Tag: Microsoft

  • Novell, Microsoft Staff Up Interoperability Lab

    Novell, Microsoft Staff Up Interoperability Lab

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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    When Novell and Microsoft announced their unlikely partnership, a part of the arrangement that got little attention at the time was that they’d create a joint research facility, where both companies’ technical experts would collaborate on new joint software solutions. Now, they’re staffing up. According to Sam Ramji, Microsoft’s director of platform technology strategy, the… Read more

  • Microsoft, Symantec Might Clash in Application Security

    Microsoft, Symantec Might Clash in Application Security

    Matt Hines

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    With malware code writers creating an increasing number of attacks aimed at exploiting vulnerabilities in software applications, in addition to their threats that target operating system flaws, longtime partners Symantec and Microsoft are both attempting to stake major claims in the application security market. While Symantec’s play is more straightforward, having targeted the sector with… Read more

  • Microsoft Debuts Gateway Security Tools

    Microsoft Debuts Gateway Security Tools

    Jessica Davis

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    Microsoft on Feb. 1 announced the launch of its Intelligent Application Gateway 2007, a new product that extends the company’s Secure Access Platform by incorporating technology gained in its acquisition of Whale Communications last year. The software giant’s ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration) Server now includes Whale’s SSL VPN (secure sockets layer virtual private networking)… Read more

  • Microsoft Offers Indirect Partners an Incentive to Preinstall Office

    Microsoft Offers Indirect Partners an Incentive to Preinstall Office

    Peter Galli

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    Microsoft is trying to incentivize its largest indirect hardware partners and system builders to preinstall Office 2007 on their systems, before these are sold to resellers, by offering them a referral payment when end users activate the license on those machines. Qualified Microsoft partners were invited to participate in the Referral Payment Pilot Program for… Read more

  • Microsoft Tries to Explain Away Outlook 2007 Controversy

    Microsoft Tries to Explain Away Outlook 2007 Controversy

    Peter Galli

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    Microsoft is trying to dampen criticism by explaining its controversial decision to unify the rendering and editing engines in Outlook 2007 and use only the Word 2007 engine, even though there are some HTML and Cascading Style Sheet attributes that the engine does not currently support. The move is a significant change from previous versions… Read more

  • Prepare for Vista Future

    Prepare for Vista Future

    Andrew Garcia

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    Despite all the hoopla around Microsoft’s Windows Vista, enterprise IT managers won’t—and shouldn’t—rush en masse to the new operating system. Nonetheless, eWEEK Labs advises that administrators examine tools such as FullArmor’s ADMX Migrator to better understand and prepare for the operating system’s presence in the network. One of Vista’s great under-the-hood enhancements is dramatically improved… Read more