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    Microsoft Windows chief decries standards grandstanding 20/11/2009 09:41:00

    Los Angeles – Microsoft will be compliant with industry standards in Internet Explorer 9 such as HTML 5, but Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live division, decried the habit of vendors getting ahead of the process.
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    Microsoft: Win7 tool includes GPL code; software will go open source 14/11/2009 09:48:00

    Microsoft Friday acknowledged that its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool does indeed include open source code. To correct the error, the company next week will make the source code and binaries for the tool available under terms of the GPL v2 license.
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    Open source software ready for big business 09/11/2009 17:07:00

    The combination of pumped-up technical features and relatively low prices are giving vendors with open source-based products more inroads to corporate networks than ever before.
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    Microsoft sets SQL Server 2008 R2 preview 04/11/2009 06:38:00

    Microsoft said it will make a preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 available this month that is features complete, including new business intelligence integration tools and master data management features.
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    Microsoft cautiously optimistic on Windows 7 business uptake 24/10/2009 07:59:00

    Despite Thursday's Windows 7 launch and hoopla, Microsoft remains cautious about corporate uptake of the operating system and believes 2010 will be the real start to the upgrade cycle that could run into 2012.
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    Mobile, search key challenges as Microsoft's Ballmer moves beyond a decade as CEO 23/10/2009 02:43:00

    In a little over two months, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will mark the 10th anniversary of his tenure as CEO, a stretch of time where he has seen software, lawsuits, mergers, acquisitions and competitive battle royals come and go.
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    Ballmer: Sidekick outage 'not good' 20/10/2009 14:35:00

    Las Vegas: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer characterized the recent Sidekick data loss episode as "not good," and said he believes all the data will be recovered, but added that Microsoft will have to be more forthcoming in explaining to enterprise customers why a similar situation won’t occur with Microsoft’s online services.
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    Corporate PCs up to task of Windows 7, but age could be mitigating factor 16/10/2009 06:20:00

    Nearly 90 per cent of existing desktops and laptops within corporations can support Windows 7, but many of those assets are aging and will provide only limited grease on the skids of a migration to the new Microsoft operating system, according to a survey released Thursday.
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    Patch Tuesday: What the experts are saying 14/10/2009 08:47:00

    Experts from across the security industry weigh in on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, which was its biggest ever with 13 patches and 34 vulnerabilities:
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    Exchange 2010 hits RTM 09/10/2009 08:02:00

    Microsoft Thursday concluded development on Exchange 2010 and said the new mail server would ship on Nov. 9 at the company's TechEd Conference in Berlin, Germany.
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    Exchange 2010 has challenges, rewards for IT executives 09/10/2009 05:59:00

    Those eyeing a migration to Exchange 2010 will find lots of options that improve the platform, but they won't come without careful attention to deployment details including the rollout of Windows Server 2008, says one expert.
 
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