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Gartner Still Expects Interim Windows Before Longhorn

Microsoft is more likely than not to ship an interim client operating system before the release of Longhorn, a Gartner analyst predicted.

Gates Makes Case for Progress by Microsoft on Security

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates sent an e-mail to make the case to customers and partners that the company is showing progress on security.

Microsoft Claims Strong Sales for Small Business Server 2003

Windows Small Business Server 2003 is being adopted at a much faster rate than the Windows 2000-based version of the product, Microsoft officials say.

Test Your Exchange 2003 Design Skills

Exam 70-285 now available for MCSE: Messaging on Windows 2003 candidates.

Gates Addresses R&D, EU Decision, Outsourcing

In a far-ranging question-and-answer session, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates discussed his company’s R&D spending, last week’s mammoth European Commission fine, outsourcing at Microsoft -- and how he views his philanthropic spending.

Report: Microsoft Leads OLAP Market

Microsoft consolidated its leadership position in the OLAP marketplace in 2003, but the software giant does not hold a dominant position and may slip slightly in 2004 due to continuing delays of "Yukon" and Microsoft's weak OLAP client technology, according to the OLAP Report.

HP Announces Preloaded Linux on Enterprise Desktops

Move could significantly build momentum for the open-source operating system; IBM also announced that SuSE Linux will be a pre-loaded option across all of its eServer systems.

Mixed Bag: Gates on Windows R&D, EU Decision, Outsourcing

Gartner's ITXpo features Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in keynote interview on Windows research spending, the EU Commission fine, and the company's outsourcing philosophy.

Disaster Recovery, or Just Disaster?

Simple IIS backup techniques

Windows XP SP2 RC1 Adds Features

Microsoft made a lot of changes to Windows XP Service Pack 2 between the beta stage in December and the Release Candidate 1 version that became widely available for download last week.

Corporate Error Reporting's Public Debut

Microsoft demonstrated software to help in-house enterprise developers use Microsoft's Watson technology to improve ongoing quality and maintenance of in-house applications.

NetSky.P Mass-Mailer Makes the Rounds

Anti-virus firms are warning users about a dangerous new variant of the NetSky mass-mailing worm that is flooding inboxes worldwide.

Microsoft Has Law on Its Side After Code Leak

Code might be viewable, but intellectual property laws prevent its use by legitimate software companies, says expert.

Fired Security Researcher Resurfaces

Security expert fired over controversial report that accused Microsoft of contributing to global insecurity now at Verdasys.

Windows XP to Go One More Round?

Possible Windows XP Reloaded to follow mid-year release of XP SP2.

Quotes on the European Commission Ruling

A sampling of commentary from participants and observers on the European Commission's ruling Wednesday on Microsoft. Includes commentary from Sun Microsystems, the Software & Information Industry Association, RealNetworks, the Cato Institute and others.

European Commission Fines Microsoft $613 Million

The European Commission on Wednesday ordered Microsoft to pay a record $613 million fine, offer a version of Windows that does not include the Windows Media Player and disclose to competitors the interfaces required to communicate with Windows. Microsoft will appeal.

Managing User Profiles Your Way

Better methods for managing user profiles en masse. Plus, an SBS problem.

Is Somebody Watching Me?

Technology similar to the gizmos featured in the high-tech thriller "Enemy of the State" entered the everyday business application world this week when Microsoft released a new server for building location-based services into applications.

IDC: Big Changes on the Way for Software Licensing

More than half of enterprise software vendors are likely to change their licensing models in the next year, according to a new study by IT researchers at IDC.

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