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Microsoft will take the wraps off DirectX 11 at its annual XNA Gamefest, which is scheduled to take place on July 22 and 23 in Seattle, TG Daily has learned.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38362/98/
jcatcw writes "Computerworld surveys the R&D efforts at HP, IBM and Microsoft ($17 billion annually) and raises the question: Are these companies supporting more long-term basic research, or just the usual short-term, product-oriented work? HP is consolidating its focus on a few 'big bet' projects in five major research areas — information explosion, dynamic cloud services, content ...
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/11/162222&from=rss
Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or corporate servers.
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2008/07/08/2008-07-08_microsoft_expands_its_response_to_hosted.html
MultiFactor Corporation, an innovator in 2-factor authentication, Microsoft web application security and VPN Authentication solutions, today announced the availability of SecureAuth 4.5 for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, a secure access solution for enterprise portals.
http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/710285.html
Microsoft has issued a fix for a flaw that had blocked users from grabbing security patches through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for several weeks. The hotfix, which Microsoft outlined in a support document published Wednesday , addresses a snafu first reported by the company's WSUS program manager, Cecilia Cole, three weeks ago. At the time, Cole said that PCs with Office ...
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/11/Microsoft_fixes_monthold_WSUS_patch_snafu_1.html
Microsoft's plunge into the hosting arena isn't sending shock waves through partners who welcome the visibility the move brings but say many corporate users will find the Exchange and SharePoint services fall short of the mark. Partners, however, say that Microsoft's pricing structure, unveiled Tuesday, will cause some disruption, but users will quickly realize what they are paying ...
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/11/Experts_Microsofts_online_service_push_has_holes-Network_World_1.html
NEW YORK, July 11 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Credit Suisse initiate coverage of Microsoft (MSFT) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $35.
http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1774360
— Jun. 27, 2008 — Microsoft has provided further details of the finalists in its annual Embedded Development contest, part of the overall student competition called Imagine Cup 2008. The 15 selected teams will spend Jul. 3-8 in Paris, where the company will award three winners a total of $30,000. ...
http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/200806301103NS7016713795.html
SECURITY VENDOR Check Point Software has issued a fix for its Zonealarm personal firewall products that revives Internet connections disabled by a Microsoft security patch released a few days ago.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/11/zonealarm-fixes-glitch-caused
Microsoft will cut the U.S. price of its Xbox 360 gaming console by $50, from $349 to $299, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company has already slashed the price by $50 in New Zealand and Australia, and U.S. gaming blogs have been predicting a similar move to boost sales. The software giant could not immediately be reached for comment, but the Journal cited people familiar with the ...
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=60730
Microsoft will cut the U.S. price of its Xbox 360 gaming console by $50, from $349 to $299, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company has already slashed the price by $50 in New Zealand and Australia, and U.S. gaming blogs have been predicting a similar move to boost sales.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080711/bs_nf/60730
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, who says shareholders shouldn't give corporate raider Carl Icahn control of the company because he has no plan other than to sell to Microsoft, got a boost from an unexpected... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
http://valleywag.com/5024245/murdoch-on-microsoft+yahoo-there-wont-be-a-deal
An entire industry has grown up around Microsoft Patch Tuesday: The five-year push for predictable, scheduled security fixes has spawned both Microsoft and third-party vendor tools specifically to deal with the complexity of installing Microsoft security patches.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,148262-pg,1/article.html
Microsoft's been noticeably and characteristically mum about Apple's iPhone 2.0 unveiling this week. But on July 11, the Redmondians did make sure to note that iPhones now include ActiveSync support for Exchange Server. by Mary Jo Foley
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1481
Stephen Elop, the new president of Microsoft's business division, describes the challenges he faces in an interview with InformationWeek.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208808631&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his media conglomerate is "very unlikely" to be a part of any deal for Yahoo, scuttling talk that Microsoft was making headway in enlisting the media mogul as part of a deal to break up the Internet search company.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9851065?source=rss
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said it was "very unlikely" his company would reach any type of deal with Yahoo and said Yahoo and Microsoft will not be involved in any type of transaction. On the Microsoft/Yahoo deal Murdoch said," There won't be a deal. There's bad personal feelings." Microsoft was in negotiations earlier this year to buy Yahoo for $47.5 billion but talks broke down in ...
