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The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) folks are crafty. Possibly even as deliciously devious as Microsoft. During a supposedly secret meeting last month, Microsoft officials recently asked OSDL CEO Stuart Cohen whether OSDL might consider conducting a joint-research study which would provide some “fact-based analysis” on Windows vs. Linux. Cohen politely declined, expressing skepticism about […]

Martin Taylor, Microsoft Corp.s general manager of platform strategy, recently approached Open Source Development Labs Inc., in Beaverton, Ore., to consider ways in which the two could conduct a joint research project to do some facts-based analysis of Linux and Windows. OSDL CEO Stuart Cohen talked to eWEEK Senior Editor Peter Galli about OSDLs future […]

When Microsoft announced a year ago that it had decided to rip the next-generation Windows File System (WinFS) from Longhorn, many company watchers wrote off the feature as little more than vaporware. But it seems Microsoft didnt simply shelve WinFS. According to sources close to the company, Microsoft just last week put the finishing touches […]

The WinFS rumors were true: Microsoft has posted for download by its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers a first beta of its next-generation WinFS file system. While many developers were not expecting Microsoft to release a Beta 1 build of the technology until late 2006, Microsoft officials said on Monday that getting early bits to […]

While Microsoft Corp. is preparing its midmarket marketing onslaught, the company is not forgoing its small-business push. Microsoft is expected to roll out a new Windows Midmarket Server bundle at a business summit for midmarket customers on Sept. 7. Although the midmarket server is not expected to ship until 2007, according to sources, Microsoft will […]

Since rumors hit the channel that Hewlett-Packard was seeking buyers for ProCurve, its Ethernet switching unit, resellers of the solution have been taking a wait-and-see approach. Hewlett-Packard Co. declined to comment on the reported sale, word of which first surfaced in the Aug. 16 issue of BusinessWeek magazine, but channel partners of the Palo Alto, […]

The Microsoft brass believes real-time collaboration means a lot more than just instant messaging. To push real-time technologies into the business applications space, the Redmond, Wash., software vendor is making available to Visual Studio developers a set of controls and code samples that can be used to build presence directly into their applications. Microsoft officially […]

For some, instant messaging offers a convenient alternative to running between cubicles or floors; for others, it can provide a vital connection with customers; and for others it can be a nifty office socializing method. Regardless of the reason, IM (instant messaging) has become a common method of communications in businesses nationwide. With its proliferation, […]

Microsoft is adding another member to its growing family of R2 servers. The latest addition is Virtual Server 2005 R2. Microsoft officials announced at the Intel Developer Forum this week that they had decided to christen the first service pack update for Microsofts Virtual Server 2005 product as an R2 release instead of SP1. The […]

Its that time of year. Microsoft midyear reviews are over. Summer vacations are winding down. And Microsoft execs are dreaming big. Perfect time for a reorg, isnt it? To most, such a move would seem counterintuitive at best and suicidal at worst. After all, Microsoft is right in the middle of some key product development/launch […]

Sean Stenovich often sees his small and midsize business clients pick and choose their security solutions based on what they think they need and can afford. The result is a security plan that covers some areas but leaves many others exposed, said Stenovich, a principal at Dallas security solutions provider M&S Technologies. “Theyre thinking [anti-virus] […]

Microsoft Corp. officials have admitted one of their biggest challenges in continuing to grow the companys Windows business is the impression among some of its installed base that older Windows versions are good enough. The users of Windows 95, which turns 10 years old on Wednesday, are a case in point. Check out any of […]