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Microsoft Corp. made available to beta testers on Wednesday two slightly different test versions of Internet Explorer 7.0, the next version of the

While Vista Beta 1 is stealing most of the headlines this week, Microsoft also is delivering simultaneously on Wednesday to a select group of private

In preparing for the imminent Beta 1 release of Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.0, Microsoft posted to the Web new information about new features

Microsoft has decided on an official name for Longhorn: Windows Vista. That's according to sources close to the company who requested anonymity. They said

The dust has largely settled following Apple Computer Inc.'s announcement that it would use Intel Corp. microprocessors in its Macintosh computers—a

MINNEAPOLIS—Microsoft may love its partners. But that isn't stopping the company from continuing to encroach on areas that have traditionally been

I had been wondering how Microsoft's vertical partner efforts were going. Now I know: Badly. Very badly. Bad enough that One Microsoft—its

MINNEAPOLIS—The easiest question that Microsoft senior VP Doug Burgum fielded during an open Q&A session with channel partners on Thursday: What is

MINNEAPOLIS — To Microsoft, the small/mid-size business (SMB) segment is no longer a single entity. Here at the company's annual worldwide partner

From Microsoft Watch: It's time again for Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference. This year, it's Minneapolis that will do the hosting honors.

While Microsoft is expected to use this week's Worldwide Partner Conference to flesh out its vertical sales push, company brass also are going to detail

Skype users can now download a free plug-in from Dialcom that will enable video conferencing using the Skype P2P engine, reports Faultline, in an article