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Next Windows Desktop OS: Windows 7

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:56:12 +0000

Windows Vista has barely been in the hands of consumers six months, but its successor already has a ship date.

At Microsoft's Global Exchange (MGX) annual sales conference in Orlando last week, Microsoft gave preliminary information out about "Windows 7," its next desktop operating system. Microsoft said it can be expected in 2010, giving it about a three-year development period.

Cisco Unveils Its Data Center 3.0 Vision

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:53:35 +0000

When Cisco Systems Inc. unveils a new plan to transform enterprise data centers, it doesn't just pay lip service to transformation. The networking giant this week announced a bevy of new data center products and solutions designed to help customers get more out of their existing data center resources, develop more robust business continuity practices, implement affordable storage area networks (SAN) and - finally - enhance data security.

Microsoft Copy Protection Cracked Again

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:58:08 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is once again on the defensive against hackers after the launch of a new program that gives average PC users tools to unlock copy-protected digital music and movies.

The latest version of the FairUse4M program, which can crack Microsoft's digital rights management system for Windows Media audio and video files, was published online late Friday. In the past year, Microsoft plugged holes exploited by two earlier versions of the program and filed a federal lawsuit against its anonymous authors. Microsoft dropped the lawsuit after failing to identify them.

Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:40:48 +0000

It's official: We are now in the under-promise and over-deliver era at Microsoft.

Faces Hidden On Windows Vista DVD!

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:30:18 +0000

Windows Vista DVD mystery solved Microsoft opens up on holographic conspiracy theory

Google complains to DOJ about Vista search

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:41:25 +0000

Google accuses Microsoft of discouraging users from running its software. Google has complained to federal antitrust officials that the search tool in Microsoft's Windows Vista discourages customers from using its own search utility, the company confirmed Sunday.

Microsoft-Sponsored Study: Vista Improves Networking

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:07:15 +0000

Companies that deploy Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista in tandem could see more than a threefold increase in networking performance, according to a Microsoft-commissioned study.

Google To Purchase PeakStream

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:45:58 +0000

Google has stunned the server world by acquiring superstar start-up PeakStream, The Register can confirm. PeakStream's website and phone lines mysteriously crashed yesterday, indicating that the software maker was struggling to pay its bill or had been gobbled.

Google to target ISPs with Google Apps package

Mon, 21 May 2007 12:57:22 +0000

Google announced today that it will be making its Google Apps for your Domain available to ISPs. Google Apps Partner Edition is targeted specifically at service providers, which will allow them to make Google's collection of web apps available to thousands of subscribers as their own branded services.

Microsoft Website Calls Longhorn 'Windows Server 2008'

Fri, 11 May 2007 19:11:58 +0000

Microsoft may have slipped up Thursday afternoon and inadvertently posted the official name of its next server operating system, currently codenamed 'Longhorn.'

Google Desktop 5 sports slick new look: like Vista without Vista's overhead

Wed, 09 May 2007 09:00:35 +0000

Hot on the heels of announcing the upcoming addition of Presentations to its online office suite, Google has released a new beta of Google Desktop. Now in its fifth iteration the most prominent changes have been made to the sidebar.

"Longhorn" Server Public Beta Arrives

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:53:56 +0000

The next generation Windows Server took the biggest step yet on its long and winding road toward commercial availability when Microsoft announced the release of "Longhorn" Beta 3 Wednesday night.

Google Offers Updates to MySQL

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:27:55 +0000

Google this week offered up changes to the open source MySQL database, which are designed to improve the free software's ability to perform under heavy load. The improvements were released under a GPL license and may be freely implemented by the MySQL community, the company said.

Google PageRank complexity still on the rise

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:50:05 +0000

Generating more links to a site to improve its visibility in Google's search results is one of the most widely discussed online promotional tactics, but the problem of how to do that could be more challenging than anyone previously suspected.

Oracle Unveils Content Management Plans

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:52:22 +0000

Oracle yesterday disclosed what it plans to do with Stellent, an enterprise content management (ECM) solution provider that Oracle acquired in December of last year for about $440 million in cash. Stellent's ECM technology is now integrated with Oracle Fusion Middleware, according to an announcement issued by Oracle.