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/07/11/murdoch-says-microsoft-won%E2%80%99t-buy-yahoo
NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc, but only if a new Yahoo board is elected - a big boost for financier Carl Icahn's board slate.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul12/info1.htm
Microsoft says it would be willing to reopen talks but Yang says he's unlikely to meet with Redmond representatives
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080711.wgtyahoo0711/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080711.wgtyahoo0711
Microsoft Corp is set to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model to $299 from $349, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2325388,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
Microsoft gives its partners a better look at the Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008. The Microsoft products are aimed at the SMB and midmarket segments....
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Apps/Microsoft-Gears-up-for-Mid-Market-Server-Blitz/
TenDigits solution delivers access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM across Windows Mobile phones and BlackBerry mobile phones.
http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=106&Id=26428&Se=0&Sv=&Lo=2
After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a price cut to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Pro. After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a $50 price cut to...
http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-210492.html
While the ongoing back-and-forth between Yahoo and Microsoft is the talk of Herb Allen’s annual mogul retreat in Sun Vally, Yahoo chief Jerry Yang is reportedly less than sanguine on a sitdown with his suitors.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/sun-valley-a-meeting-with-microsoft-yang-says-no/
In the background throughout Microsoft's (NSDQ: MSFT) neverending Yahoo courtship has been the News Corp (NYSE: NWS) factor. Yahoo run to Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to avoid an MS tie-up first time 'round; could it also seek solace in Rupert Murdoch's arms? It's "very unlikely", Rupe said (via Reuters) at Allen & Co's Sun Valley shindig. So maybe Ballmer will triumph after all? Nope: " There won't be a ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/11/paidcontent/main4250468.shtml
Update Services is up-to-date. Microsoft has issued a fix for a flaw that had blocked users from grabbing security patches through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for several weeks.
http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/3547/s/16ddbdc/story01.htm
Microsoft has announced plans to kill off Windows for Workgroups (WFW) 3.11 just weeks after ending the sale of Windows XP to consumers.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/vdunet/20080711/ttc-microsoft-kills-windows-for-workgrou-6315470.html
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Thursday he was unlikely to meet with representatives of Microsoft Corp at this week's meeting of media and tech executives in Idaho.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/bs_nm/yahoo_dc_3
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. is expected to post solid profit and sales growth when it reports fiscal fourth-quarter results after the market's close Thursday, as the software giant gears up for a showdown by proxy at Yahoo Inc.'s annual shareholder meeting about two weeks later.
http://www.marketwatch.com/enf/rss.asp?guid=%7B22F2C9ED-067E-40A4-AD73-BBB76070169F%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Redmond isn't saying, but CNET News' Ina Fried suspects one of the first apps could be from the voice search company Microsoft acquired last year.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9987969-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-5
Microsoft holds a board meeting in response to Firefox setting a Guinness World Record. -------- My analysis on how the next meeting at Microsoft will look like. Use Firefox 3 to browse ALL the greatness of the web http://www.getfirefox.com/ Clip: Der Undergang (2004) Show your love, thank you Bill Gates: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
First, thanks to anyone who follows that link and good on ya', you're doing us both a favor. Here's the link - saves time typing it in http://www.rewards1.com/index.php?referrer_id=184364 now... Some usefull Tips & Tricks (highly recommend you read) 1. Use real info to make sure you get credit. You may get banned if you use fake information. 2. Download Roboform! I HIGHLY recommend this, as it will save you a ton of time when filling out forms. www.roboform.com is the link. It is free, you can just use the demo version and it's just as good (don't pay for the full version unless you want to). It's a lot better than Google Autofill also. 3. When going through giant lists of Yes/No forms, just hold down Tab and press the left arrow key over and over to do it automatically. Be sure to say yes to at least one offer to make sure you're credited (I usually just do the newsletters) 4. After every offer, clear your cookies. Lots of these companies are linked together and if you have the same cookies you may not get credited. To clear cookies, click Tools and then click Clear Private Data (it may say Delete Browsing History), and check the cookies box and click OK. 5. Frequently make new alternate email addresses and use them in offers to ensure the company doesn't know your info. 6. Use Internet Explorer because I've found offers credit more often with this because the security is lower. 7. Be sure to allow cookies on all sites and set privacy to none. To do this click Tools, click Internet Options, click Privacy, and then slide the bar all the way down to Accept All Cookies. If you have cookies off, you will NOT ever get credited.
