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Microsoft Wants Web Designers To Use Content Tagging
News Microsoft is urging Web designers to take more responsibility for content filtering, after forming a partnership with ICRA (the Internet Content Rating Association). Meta tagging is aimed at Web designers and Microsoft hopes designers will label...
[August 18, 2004, 15:20]
Microsoft Splits Office Duties
News The Office Productivity Applications group, which will be led by Antoine Leblond, will have responsibility for the Office client teams and shared services. The Office Business Platform group will be headed up by Kurt DelBene and will have...
[June 2, 2006, 10:05]
Emerging Markets A Priority For New Microsoft Head
News In his new role, Courtois will have overall responsibility for Microsoft operations in Japan, China, the Asia Pacific region, Latin America in addition to France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the rest of theEMEA region, said Microsoft.
[June 20, 2005, 15:30]
Diffie Defends Open-source Security
News Since Microsoft has pointed out that it is unlikely to take legal responsibility for the security of its code, Diffie's suggestion may gain credibility. Open-source products have steady streams of vulnerabilities, Mundie continued, arguing that...
[October 9, 2002, 9:02]
The Slow Poison Of OneCare
Leader Trust and responsibility are key here. If the company cannot operate with trust and responsibility then ultimately it cannot survive. A week ago, we reported that Microsoft's OneCare Live security package had failed in a fundamental and...
[March 16, 2007, 16:13]
Ozzie, Mundie Pick Up Tech Mantle At Microsoft
News As Gates announced his plans on Thursday to begin the process that will see him eventually cease full-time work at Microsoft, he also announced that he was dividing much of his technical leadership responsibility among the two software veterans...
[June 19, 2006, 10:25]
Mostly Right, With Critical Exceptions
Talkback There is a certain responsibility when you control the market and wield the power that Microsoft does, and the very questionable events around this ISO standard do not give the impression that Microsoft is respecting that responsibility.
[April 15, 2008, 15:59]
Microsoft Developer Tool Pricing Pilloried
News Microsoft has a right and responsibility to run a profitable business. I think we've done so without sacrificing our responsibility to our customers. Planned pricing changes to Microsoft's developer tools are ruffling the feathers of some customers...
[March 24, 2005, 8:50]
End Of The Road For Win 98 Support
News Microsoft's Watson said consumers have the choice to use any version of Windows and dismissed any suggestion that Microsoft has a responsibility to secure older versions of its software. It is not the 'responsibility' of automotive manufacturers to...
[July 12, 2006, 9:00]
Be Prepared To Pay For Security
Leader The users, for failing to update their security software; the ISP for failing to take responsibility for PCs connected to its network; the spammers and virus writers, for exploiting insecure PCs; or Microsoft (and all these PCs will be running...
[August 23, 2005, 13:35]
Microsoft Judge Approves Settlement
News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer made similar promises, saying that adhering to the terms of the settlement is a "corporate commitment and personal responsibility for all our employees. As corporate officers and non-Microsoft employees, the...
[November 2, 2002, 7:44]
Linux Guru Argues Against Security Liability
News Microsoft's national technology officer, Jerry Fishenden, who spoke at the hearing, said the responsibility for security breaches should rest firmly with those perpetrating the breaches. Cox said that closed-source companies could not be held...
[January 18, 2007, 13:02]
Microsoft: Users May Have To Pay For Security
News In presenting Microsoft's trustworthy computing initiative, Mundie defended the company's reluctance to follow through and accept legal responsibility for the security of its products. If we took that responsibility, say for a big contract at...
[October 8, 2002, 13:23]
Microsoft's Seven Heads Mean UK Shuffle
News According to information seen by silicon.com, the software giant is looking to hand profit and loss responsibility to business group managers who would be charged with working between local sales heads and product groups in the US.
[June 6, 2003, 15:00]
Samba Flaw Opens Up Root Access Attack
News In that spirit of fairness, the Samba development team's note on the page describing the problem and patch said, "As always, all bugs are our responsibility. Although all bugs are the responsibility of the individual developers, the captains are...
[April 7, 2003, 9:49]
Ballmer: We Are Winning On Server And Desktop
News Ballmer said that with commercial software, businesses are guaranteed a "clear chain of responsibility" with regards to support and intellectual property. No such clear line of responsibility exists. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has criticised the...
[July 13, 2004, 17:30]
Time To Filter Out The Internet Effluent
Leader Those who run the Internet should bear more responsibility. Many of us do use water filters but these are a secondary measure; we expect to be able to drink our water straight from the taps because the companies that supply it have a responsibility...
[August 18, 2004, 11:30]
PC Makers Consider Child-friendly Computers
News A Home Office cybercrime summit last Wednesday widened the net of responsibility for protecting children online to include computer and software manufacturers and retailers. The taskforce should be careful to stay away from the notion that the...
[April 2, 2001, 15:33]
Microsoft COO: Standing Firm On Vista
News We believe we have the opportunity and responsibility to be our own first and best customer, and to really put our products through their paces. Having responsibility for IT and sales helps me relate to our customers and partners better… and really...
[May 27, 2008, 11:26]
Microsoft Moves Key Security Into Windows Unit
News As part of its ongoing reorganisation, Microsoft on Thursday moved more responsibility for its security efforts into its Windows unit. By moving the unit inside Windows, DeVaan said Microsoft believes it can "become more effective and efficient at...
[October 13, 2006, 8:50]
