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Microsoft to Release Pro Vista on Thurs.

Businesses get first crack at buying Microsoft's long-anticipated Windows upgrade.

Microsoft Makes Deadline on EU Windows Info

European Union regulators said Microsoft Corp. handed in on time to meet a Thursday deadline information about its Windows operating software that should help other software companies.

Jumping on the Appliance Bandwagon

Here are some appliances that are ready to run on Virtual Server.

Microsoft Grants Royalty-Free License for Office UI

Microsoft has announced it will license third-party developers to build applications that have the look and feel of Office 2007 on a royalty-free basis.

Windows Live Search: Where Have All the Users Gone?

Three Net tracking firms have released their October figures for search engine popularity and they all show Microsoft continuing to lose ground with users while Google continues to gain, according to SearchEngineWatch.com.

Microsoft Banks on Business Upgrades

Bill Hartnett got accustomed to the screaming. As Microsoft Corp.'s manager of software sales to financial services companies, Hartnett used to get pelted with complaints about the security and reliability of Microsoft's products.

Microsoft Launches Distance Learning Initiative

New training method allows those who want to take advantage of instructor-led training to do so -- without leaving the office.

Copyright Office Adds Exemptions to DCMA

Cell phone owners can now break locks to use their handsets with competing carriers, while film professors have the right to copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations, the U.S. Copyright Office said Wednesday.

Supreme Court To Review Patent Rights

Some of the largest companies in the United States are facing off in a Supreme Court case over gas pedals, with one side hoping the justices will put the brakes on an out-of-control patent system.

Spam Growing in Europe: Report

EU report says that 50-80 percent of all e-mails are junk e-mails, with much of it coming from outside the EU nations.

BBC's Honeypot Reveals Nothing New

Also: Checking your DNS settings; bots and FUD; more.

IBM Pays Tech Workers $65 Million To Settle Overtime Lawsuit

International Business Machines Corp. settled a federal class-action lawsuit Wednesday, agreeing to pay a total of $65 million to 32,000 technology workers who claimed the company illegally withheld overtime pay

Microsoft Delivers Windows Docs to EU

EU in process of certifying whether documentation complies with anti-trust order.

Businesses Split on Patent Case

Review of gas pedal patents by U.S. Supreme Court being watched closely by tech companies like Microsoft, others because of impact on software patent laws.

Microsoft Banks on Business Upgrades

New software line-up, including a SharePoint Server update, aimed at improving business processes.

Report: Data Agency Broke Privacy Laws

EU alleges that SWIFT violated data protection laws in transferring data to U.S. to aid in anti-terror investigations.

Manage Computers in a Snap

Take the shortcut to managing local and remote computers.

Alcatel Sues Microsoft for Alleged Patent Infringement

French telecommunications gear maker Alcatel SA said Tuesday it has sued Microsoft Corp. in a U.S. federal court for patent infringement.

Microsoft Ships Release Candidate for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Microsoft is shipping the first release candidate or RC of Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003, with final availability scheduled for the first quarter of 2007

Hardware Virtualization Hesitation

Here’s where to look for hardware that includes embedded virtualization technology.

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