Microsoft's billionaire founder Bill Gates will relinquish control of day-to-day operations at the software giant on Friday. He'll stay on as Microsoft Chairman, but will concentrate most of his energies on his charitable trust. Its work includes trying to find new vaccines, and financing projects in the developing world. John Terrett reports.
Harrah's Entertainment and Microsoft are unveiling a new interactive entertainment experience with the deployment of six Microsoft Surface units at the i-bar in Las Vegas' Rio on June 11. Surface.com.
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer got on stage at D6 with Walt and Kara to talk... Microsoft, of course. While the company is still being rather coy about Windows 7 -- some have blamed loose lips early on in Vista development for saddling the OS with too high of expectations and making things difficult for developersFull Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_shows_off_Multitouch_Windows_7
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/microsoft-shows-off-snippet-of-windows-7-at-d6-reveals-multi/
A former Microsoft security manager has published a tool designed to detect and fix PCs that may be susceptible to "endless reboots" if updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).Full Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/Former_Microsoft_mgr_offers_fix_for_XP_SP3_endless_reboot
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/051508-former-ms-manager-offers-fix.html
Demo by Ian Sands of Microsoft of TouchWall on May 13, 2008
Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes.
The COFEE, which stands for Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor, is a USB "thumb drive" that was quietly distributed to a handful of law-enforcement agencies last June. Full Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_device_helps_police_pluck_evidence_from_cyberscene
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2004379751_msftlaw29.html
Esse é o vídeo da palestra no TED onde o Roy Gould (Harvard University) demonstrou pela primeira vez o Worldwide Telescope da Microsoft Research. Ele é um programa que integra centenas de fontes de dados, imagens e ínformações espaciais em uma interface rica e interativa.
During a trip to Microsoft's Surface campus, we uncovered the very first game ever for this new computing platform. After lots of whining and carrying on, we made them show it to us. Enjoy!
Uma funcionária da Microsoft muito carismática resolveu criar esse vídeo sobre como é o dia dia dos empregados. Ela tenta desmistificar todas aquelas lendas urbanas sobre os funcionários da empresa. O vídeo é engraçadíssimo!
With the launch of SP1 Microsoft promised to put an end to two popular hacks used by pirates to allow a non-genuine install of Windows Vista to function in the same way as a genuine install. Testing that I’ve carried out in the lab today suggests that Microsoft has been true to its word. Full Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_slams_the_door_on_Vista_pirates_2
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1267
UK education agency Becta has released its final report on Vista and Office 2007 adoption. The takeaway: schools should largely avoid Microsoft's two flagship products, with some caveats.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/UK_education_agency_says_no_to_Vista_Office_2007
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080111-uk-education-agency-says-no-to-vista-office-2007.html
http://www.engadget.com http://www.mahalodaily.com
Read more at http://www.ohgizmo.com/ and http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
Featuring Bill Gates, Brian Williams, Jay Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, Matthew McConaughey, George Clooney, Jon Stuart, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore, and from Microsoft: Steve Ballmer, Christine White, Lisa Brummell, Robbie Bach, Kevin Turner, Ray Ozzie, and Craig Mundie.
Featuring Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Barack Obama, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Clinton, Bono and more!
http://www.slashgear.com/ces-2008-goodbye-bill-gates-from-slashgear-with-love-079470.php http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ces-2008/ Unique video of Bill Gates last day a Microsoft
You've heard about it, you know what it's got, you want it like crazy -- and about 11 months after launch Microsoft delivers on Vista's first service pack (in release candidate form, anyway). Go crazy!Full Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/Windows_Vista_SP1_release_candidate_publicly_available_2
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/windows-vista-sp1-publicly-available/
Microsoft (who is currently digg's ad partner) aims to be one of the top two players in the online advertising market in three to five years. The world's largest software maker currently trails Google and Yahoo in the $40 billion global online advertising market dominated by selling advertising alongside Web search links.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_aims_to_be_one_of_top_two_in_Web_advertising
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6218875.html
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