Peter Galli

Microsoft is accusing some competitors of exactly the same thing of which they have criticized the software company: pushing an exclusive standard to the detriment of all others and not enabling choice. These sharp words from Microsoft follow the formation last week of the OpenDocument Format Alliance, a coalition of more than 35 organizations from […]

Microsoft has broadened the group of testers for the first beta of its upcoming Exchange “12” e-mail, calendaring and unified messaging server, releasing last week a Community Technology Preview to its 200,000 global TechNet and MSDN subscribers. “The CTP is a Beta 1 release, which is still a private beta, but the second beta for […]

It will be an uphill climb for microsoft to push customers into upgrading to the 2007 Office system suite when released later this year, but wooing users away will be equally tough for competitors. Top on the list of Microsofts challenges: Office 2007s new user interface, which could require extensive, expensive staff retraining, and a […]

While Microsoft faces a host of challenges in maintaining its market share numbers and persuading customers to upgrade to its 2007 Office System suite of products when released in the second half of this year, its competitors face an equally daunting task of winning users away from Office 2007 and growing their numbers. Heading the […]

Microsoft has broadened the group of testers for the first beta of its upcoming Exchange 12 e-mail, calendaring and unified messaging server product, announcing March 1 that it had released a community technology preview build to its 200,000 global TechNet and MSDN subscribers. “The CTP is a beta one release, which is still a private […]

Microsoft made its latest Community Technology Preview for Windows Vista available to testers on Feb. 22, saying this was an enterprise release that was also feature-complete for the first time. The Redmond, Wash., software maker also gave information about several deployment tools and imaging technologies that will be made available alongside Vista, including the Windows […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.— The biggest industry trend in the IT sector is the move from the Internet world to the participation age, said Scot McNealy, CEO and chairman of Sun Microsystems. Speaking on Feb. 24, the 24th birthday of the firm, at its annual media summit held at its campus here, McNealy said the closed, […]

Sun Microsystems has appointed Michael Lehman as its chief financial officer, effective Feb. 22, while Robert Finocchio has been elected to the companys board of directors. Stephanie Von Allmen, a spokesperson for Sun, based in Santa Clara, Calif., told eWEEK that Finocchio, who is a 30-year veteran of the financial and high-tech industries, would also […]

Microsoft made the February CTP (Community Technology Preview) for Windows Vista available to testers on Feb. 22, saying this is an enterprise release that was also feature-complete for the first time. The Redmond, Wash. software maker also gave information about a number of deployment tools and imaging technologies that will be made available alongside Vista, […]

Before the end of the year, Microsoft plans to roll out 34 suites, programs, servers, services and tools that will form its new 2007 Microsoft Office system family of products, previously known as Office 12. Retail pricing for the product remains unchanged from Office 2003, John Cairns, senior director of licensing and pricing in Microsofts […]

Open-source vendor SugarCRM the week of Feb. 13 became the first outside party to offer its software under the quasi-open-source Microsoft Community License. However, dont expect to see a rush of open-source companies looking to license their products the same way. For example, Shaun Connolly, the vice president of product management for JBoss, based in […]

Microsoft on Feb. 16 is set to announce 34 Office suites, programs, servers, services and tools—13 of which are new—that form part of its 2007 Microsoft Office family of products, previously knows as Office 12. Retail pricing for the comparable versions of the product has not been increased, remaining unchanged from the retail prices for […]