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MS plans broadband control
News "This goes beyond just competing with other Internet players. This is competition for the overall back end of the Internet," said analyst Rob Enderle of Giga Information Group. These infrastructure players may not necessarily be the thrones we see...
[May 13, 1999, 9:49]
A Year Ago: US vs MS - the case at a glance
News It's a big story. After all, this is the world's most powerful government taking on one of the world's foremost corporations, led by one of the world's richest men. It's a complicated story, too, involving the law, technology, business -- even...
[May 18, 1999, 6:53]
Windows or else - MS/Sony deal is a private affair
News Computer users not using the Windows operating system will be locked out of the digital distribution agreement between Sony Music and Microsoft, which lets Sony sell pop singles for download over the Internet using Microsoft's Media player...
[May 18, 1999, 14:17]
Linux not MS' only open-source target
News Microsoft signed a three-year open source development and support contract to further optimise for Windows the Active Perl product from ActiveState Tool Corp.a Vancouver, British Columbia vendor. ActiveState made the announcement Tuesday.
[June 3, 1999, 8:17]
Spat over MS 'flaw' gets heated
News A security company's assertion that a feature in Microsoft's latest software tools has a flaw morphed on Friday into an argument over whether the giant is doing enough to secure its code. The crux of the debate is now focused on whether the feature...
[February 18, 2002, 13:03]
Wow! MS admitting something.
Talkback That was rather obvious from all the comments posted at the time, but it is surprising to hear them (M$) admit to it then say that they will learn from this experience and extend their standard business practices into this area (Standards).
[June 24, 2008, 10:50]
MS details C++ 5.0 rev
News Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition includes native support for Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) for ActiveX development, new class libraries and a revamped compiler the firm says builds faster, smaller code.
[February 13, 1997, 15:18]
Magi-Nation Keeper's Quest for MS PocketPC
Downloads Welcome to the world of Magi-NationKeeper's Quest is set in the incredible world of Magi-Nation-an amazing game universe which features an award-winning and best-selling rpg video game for the Nintendo Game Boy and the world-wide collectible...
[October 30, 2003, 7:00]
Licensing programme angers MS customers
News With a summer deadline looming, about two-thirds of Microsoft's largest customers have not signed up for a new software licensing programme that represents an important revenue stream for the company.
[May 10, 2002, 14:07]
MS to show IE 4.0, Win CE, FrontPage 97 tomorrow
News Perhaps predictably, Microsoft will be aiming to make the biggest splash of all at the Windows Show '97 starting tomorrow at Olympia, London. The firm will give the first ever global public view of Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 and the first UK view...
[February 24, 1997, 14:03]
MS sets UK 'DevDays' developer tour dates
News Microsoft has set UK and Irish dates for its mammoth 'DevDays' tour for developers who want to get to grips with its new wave of client-server, Internet and intranet tools. The tour is to cover over 80 sites in 40 countries.
[February 24, 1997, 19:01]
Will MS pact changes open floodgates?
News The US Justice Department and Microsoft are expected to file separate legal briefs on Wednesday that will reveal modifications to their landmark antitrust settlement. Sources familiar with the filings said they don't expect the changes -- made in...
[February 28, 2002, 9:10]
MS defends CE claims but analysts are not convinced
News Greg Levin, EMEA group product manager for Windows CE, insisted that it had outsold rival 3Com three tims over in some European countries. We have sold 10,000 CE-based units in the first two weeks of those products being made available in France...
[June 8, 1999, 16:32]
Collecting the Garbage in the MS .NET Framework
White Papers The Microsoft .NET Framework Garbage Collector provides a high-speed memory allocation service and methods to clean released memory. Many applications will never require a cleanup of the Managed Heap, but for those applications that do, the above...
[July 3, 2007, 1:00]
MS and IBM create Enfrastructure startup
News Microsoft, IBM and Arthur Andersen are expected to unveil Tuesday a startup, called Enfrastructure, which will be aimed at encouraging new e-businesses. Enfrastructure is not only the brainchild of this trio of tech companies, but is also one of...
[September 19, 2000, 11:14]
MS sets UK, Irish dates for DevDays tour
News Microsoft has set UK and Irish dates for its mammoth 'DevDays' tour for developers to get to grips with its new wave of client-server, Internet and intranet tools. The tour is to cover over 80 sites in 40 countries.
[February 25, 1997, 9:34]
Wanted: Evidence of MS security push
News Five weeks after Bill Gates rang an alarm over security lapses in his company's software, observers are still waiting for real evidence that Microsoft has substantially refocused its priorities. Microsoft has released some tools to help developers...
[March 4, 2002, 15:26]
Member Review I still have MS Office, but I never use it.
Member Review Start up is a bit slow the first time you run the app from start up. The Spell check as well is not as words. Other than that the price makes this chage a no brainer, and you will not find yourself out of the office loop since OpenOffice can save...
[July 25, 2006, 8:11]
