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Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. officials are sharing more and more these days, from ID management specs, to racks of servers, to keynote appearances at trade shows. That doesnt mean the two have ceased competing, however. And nowhere is that competition more evident than on the programming-language front. Suns Java and Microsofts C# are […]

/zimages/1/109551.jpg Anders Hejlsberg is one of Microsoft Corp.s handful of distinguished engineers. He is known for having developed the Borland Turbo Pascal compiler and for having been chief architect of Borlands Delphi technology. Hejlsberg left Borland, where he last served as chief engineer, to join Microsoft in 1996. Since joining Microsoft, Hejlsbergs greatest claim to […]

Microsoft and Alacritech on Wednesday reached a settlement in their legal dispute over a technology designed to accelerate TCP/IP based networks. In March, the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction barring Microsoft Corp. from including the technology—code-named Chimney—in an upcoming release of Longhorn, the next-generation version of Windows. At the time, Alacritech […]

When Mississippis favorite son, Bernard Ebbers, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his part in the Worldcom/MCI debacle this week, it seemed to be a worthy blood sacrifice to the many tens of thousands of people who suffered at his, and his companys, hands. The clamor for sacrifice was focused on Ebbers himself. […]

MINNEAPOLIS—At Microsofts Worldwide Partner Conference here, eWEEK senior editor Peter Galli and senior writer Renee Boucher Ferguson continue their conversation with Allison Watson, vice president of Microsofts Worldwide Partner Group. /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to read the first installment of the interview with Watson. Peter Galli: Doug Burgums [the senior vice president of Microsofts Business Solutions group] […]

Back in December 2003, Microsoft Corp. shuffled its Windows platforms group and created the unified Core Operating Systems Division. COSDs charter: To ensure Windows “engineering excellence.” Whats happened since then? Slowly but surely, COSD has been finding its way, according to one of the key movers and shakers on the COSD team, Rob Short, corporate […]

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The single most common—and most damaging—error in IT security practice is the failure to approach it from a strategic perspective. IT security is a complex and competitive endeavor. Attempting to address individual issues without a clear and consistent sense of the larger picture is like trying to play chess without being able to see the […]

MINNEAPOLIS—The buck stops at Allison Watsons desk when it comes to partner satisfaction—a pretty heady position considering Microsofts nearly complete reliance on its partner channel to sell its wares. Among other duties, Watson, vice president of Microsoft Corp.s Worldwide Partner Group, is responsible for the successful implementation of the Microsoft Partner Program. Initially rolled out […]

Microsoft is expected to roll out on Tuesday two new hardware bundles aimed at home users. The first is a three-in-one control center for Windows XP Media Center PCs, sources close to the Redmond software vendor said. Microsoft is expected to christen the new model the “Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition.” […]

MINNEAPOLIS—Microsoft may love its partners. But that isnt stopping the company from continuing to encroach on areas that have traditionally been its partners turf. At the final day of Microsofts worldwide partner conference here on Sunday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off his morning keynote with repeated shouts of “I love you, partners!” But shortly […]

MINNEAPOLIS—Microsoft likes presence technology so much that it is working to make sure it takes root throughout its various business units, as well as among its independent-software-vendor partners. Here at the worldwide partner conference, Microsoft announced what it is called the “RTC [real-time communications] Presence Toolkit.” The toolkit will provide to developers a set of […]