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Windows 2001 Leaked On The Web
News Microsoft's next full-fledged version of the Windows operating system, codenamed Whistler, is at least a year away from release, but already a pirated version of one of the latest builds has found its way onto the Internet.
[March 22, 2000, 8:53]
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) review
Reviews Microsoft has released Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, but without the big media splash the software giant made back in 2001 with the release of Windows XP RC1. The first builds of Windows Vista RC1 have been released to about half a million...
[September 4, 2006, 12:00]
After Win2000, It's Whistler And Blackcomb
News Microsoft wants all eyes on Windows 2000 when it officially rolls out the product next week. But its Windows development team already has moved on to work on the next two versions of Windows. Microsoft is targeting March 2001 to deliver the first...
[February 10, 2000, 14:47]
Linux Beats Microsoft With Itanium Support
News A version of Microsoft Windows for Intel's upcoming high-end Itanium chip won't be available when the chip arrives, but rival operating system Linux will. Itanium is scheduled to ship in the first half of 2001, but a new version of Windows tailored...
[December 22, 2000, 8:39]
XP Aims For The Top Spot
News Twenty percent of Net surfers are now using Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, according to market researcher WebSideStory. The research company said Windows XP is the second most popular OS among Internet users, behind Microsoft's Windows 98...
[October 2, 2002, 9:52]
Beta Of MS Office 10 On The Way
News On the heels of showing off a preview of Office 2001 for the Macintosh, Microsoft has begun soliciting beta testers for Office 10, the next release of the Windows version of its flagship desktop office suite.
[May 16, 2000, 9:52]
Windows Server's Identity Crisis
News The next version of Windows Server is suffering yet another identity crisis. Microsoft on Thursday again changed the name of the product, marking the fourth name for what will now be called Windows Server 2003.
[January 10, 2003, 8:40]
.Net Server's Rename Hints At Delay
News Microsoft has once again tweaked the name of the successor to Windows 2000 Server, in a move that suggests its official release won't come until next year. During the Redmond, Washington-based company's annual employee meeting this week, executives...
[August 30, 2002, 15:46]
Microsoft Server Share Jumps In 2001
News We've definitely seen a slowdown" in Windows server software shipments. He cited the economic downturn, as well as next year's expected broad release of Windows .Net Server 2003, as two reasons for the decline.
[September 24, 2002, 7:44]
Study: Linux Sales Down, But Not Out
News Linux sales lost some ground to Windows last year, but are expected to climb in coming years as distributors of the alternative operating system create new revenue streams. Meanwhile, Windows sales climbed 11 percent to more than $10bn last year...
[August 7, 2002, 8:08]
Microsoft Office 11: Access Denied
News The percentage of Windows NT Workstation users could be much higher, but IDC declined to specifically break out the numbers. A representative acknowledged that Microsoft plans to offer the productivity suite, code-named Office 11, only for Windows...
[October 30, 2002, 8:00]
MS Kills Mac Office Bugs
News The company had already issued two similar service updates for the Windows counterpart, Office 2000. Microsoft last week released version 7 of its Windows Media Player for the Mac, but could give no timeline for delivering a Mac OS X version.
[April 3, 2001, 9:15]
The Windows Vista Timeline
News It looks like Microsoft will indeed release Beta 2 of Windows Vista at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), which is scheduled for 22-25 May. That means that by next week we should have our hands on what Microsoft has been...
[May 19, 2006, 13:20]
Microsoft XP Beta Hits Snag
News As Microsoft charges ahead toward delivering Office XP by midyear, it is falling a bit behind on meeting its Windows XP targets, according to testers. While testers expected Microsoft to deliver the eagerly awaited Beta 2 version of Windows XP...
[February 21, 2001, 16:29]
New Windows Release Will Boost Itanium
News Windows Server 2003 is Microsoft's business operating system, which the company hopes will extend its reach into the enterprise. Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 is designed for workstations running Intel's Itanium 2 processors.
[March 31, 2003, 11:50]
Microsoft Sets Date For Mac Office
News Microsoft declined to specify pricing or specific upgrade paths for the new software but said files created under the new version will remain compatible with recent versions of the suite for the Mac as well as Windows systems.
[July 19, 2000, 16:49]
Sun Exec Slams Microsoft Upgrade Decision
News In an open letter to customers, Sun executive vice president Jonathan Schwartz said Microsoft's decision to stop distributing older products such as Windows 98 is a deliberate attempt to coerce customers to upgrade to newer software.
[December 22, 2003, 8:30]
MS Forges Ahead With Office, BackOffice
News Microsoft announced earlier this month that it plans to brand the 2001 versions of its flagship Windows and Office products with the XP moniker. XP stands for "experience" and is intended to help differentiate the forthcoming Web versions of the...
[March 1, 2001, 9:29]
2001: The Year Of The Virus
News This polymorphic Windows virus spreads by infecting files and via email. The first big Windows 32 virus to surface this year was called W32/magistr. But the greatest virus threat in 2001 came from Windows 32 viruses.
[December 26, 2001, 6:31]
.Net Server: Three Delays A Charm?
News Microsoft has for the third time delayed the launch of its Windows .Net Server 2003 high-end operating system. During his Comdex keynote address on Sunday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates revealed that the company would launch Windows .Net Server...
[November 18, 2002, 15:56]
