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Exchange 12 Has Something for All

Microsoft Corp. is working hard to make sure the latest version of its e-mail, calendaring and messaging server, Exchange 12, appeals to both enterprise IT administrators and end users. The first beta of the product, released earlier this month, offers enhanced administrative controls as well as a unified messaging feature that will deliver fax, voice […]

Jan 2, 2006
HP Inks Subscription Agreements with Novell, Red Hat

Hewlett-Packard Co. has signed new multiyear global subscription agreements with both Novell Inc. and Red Hat Inc. that will consolidate and expand HP’s existing Linux use agreements with the two vendors. “In a nutshell, what this does is take internal Linux usage at HP up a notch. While there are currently more than 15,000 Linux-based […]

Oct 13, 2005
Microsoft’s Centro Solution Aims to Boost Midmarket Infrastructure

Microsoft Corp. is recognizing the specific needs of the midmarket with a new infrastructure software solution under development known as Centro, which will be released in 2007 as part of the “Longhorn” wave of products. Centro is specifically tailored to address the needs of the midmarket segment, which Microsoft defines as those customers with between […]

Sep 7, 2005
Microsoft’s Sights Set on New Windows, Office Versions

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce a number of new versions for Windows and Office, including an enterprise version of the upcoming Windows Vista and a premium version of Office 12, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the company’s annual financial analyst meeting here on Thursday. Read more here about the first beta of Windows […]

Jul 28, 2005
Beta Testers Get First Look at Windows Vista

The long-awaited first beta for the Windows Vista client release, which was formerly known as Longhorn, officially goes live Wednesday, hitting some 20,000 technical beta testers. Microsoft also Wednesday released the first beta of the as-yet un-renamed Windows “Longhorn” Server to a limited number of participants in the technical beta program, including hardware manufacturers, OEMs, […]

Jul 27, 2005
Microsoft Indemnifies Its OEM Partners Against IP Attacks

The litigation between the SCO Group and IBM is having repercussions in the most unexpected place: at Microsoft. Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday that it is strengthening the IP (intellectual property) protection, or indemnification, it provides to all the PC manufacturers it works with, from the larger OEMs and smaller OEM System Builder partners, to OEM […]

Jun 23, 2005
HP, Novell to Open Up More Code at LinuxWorld

As the open-source and Linux faithful flock to Boston for the annual East Coast LinuxWorld Conference this week, they are going to be met with news that Novell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both plan to announce the open-sourcing of some new technology at the event. Novell, which has embraced Linux across all its product lines, […]

Feb 14, 2005
Critics Hit Sun Gear Giveaway

Sun Microsystems Inc. is again using the lure of free hardware to help grow its business, but industry insiders remain skeptical of the program, which is thus far falling short of its goals. Sun is offering midsize ISV partners an entry-level x86 server with its Solaris 10 software preloaded to encourage the ISVs to accelerate […]

Jan 10, 2005
Microsoft Exec: Windows, Linux Squeeze Unix

Linux distributions continue to amass on the border of Windows Server’s enterprise territory, but top executives at Microsoft Corp. are not blinking. That’s because the real battle for software growth this year, they say, will center on low-cost, high-volume x86 hardware and drawing enterprises away from proprietary Unix. Officials for the Redmond, Wash., company contend […]

Jan 3, 2005
Autodesk, Microsoft Ink Cross-Licensing Deal

Autodesk Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have entered into a cross-licensing agreement that gives both companies access to a broad range of one another’s patent portfolios in a move that should allow each company to broaden its product offerings. The two companies will announce the deal on Thursday, which will promote the exchange and implementation of […]

Dec 16, 2004
Microsoft, Dell Ink $500M Deal with Air Force

Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. on Friday will announce a significant consolidation of multiple support and software license agreements with the U.S. Air Force into a single enterprise agreement worth as much as $500 million over six years. This multiyear deal will see Microsoft provide core server software, maintenance and upgrade support, while Dell will […]

Nov 19, 2004
Sun’s Solaris 10 Finally Ready to Roll

Senior executives from Sun Microsystems Inc. will take the stage Monday at the company’s last quarterly Network Computing event at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif., to finally unveil the Solaris 10 operating system, which is scheduled to ship by the end of January 2005. Solaris 10, which Sun officials say reflects […]

Nov 15, 2004
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