Peter Galli

Microsoft Corp. is working on new versions of Windows and Office, including an enterprise version of the upcoming Windows Vista and a premium version of Office 12. Microsoft officials remain tight-lipped about details, but they said both products are still in development. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts at a meeting here last week that […]

Looking to counter Microsoft Corp.s claims of security superiority, open-source software vendors are giving the battle against vulnerabilities top billing at this weeks LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Red Hat Inc., of Raleigh, N.C., will announce an initiative dubbed Security in a Networked World, designed to address security issues across an enterprise network […]

PORTLAND—The ability of open-source software and the Linux operating system to scale and to meet mission-critical enterprise needs got a resounding endorsement from Jeremy Zawodny, who works for Yahoo Inc.s technical team. In a talk to the several hundred attendees at the annual OSCON (OReilly Open Source Convention) here on Wednesday about whether Linux and […]

As Linux and open-source vendor Novell Inc. moves to wind down its relationship with Open-Xchange Inc. and the open-source Open-Xchange collaboration server, Novells primary competitor, Red Hat Inc., is quickly moving in to take its place. Novell, of Waltham, Mass., plans to discontinue selling at years end its SuSE Linux Openexchange Server, essentially a SuSE-branded […]

The ability of animators to turn the imaginary world into reality for millions of moviegoers rests solidly on the shoulders of technological advances, says Jeffrey Katzenberg, a co-founder and the CEO of the DreamWorks SKG studio. At a recent media conference about “Madagascar,” an animated movie from DreamWorks that was released nationally earlier this summer […]

Users running illegal or pirated copies of Microsoft Corp.s Windows are no longer able to get most updates, the software maker has announced. Beginning last week, users running Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Tablet Edition and Windows 2000 Server must certify that their software is genuine to receive updates via Windows […]

The long-awaited release of Microsofts first beta of Windows Vista is offering users a look at powerful controls and eye-catching new features, but its a view with a shifting landscape. Microsoft Corp. officials have been quick to caution that the code and the feature set of the Vista beta, given to some 20,000 technical testers […]

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. has sold 100,000 copies of its Windows XP Starter Edition software, designed to meet the needs of first-time users in emerging markets. Will Poole, the senior vice president of the Windows client group, told attendees here at Microsofts annual financial analyst meeting that the company is growing its portfolio of products and […]

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. on Thursday devoted an entire 40-minute session at its annual financial day here to the competitive threat posed to its business by open source software and Linux. In a presentation entitled “Competing and Winning Around Linux,” Kevin Johnson, the group vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and services group, said the companys […]

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce a number of new versions for Windows and Office, including an enterprise version of the upcoming Windows Vista and a premium version of Office 12, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the companys annual financial analyst meeting here on Thursday. /zimages/4/28571.gifRead more here about the first beta of Windows […]

The long-awaited first beta for the Windows Vista client release, which was formerly known as Longhorn, officially goes live Wednesday, hitting some 20,000 technical beta testers. Microsoft also Wednesday released the first beta of the as-yet un-renamed Windows “Longhorn” Server to a limited number of participants in the technical beta program, including hardware manufacturers, OEMs, […]

Microsoft Corp. is tightening the noose for those people running illegal or pirated copies of its Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Tablet editions and Windows 2000 software on their systems. Starting Tuesday, it will be mandatory for users of this Windows software to certify that their software is a genuine and legal […]