Tag: Microsoft

  • Microsoft Releases Free Antivirus Software

    Lawrence Walsh

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    With a flick of the switch today, Microsoft will make available its free security suite, Microsoft Security Essentials. The suite, developed under the code name Morro, is the culmination of years of product development and acquired technology integration to transform Microsoft from a platform of security products to a provider of security protection. MSE is… Read more

  • Microsoft Reportedly Prepping New Tablet PC

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is developing a small tablet-style PC to rival a similar product that may be launched by Apple Inc, technology blog Gizmodo reported on Tuesday. The booklet-shaped device, called Courier, is in the "late prototype" stage of development, Gizmodo reported, without identifying the source of its information. Microsoft did not immediately answer… Read more

  • Oracle, Microsoft Expand Respective Software Tools for Partners

    Carolyn April

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    For Microsoft and Oracle, the word of the week is Accelerate. That’s the term the software rivals put front and center in separate announcements pertaining to their respective business applications suites. Oracle held a live virtual event for its partners to introduce an update to the three-year-old Oracle Accelerate program, which is a combination of… Read more

  • Avoiding Jihad in Favor of Business Acumen

    Dave Sobel

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    If there is nothing we like more in IT, it is religious wars. Our passion for technology often comes out in odd ways, resulting in aggressive stances on technology choices. Let me list some of the jihads we seem to find ways to debate. PC vs. Mac. Open source vs. proprietary. Android vs. iPhone.  Cloud… Read more

  • Microsoft Puts Web-Based Office Apps into Beta

    Carolyn April

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    In a telling move that indicates the momentum of cloud computing, Microsoft this week placed into technical preview its forthcoming Web versions of its juggernaut Office suite. Originally announced at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in July, the now officially dubbed Office Web Apps are lightweight versions of their on-premises counterparts. The technical preview program will… Read more

  • Fujitsu, Lenovo Unveil Multitouch Tablets, Laptop PCs Ahead of Windows 7 Release

    Jessica Davis

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    Touch-screens are certainly nothing new in systems from kiosks to iPhones, but now the technology is more often making its way into standard-sized mobile PCs – tablets and even laptops. Case in point is a set of product releases from Fujitsu and Lenovo this week – systems that provide “multitouch” as an option in anticipation… Read more