Mary Jo

After reaching an impasse in discussions with Adobe Systems earlier this summer over Microsoft’s intent to bundle “Save as PDF” functionality into Office 2007, Microsoft blinked. Instead, the Redmondians said they would offer “Save to PDF” as a downloadable add-on for Office 2007 users. Microsoft has posted the bits – for saving as PDF and […]

We still don’t know exactly when Microsoft is planning to deliver its “Atlas” Ajax tools. But we now know more about the form and the names of the various pieces that comprise Microsoft Atlas. Microsoft is planning to deliver “Atlas 1.0” on top of ASP.Net 2.0 some time before the end of this year. (Our […]

Over the next three days, Microsoft is planning to move from beta to final gold code for its Windows Live Search service. The Redmondians also are delivering final builds of Windows Live Local Search and Windows Live.com this week. Microsoft has done more than just renamed MSN Search with its latest search properties. For now, […]

Microsoft will be moving its Web search service – now dubbed Windows Live Search – from beta to final, starting on September 12. Windows Live Search is the renamed and revamped replacement for MSN Search. Windows Live Search is powering the search on MSN.com, as well as on Windows Live.com – another Live property that […]

Updated: Stephen Toulouse, a program manager on Microsoft’s Security Response Center team, has shifted responsibilities to focus on Vista security. Toulouse blogged on September 9 about his new role, which he will occupy for “the next couple months,” during the Vista pre- and post-ship period. Speaking of security, eWEEK notes it’s the three-year anniversary of […]

Microsoft Max, the photo-handling application that the Redmondians built in order to showcase Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), is getting more interesting. The newest Max build, released over the weekend, includes the ability to add RSS and ATOM feeds, allowing photos to be viewed in newspaper-style format. Curiously, the newest Max build does not support Windows […]

Looks like Microsoft’s YouTube competitor may not become one of Microsoft’s Live services, after all. The technology Microsoft watchers were expecting to be christened as “Windows Live Video” is actually operating in internal beta form under the name “MSN Soapbox,” according to the LiveSide.Net folks. Warhol, which Softies have been promising for months, will include […]

Microsoft is making noises about delaying the launch of Windows Vista in Europe in order not to run afoul of government regulators there. Microsoft officials say they have insufficient guidance as to what EU officials are expecting the company to do regarding some of the new features it is bundling into Vista. We say: It’s […]

Microsoft is consolidating more of its products under the “Dynamics” brand name. Microsoft already relabeled its four different ERP/financial suites as “Dynamics.” Ditto with its CRM offering. Come January 2007, Microsoft also is going to rebrand its Retail Management System product as “Microsoft Dynamics RMS.”

Window (yes, that is her real name) Snyder, a former Microsoft security strategist, has joined Mozilla to lead its security offensive. Snyder was involved in development of Windows XP SP2 and is credited with seeding the idea for Microsoft’s internal “Blue Hat” security briefings. Most recently, she was founder an dprincipal of Matasano Security, one […]