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| SP3 Soon? |
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Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on the third collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes, which is nearly ready for release after a protracted period of testing, sources said.
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| Win2K To Be Phased Out? |
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The Register is reporting another *sarcasm* brilliant move by the Redmond giant...
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| ASPI Fix for Win2k/XP |
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"NT Compatible has posted a small ASPI fix for Windows 2000/XP. This patch fixes ASPI issues with programs like audiocatalyst, CDRWIN, or Exact Audio Copy."
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| MS At It Again |
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BSDvault takes a look at an interesting change in the EULA for a new MS Security Patch.
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| More MS Security Woes |
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In what is becoming an all-too-common occurrence, Microsoft has revealed new security vulnerabilities: three in Windows Media Player and Windows XP, plus four in its Commerce Server line.
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| Microsoft Expands |
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Microsoft said Monday it plans its largest sales force expansion in a decade by adding 450 positions within the next year.
The software giant said the expansion of its sales force is intended to further its plan to target customers in multiple industries with a range of Microsoft products.
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| .Net Hidden Cost |
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Companies planning on moving their old programs to Microsoft's new .Net software plan had better prepare for sticker shock: Making the conversion could cost roughly half of the original development cost, Gartner says.
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| Microsoft home entertainment |
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PCs equipped with a remote control and an early, pre-beta release of the Freestyle software were sent to a small group of testers that have been accepted into the Freestyle beta program, said Jodie Cadieux, marketing manager for Microsoft's eHome division.
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| States VS Microsoft |
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Nine states seeking stiff antitrust sanctions against Microsoft told a judge Wednesday that disclosure of key pieces of computer code that allow rival software to work with the Windows operating system was their most important demand.
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| Microsoft Case |
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Microsoft and nine plaintiff states return to the courtroom Wednesday for closing arguments in the software giant's antitrust remedy proceeding.
The day in court will bring to a close nearly two months of testimony, spanning 33 witnesses, before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who will now decide Microsoft's fate.
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| 10,000 Gamers Needed by MS |
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Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studio today announced that 10,000 gamers will be invited to participate in Ensemble's online multiplayer test of Age of Mythology.
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| BizTalk software |
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Microsoft is courting smaller companies with new versions of its business integration software.
The software company on Monday released two new versions of its BizTalk Server software, which is designed to help companies link computing systems to enable communications and to conduct e-commerce transactions using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
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| Whoops |
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Microsoft accidentally sent the virulent Nimda worm to South Korean developers when it distributed Korean-language versions of Visual Studio .Net that carried the virus, the company acknowledged Friday.
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| Court Rules That Iowa Consumers Can Sue MS |
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Iowa lawyer on Friday vowed to push forward with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. after the state Supreme Court ruled consumers could sue the world's largest software maker for having been allegedly overcharged for Windows when they bought PCs.
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| Microsoft Hardware Color Change |
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In 2002, Microsoft Hardware will change the colors of all our mouse and several keyboard products. Our new color palette will enhance the ability to mix and match all our mouse products with our keyboards.
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| Win2K/XP Refresh Rate Bug to be Fixed by MS? |
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3DGPU has word that MS may include a fix for the refresh rate bug in Win2K/WinXP in upcoming service packs for those products.
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| Win2K USB 2.0 Driver From MS |
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"The long-awaited Hi-Speed USB 2.0 driver from Microsoft has finally come, and it's now available for download on Windows Update. The driver version 5.1.2600.0 is weighed at 107KB. USB 2.0 driver for Windows XP was publicly released in Februrary. There's no ETA for Windows ME driver at this time, and there is no plans for making one for Windows 98 SE. Users will need to rely on 3rd party support."
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| Removing The Old Code |
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Microsoft will more quickly retire old code in its Windows operating system and other software as a result of the company's four-month-old "trustworthy computing" initiative, the company's lead bug basher said in an interview.
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| Microsoft tries to win China |
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SHANGHAI, China--Microsoft is using the diplomacy card in China as it tries to stamp out piracy and put a curb on the growing popularity ofsource software.
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| Microsoft Web services security |
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The software maker as expected announced plans on Thursday for technology code-named TrustBridge that will allow businesses to authenticate user identities between companies and applications using Web services standards.
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| Low-Cost Net TV |
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Microsoft is offering a low-cost version of its interactive TV service, enabling users to surf the Web for prices starting at $9.95 per month.
The company on Tuesday announced its MSN TV Internet receiver, which hooks up to a TV set and a phone line to access the Internet. Manufactured by Thompson RCA, it's based on the Web TV product that Microsoft acquired in 1997.
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| Everyone Wants to be a Bully |
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The organization, the Liberty Alliance, was off to a good start, but its image was a bit of a problem. At a meeting last January in Orlando, some members of the alliance, which includes American Express, General Motors and United Airlines, chided the representative from Sun Microsystems for statements portraying the Liberty Alliance as an anti- Microsoft initiative.
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| Microsoft Settles SEC |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. agreed to stop using an accounting practice that allegedly understated revenues and misled investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission (news - web sites) said on Monday.
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| Bill losing his grip? |
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Within the next few weeks, the software giant plans to begin testing Service Pack 1 for Windows XP, the first major update to the operating system, which was launched in October
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| WinXP Refresh Rate Page |
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Noticed a link to this page from Got Apex. It's a page that explains the WinXP refresh rate problem and has some useful links.
"Microsoft Windows XP offers many great new features and innovations for both consumers and corporate users alike, but if you play computer games, you might want to think twice before purchasing XP to replace your Windows 98/ME operating system."
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