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Some Beta Testers Getting Windows 7 for Free

Microsoft last week showed its appreciation to beta testers of Windows 7 by extending free copies to them -- well, not all of them.

Microsoft To Scrap Europe Version of Windows 7

Microsoft changed its plans about issuing a special European version of Windows 7 that would lack Internet Explorer, according to a company announcement.

Ballmer Talks Up Windows 7 at Financial Analyst Meeting

Microsoft executives on Thursday explained the company's business and prospects at the 2009 Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting in Redmond, Wash.

Microsoft Proposes Browser 'Ballot' to European Commission

Microsoft issued a proposal last week that attempts to address European Commission concerns about its bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows.

Help Wanted

PowerShell, at version 2, takes help to another level.

Microsoft Hits New Lows in 4Q Report

Microsoft's financials continued to decline, with the company reporting $13.1 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth-quarter -- a 17 percent decrease compared with last year's fourth quarter.

RTM Milestone: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

Microsoft popped the champagne corks in Redmond today by announcing that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have both reached the "release to manufacturing" stage.

Windows Mobile Picked for 2010 Census Data Collection

The U.S. Census Bureau is deploying the Windows Mobile operating system on 140,000 PDAs being used for the 2010 census.

More Jobs

The -AsJob parameter offers an alternative approach to remoting, one that's more interactive.

Mozilla Matches Microsoft in Browser Flaw Fixes

Plus: Windows 7 security baseline guide; Adobe installer flaw; U.S. still ranks in spam origination.

Microsoft Planning Toolkit and Design Guides Released

Microsoft last week released tools for IT pros and partners planning Windows deployments.

New MCITP Title for W7

At WPC, Microsoft introduced a new Professional-level certification for Windows 7 that adds a twist, with a requirement that candidates pass one of two hardware-based exams from the Help Desk Institute.

Forefront Unified Access Gateway Beta Released

Microsoft rolled out beta 2 of its Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) enterprise security solution this week.

July Patch Partly Addresses ActiveX Holes

There are no surprises with Redmond's six-patch release on Tuesday, but there is plenty of work to be done, security pros contend.

Moonlighting, PowerShell-Style

The upcoming PowerShell 2.0 has a nifty feature that pass off a PowerShell processing job to the background, allowng you to do other work in the meantime.

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