 9/07/2009 Google OS may force Microsoft to reinvent Windows
Google's Chrome OS won't be an immediate threat to Windows, but it may force Microsoft to reinvent its operating system more quickly into a product th...
Article | 9/07/2009 Chrome OS poses long-term threat to Microsoft
Google's entry into the operating system market poses a long-term threat to Microsoft, analysts who cover the maker of Windows said today.
Article | 9/07/2009 Newest IE bug could be next Conficker, says researcher
The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed Monday but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a security researcher s...