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Chinese Company Founder Buys Windows Licenses

Founder extends goodwill gesture in hopes of promoting use of genuine versions of Windows software.

Extra, Extra: FrontPage Is Dead

As Microsoft works on delivering new tools for creating and maintaining Web sites, it also plans to quietly kill off FrontPage at the end of the year.

Winternals Sues Best Buy

Texas software company alleges that Best Buy's Geek Squad subsidiary is using unlicensed copies of Winternals' diagnosis tools.

Roll Call

A handy script that can list each computer and list its latest service pack.

Cell Phone Industry Steps Closer to VoIP

LAS VEGAS -- Wojtek Felendzer held a mobile phone to his ear as he walked across the room, the call automatically switching behind the scenes from a Wi-Fi wireless hotspot to the regular cellular network.

IBM Unveils Encryption Chip

In an effort to boost the level of data security on portable computers, cell phones and other gadgets, IBM Corp. is unveiling a method for injecting encryption capabilities into the heart of the machines' circuitry.

Norway Gov't Moves Toward Open Source

The Norwegian government on Friday said it will step up use of open-source software to reduce its dependency on computer giants like Microsoft.

IBM Puts Security In the Chip

Claims tighter security with new encryption chip

IT Weekly Roundup, April 7

From the business wires this week: a NFS server, network and computer monitoring tools, an asset discovery solution, and more.

Dell Ramps Up Recycling Efforts

As PC growth increases, consumers and environmental groups demand manufacturers do more to properly dispose of resulting, rising e-waste.

Microsoft's MSN Search Restored

Microsoft Corp.'s MSN search engine stopped working for about four hours Thursday.

Netcraft: Web Still Growing Strong

There are now more than 80 million web sites on the Internet, double the number three years ago, according to the latest survey of the Web by Internet research firm Netcraft.

Microsoft to Triple Xbox 360 Titles in Japan

Xbox tries to make headway by growing to 80 game titles, as Sony Playstation 3 is delayed.

Microsoft To Ship Speech Server 2007 by Year-End

Microsoft will begin beta testing Speech Server 2007, the latest version of its interactive voice response platform for call centers, in May and plans final release before the end of the year.

5 Microsoft Bulletins Coming Tuesday

Microsoft plans to release at least five security bulletins next Tuesday in its monthly patching cycle. One of the bulletins will address a high-profile Internet Explorer vulnerability.

More Japanese Companies Spying on Employee PC Usage

Data leaks, file sharing among top reasons companies cite for increased monitoring of PC activities.

SQL Server 2005 To Gain Mirroring This Month

Microsoft gave customers a status check on a range of SQL Server-oriented plans on Thursday, including the intention to ship the long-awaited database mirroring technology for SQL Server 2005 this month.

Three Mice Aren’t Blind

Microsoft is introducing two new wireless desktop mice, one optical and one laser, and has updated its best selling optical mouse, too.

Windows Security: Thinking Beyond the Day-to-Day Hype

Why you shouldn't be worrying about many of the recently reported Microsoft vulnerabilities. Really.

Locating HTTP 500 Errors

Run this script to find all the HTTP 500 errors on your Web site.

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