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2009-07-10
Popular online rental company Netflix announced a partnership with Sony which will allow Sony Bravia owners to stream digital content to their televisions from Netflix's Website.
2009-07-09
Microsoft Bing occupied 5.25 percent of the U.S. online search market during June, its first month of wide release, and also managed to grow at an average rate of 25 percent per week during the period, according to research company Hitwise. However, it remains to be seen whether Bing can maintain its momentum against Yahoo and Google once Microsoft begins to moderate its massive advertising budget for the project.
2009-07-09
Microsoft is prepping fixes for vulnerabilities in the DirectShow and Video ActiveX Control components as part of July's Patch Tuesday. The Patch Tuesday release will consist of six security bulletins, three rated critical.
2009-07-09
Microsoft will release free CRM Accelerators for Microsoft Dynamics CRM that allow the enterprise to pull data from social networks such as Twitter, centralize sales management across multiple channel partners through a common Website, and integrate Dynamics CRM with Web portals. Microsoft has been heavily promoting its Dynamics CRM throughout 2009 as an alternative to Salesforce.com and other cloud application companies.
2009-07-09
Microsoft has integrated Bing into Hotmail, with a Quick Add feature that uses Bing search to pull video, maps, images and other content into users’ e-mails. Since its June 3 release, Microsoft has been aggressively pushing Bing through a number of channels in a bid to claim some search-engine market share away from arch-rivals Google and Yahoo.
2009-07-08
Microsoft could potentially face a threat in the newly announced Google Chrome OS, intended to operate on mininotebooks, known popularly as "netbooks." If netbooks continue to increase their share of the overall PC market, some analysts predict Google’s OS could seize a respectable OS market share within three to five years. Google has also suggested that Chrome OS will eventually be able to power full-size desktop systems, an idea that directly threatens Windows.
2009-07-08
Google announced its plans to roll out an operating system that looks to compete with the likes of Microsoft. Here are five reasons why Google Chrome OS is a real big deal and five reasons why it isn't that important.
2009-07-08
Microsoft names Steven Sinofsky, a 20-year Microsoft veteran, president of the Windows Division. The role involves overseeing the engineering and marketing for Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer, just ahead of the Oct. 22 rollout of Windows 7. Microsoft needs its new operating system to be a hit to overcome bad memories of Windows Vista and help keep revenues up in the midst of a global recession.
2009-07-08
NEWS ANALYSIS: On July 8, the world learned that Google would challenge Microsoft in the operating system market with its Google Chrome OS, which is based on open-source code and is geared toward netbooks or mini-notebooks. Microsoft has been in the operating system game for a while and eWEEK Labs analyst Jeff Cogswell look at what Google can learn from Microsoft as it expands its business.
2009-07-08
NEWS ANALYSIS: Google is set to announce another Android-based smartphone, so it's time to consider Android’s standing in the enterprise. Does Android have what it takes to beat out the competition from the likes of RIM’s BlackBerry, the Palm Pre Web OS and Microsoft Windows Mobile?
2009-07-07
The vulnerability in the Video ActiveX control Microsoft has warned about was reported to the company in 2008, but that doesn't mean Microsoft dragged its feet too much when it came to patching, says one of the researchers who found the vulnerability. With hackers circling, however, users may not want to wait on a patch to protect them.
2009-07-07
Microsoft is reportedly in talks with EU regulators over two separate antitrust cases, attempting to resolve the issues before the EU commissioner for competition steps down at the end of 2009. The first case deals with Internet Explorer, while the second centers on certain features of Microsoft Word and Excel. Microsoft had previously planned to release a separate edition of Windows 7 in Europe that excluded Internet Explorer 8 in order to avoid antitrust complaints.
2009-07-07
Microsoft and Verizon activate their deal to use Microsoft Bing as the default search engine on Verizon-powered mobile devices. A small but growing segment of the search market, mobile search is rapidly being explored by not only Windows maker Microsoft, but also by Yahoo and Google, as the archrivals seek advantage in the competitive search engine arena.
2009-07-07
NEWS ANALYSIS: Microsoft Internet Explorer isn't the best browser on the market, but it's still leading the way. What will it take to finally get Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to lose significant ground in the enterprise? Will Firefox, Chrome or Safari challenge IE in the enterprise?
2009-07-07
Those old Microsoft vulnerabilities you read about are still being targeted successfully by hackers. According to research from Fortinet, it’s not just the latest exploits your IT admins and users have to be concerned with.
2009-07-07
Microsoft launches Hohm, a Website for monitoring and regulating home energy consumption. Hohm is designed for consumers, but Microsoft has also created a green IT application for energy monitoring within the enterprise, competing with Google's PowerMeter software tool.
2009-07-07
Sony's entry into the crowded netbook market finds itself competing with well-established brands such as Acer, Asus and Lenovo. Can a high-resolution display and the Sony brand name make its Vaio W-Series of "mini-notebooks" an able competitor?
2009-07-06
Hackers are launching attacks against an unpatched vulnerability in the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control that could allow an attacker to take full control over the system. When using Internet Explorer, code execution is remote and requires no user interaction, Microsoft says.
2009-07-06
Microsoft will push Internet Explorer 8 out to the enterprise in August as part of its Windows Server Update Services. Administrators wishing to control the deployment of the new browser throughout their systems have the option to turn off the so-called update rollup packages in WSUS. IE 8 offers refinements over the previous version of the browser, particularly in the areas of usability, stability and security.
2009-07-06
Microsoft Internet Explorer's share of the browser market has fallen for versions 6 and 7 over the past year, with IE 8 steadily rising over the past few months. At the same time, Firefox 3.0 gained market share before leveling off within the past month, while Safari, Chrome and other browsers occupy single-digit territory, according to a new report by StatCounter.
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eWEEK Labs' first take on the 64-bit-only Windows Server 2008 R2 RC shows that the update takes major steps forward, especially in the area of virtualization. However, moving existing Windows Server 2008 systems to the newest version will not be easy.
eWEEK Labs' early tests of Windows 7 RC 1 show that the operating system installs and runs quickly and efficiently; is highly polished for this stage of development; already supports a wide array of hardware; and is obviously rich with security, connectivity and usability features when compared with either Windows Vista or XP. However, Microsoft's method for dealing with application compatibility--Windows XP Mode for Windows 7, or XPM--leaves something to be desired.
Microsoft Windows XP enters Extended Support mode this week, but IT managers should be thinking more about the Windows family at the end of the Extended Support road: Windows 2000. eWEEK Labs explains what this means for companies still using the older OS, and why now is a good time to start planning for your next OS upgrade.
REVIEW: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 may lag behind rival Web browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera Software's Opera when it comes to some features, but IE 8 can't be beat when it comes to facilities for deploying customized versions across a company. eWEEK Labs' tests show that the free Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8, or IEAK 8, makes it easy to build highly customized versions of the Windows browser for employees.
Commentary: Microsoft is looking to power PC users as a key driver behind the enterprise adoption of the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft is hoping for a better reception from businesses than Vista received, despite the fact that Vista also had good enterprise features. But thanks to Microsoft's licensing plan, many of the enterprise features in Windows 7 aren’t in versions that power users will have access to.
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