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As Windows Vista continues to inch forward, Microsoft is increasing its outreach to ISVs—even the smallest one- to three-person companies—in the hopes of convincing them to write applications for the next version of Windows. The latest Vista evangelism push is code-named Project Glidepath. Glidepath is the name of both the program and the Visual Studio […]

The Katt counts down his top five rejected wacky Linux kernel code names. Duration: 9:19 /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/2/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/2/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

Will Microsoft soon be charged $2.5 million a day for allegedly flouting the European Unions demand to provide documentation about Windows inner workings? Microsoft officials are preparing for that scenario, according to an e-mail update from a member of Microsofts legal department. The Microsoft-EU case will heat up during the next few weeks, starting on […]

Considering the glacial pace that is the world of global standards bodies, its not surprising that developers need to think far ahead. But as the politically-complicated RFID community has just started getting used to RFIDs Gen2, some are already prepping for Gen3. Thats making some in the industry feelings a little skittish–or perhaps nauseous. “Some […]

/zimages/3/139615.jpgMicrosoft posted on June 29 for download the Beta 3 version of its stand-alone Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0 browser. Beta 3 is designed to run on Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2, XP Professional x64, Windows Server 2003 SP 1, Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows Server 2003 ia64 systems. The new beta is downloadable […]

Office 2007 is running late. Microsoft officials acknowledged on June 29 that the company will not meet the October 2006 business-availability target to which it committed in March of 2006. At that time, Microsoft officials said to expect retail availability of Office 2007 to be some time in January 2007, so as to coincide with […]

Microsoft is laying off 214 U.S. salespeople, a day after it announced some executive shuffling across various product groups, officials confirmed on June 29. While this isnt the first time Microsoft has cut employees, the move is somewhat uncharacteristic for the 70,000-employee company that has been adding staff by the thousands each year. In 2004, […]

Henry put products from BlueCoat and Riverbed through their paces to find out if WAN acceleration provides the performance improvements and ROI to make them worth the investment for enterprises. Duration: 5:18 /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/1/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK […]

Disruption in business is the focus of Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, who has carried out groundbreaking research into how small, underestimated companies can disrupt and unseat established and seemingly invincible firms. Christensen has raised flags of both warning and hope for big companies with books titled “The Innovators Dilemma,” “The Innovators Solution” and […]

Limitations with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology have delayed a nationwide rollout at supermarket giant Tesco by several years. Tesco had planned to install RFID tags and readers in 1,400 shops and 30 distribution centers by the middle of this year, but has so far completed just 40 stores and one depot. Instead of tagging […]

Following a series of seemingly nonstop theft-of-data problems from quite a few government agencies recently (Veterans Affairs, IRS, Agriculture, Federal Trade Commission and the Navy), the White House has given agencies 45 days to implement new safety procedures. TEXT: Following a series of seemingly nonstop theft-of-data problems from quite a few government agencies recently (Veterans […]

Friedmans metaphor has many implications for developers in the 21st century. Duration: 14:38 /zimages/5/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/5/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/5/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.