Tag: Microsoft
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Microsoft Morro: A Potential Catalyst for Higher Level Security
The prospects of free, basic antivirus protection from Microsoft would have been enough to send shivers down security pros and PC users’ spines just a couple of years ago. Today, however, Microsoft’s plans for free, cloud-based virus scanning seem more a sign of the changing security times and the need to think about higher level… Read more
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New Google Tool Targets Microsoft Business Users
(Reuters) – Google Inc introduced software to make it easier for businesses using Microsoft Corp’s Outlook to switch to its Web-based communications and collaboration products. The Internet company said on Tuesday that its new software can easily transfer data from a Microsoft Exchange server to Google’s cloud-based online service. The new product allows business users… Read more
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Application Development: 19 Reasons Why Microsoft Is Huge with Developers (and 1 Reason Why Not)
Microsoft has a long history of catering to developers, going back to the origins of the company when Bill Gates noted that winning the hearts and minds of developers would be essential for Microsoft’s success. As evidenced by the focus on application development at the recent Microsoft TechEd North America 2009 conference and the overwhelming… Read more
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Lotus Notes versus Microsoft Redux
The biggest battle in the history of the channel harkens back to the way Microsoft essentially destroyed Lotus Development Corp., by first bundling productivity applications together in Microsoft Office and then tightly coupling its Microsoft Outlook client with the Microsoft Exchange messaging platform. The first move essentially eliminated the viability of the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet… Read more
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Adobe Gets Regular on Patching Acrobat, Other Apps
Like Microsoft and Oracle before them, Adobe is getting on the routine patch release schedule. Beginning today, Adobe will begin releasing patches for its widely used document presentation, media and graphics applications, according to the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog. According to the Adobe security blog, the company will release unspecified security patches… Read more
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Microsoft Partner Program to Become More Customer-Centric
Microsoft will begin to roll out changes to the Microsoft Partner Program at the Microsoft Partner Conference in New Orleans in July. The changes will include a new name and rebranding of the program. Soon to be rebranded as the Microsoft Partner Network, the program will build on existing resources and initiatives but will make… Read more