Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits for Education
White Papers The presenter will explore the benefits of Microsoft's Software Assurance program for Education. The attendee will learn how to gain control of the technology strategy and effectively plan for new software deployments.
[July 1, 2009, 1:19]
Microsoft software clampdown nets 11 firms
News Microsoft has announced that it has reached out-of-court settlements with 11 British businesses over software licensing issues. All the businesses admitted to Microsoft that they had broken software-licensing terms as described and are now working...
[August 12, 2009, 13:20]
Microsoft software to manage itself?
News By including hardware and software development in the initiative, Microsoft hopes to create standards that wring the most productivity and efficiency out of Windows systems. Microsoft, instead, is attempting to define how software developers go...
[March 14, 2003, 16:41]
Momentum Webcast: Microsoft Software Asset Management Strategy (Level 100)
White Papers The attendee of this webcast will learn more about the overall Microsoft Software Asset Management (SAM) strategy. It discover the steps Microsoft is taking to help customers better manage their software assets and show the investments Microsoft is...
[January 15, 2008, 0:01]
Microsoft Software Inventory Analyzer
Downloads The Microsoft Software Inventory Analyzer (MSIA) is a tool designed to help small and medium-sized businesses inventory their key Microsoft software. After running the tool, a summary report (plus detailed support) of Microsoft Product...
[July 2, 2009, 6:28]
Microsoft patents software access limits
News The patent, titled 'Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer', covers a means by which Microsoft can offer software that has features either enabled or not enabled depending on which edition a user has purchased.
[May 21, 2009, 9:28]
Microsoft starts software fraud campaign
News Microsoft has launched a campaign in the UK in an attempt to cut use of counterfeit and other unlicensed software in organisations. Keep IT Real will see Microsoft conduct a series of educational tours around the country, in which it says it will...
[February 16, 2006, 13:55]
Microsoft cluster software shuns Itanium 2
News The decision not to support Itanium 2 with the new operating system emerged this week, when Microsoft released a software developer kit for the operating system that didn't include Itanium 2 support. Microsoft will come out with a special version...
[November 11, 2004, 7:27]
Microsoft quits software trade group
News After more than two years of trading barbs, Microsoft has officially withdrawn its membership from the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), one of the most prominent software industry trade groups.
[March 10, 2000, 9:48]
Microsoft: Pirate software will not be supported
News This would mark a significant shift in the company's attitude towards piracy as Microsoft has long maintained that counterfeit software harms the entire IT industry, including end users. While PID verification in SP2 could swing users towards...
[May 11, 2004, 13:35]
Microsoft realigns software developer units
News Microsoft announced a corporate restructuring on Tuesday that coalesces several units related to software development into a new division. The Developer and Platform Evangelism Division will include Microsoft's software development tools, its...
[October 17, 2001, 11:30]
Microsoft: Fake software rife among UK businesses
News Microsoft is to "up the ante" on tackling unlicensed business software after its latest figures showed one-third of customers still run counterfeit software. Microsoft is hailing the success of its "Keep IT Real" crackdown on counterfeit software...
[April 27, 2007, 8:25]
Microsoft Dynamics Software-plus-Services: Bringing it all together
White Papers The software-plus-services approach from Microsoft combines the best aspects of client software, on-premise servers, and services delivered over the Internet. Learn how Microsoft Dynamics business management software takes advantage of this blended...
[September 21, 2009, 17:10]
Microsoft extends software assurance to disasters
News Microsoft said on Wednesday that some volume licensing customers will soon be able to store their software at no charge on an additional server used solely in the event of a disaster. Microsoft has been working to add benefits to the Software...
[May 20, 2004, 9:00]
Microsoft revamps Software Assurance
News Microsoft revamped its Software Assurance product for large firms, SMEs and professionals on Tuesday with eight new features. Software Assurance is a licensing scheme that allows companies to buy Microsoft products and upgrades on a subscription...
[March 14, 2006, 12:10]
The Economic Impact of IT, Software, and the Microsoft Ecosystem on the Global Economy
White Papers These professionals in the Microsoft ecosystem are employed at 500,000 IT-producing companies as well as by end-user organizations that work with Microsoft software in some facet of their business. Microsoft-related employment is 42% of global IT...
[April 3, 2008, 1:02]
Microsoft spins out software-protection tech
News Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is spinning out as a separate business a two-year-old effort that licenses its software-protection technologies to other companies. In the past two years, Microsoft has signed up 120 companies to use the software...
[June 10, 2009, 9:24]
Study: Microsoft overcharges for software
News The groups also look with suspicion on Microsoft's rate of return on sales: Last year the company's net profit on sales was more than 35 percent vs.percent for the software industry as a whole. Its most threatening competitors are the unknowns...
[January 11, 1999, 12:09]
Microsoft updates BizTalk software
News The update includes new software that helps automate connections between companies, and new technology that manages BizTalk and monitors the health of the transactions that occur on the software, said David Wascha, Microsoft's BizTalk product...
[February 5, 2002, 6:31]
Microsoft Pre-release Software Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
Downloads This limitation is fully covered in the Microsoft Software License Terms that accompany this beta. This beta is intended for early adopters of the Microsoft technology, platform, and tools offerings. Visual Studio 2008 delivers on Microsofts vision...
[August 17, 2007, 11:53]



