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Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 5:59 pm 0 comments
Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
Microsoft has not presented an alternative strategy to compete with its dominant rival in the Internet business, Google Inc., since withdrawing a $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. last weekend.
Analysts have been left wondering how the world's largest software maker will increase its share of that multibillion dollar market without a major tie-up.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 5:58 pm 0 comments
Microsoft said today it was appealing against a record €899m (£710m) fine imposed by the European commission for using high prices to discourage software competition.
"Microsoft today filed to the (EU) court of first instance an application to annul the European commission decision of February 27," the US software giant said in a statement.
"We are filing this appeal in a constructive effort to seek clarity from the court," it said.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 5:36 pm 0 comments
Security researcher Aviv Raff has published code that would allow someone to take control of a computer running Internet Explorer, but there's a catch. He's not saying exactly where he's hidden the attack.
"Somewhere in my blog, I embedded a proof-of-concept code that exploits this zero-day vulnerability," Raff wrote in a Wednesday blog posting. A zero-day attack is a previously undisclosed software flaw that has not been fixed by the software maker.
The bug, which affects Internet Explorer 7 and IE 8, could allow an attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer. Raff informed Microsoft of the flaw on Tuesday and the software vendor has not yet patched it, Raff said.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 5:35 pm 0 comments
The biggest cash pile in the technology industry historically has belonged to Microsoft Corp., but now it has some company, and it's a familiar name: Apple Inc.
Microsoft has reduced its cash balance to $26.3 billion through large stock buybacks, dividends and acquisitions. The balance was more than $64 billion less than four years ago.
Apple's balance has been growing - reaching $19.4 billion at last count - as a result of the cash generated by its Mac and iPod lines. Less than four years ago, its stockpile was $5.5 billion.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 2:05 pm 0 comments
With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy.
It's April, and Microsoft's (MSFT) top U. S. salesman for online advertising, Keith Lorizio, is visiting clients in New York City. In a midtown office tower, he sits down with Nicholas Utton, the gregarious chief marketing officer at online broker E*Trade (ETFC). Utton is plenty impressed with Microsoft's technology, and he's a big advertiser on the company's MSN Money site. But when it comes to Internet search sites, the largest and most lucrative advertising market online, Utton makes it clear that Microsoft is, as he sees it, way behind front-runner Google (GOOG). "They're not getting much of our search dollars," he says.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 10:05 am 0 comments
Lai Hoong Fai: We will be releasing the beta of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework SP1. Each of these releases contains a significant amount of new functionality and bug fixes for developers which will further enhance their experiences with our products. However, this bulletin is focused on new functionality specifically in .NET Framework SP1 and Visual Studio SP1 for Client development.
The .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta delivers more controls, a streamlined setup, improved start-up performance, and powerful new graphics features for WPF development. This release includes numerous bug fixes and the following feature areas:
New and improved graphics capabilities for both 2D and 3D
New controls and extensibility
Performance improvements for startup and runtime, as well as streamlined setup
Interop with HTML (DOM) as well as DirectX
As part of the streamlined setup we are introducing a new .NET Framework 3.5 Client Profile which is a perfect subset of the .NET Framework 3.5 targeted exclusively at client applications and clients scenarios. The Client Profile will work with ClickOnce application deployments.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 9:56 am 0 comments
Brandon LeBlanc: I caught up with Deryl McCartney, Marketing Manager for the Windows Vista Logo Program, to get a general update on Certified for Windows Vista product as of today.
Just to re-cap: Certified for Windows Vista products are products that carry the above logo. This logo represents a group of applications and hardware that have gone through an extensive certification process that means they work great with Windows Vista. We want users who are looking for devices, applications, or PC components to easily be able to identify the ones that will give them the best experience in Windows Vista today. When I go into a store looking for something for my PCs I always "look for the logo".
As of April, we currently have over 5,000 products that are Certified for Windows Vista. Since last July, the amount of Certified for Windows Vista products has almost doubled! As you can see - we've seen quite a bit of growth with new Certified for Windows Vista products entering the market.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 9:15 am 0 comments
Microsoft Corp. will play a key role in creating a ubiquitous computing environment for future citizens and businesses of Songdo International Business District (IBD). The city of the future is currently under construction in Incheon just 40 miles southwest of Seoul, South Korea. Songdo will be the first “new” city in the world designed and planned as an international business district. Microsoft has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gale International, the developer responsible for the $35 billion (U.S.) project, to collaborate to deliver technology and infrastructure and create a cutting-edge, digitally connected and environmentally sustainable city for the benefit of citizens, businesses and government.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 9:12 am 0 comments
Creative has told buyers of its ALchemy for Audigy sound software that they'll get their money back following its decision to release the next version of the app free of charge.
In an email sent out to customers yesterday, Creative said the new version of the software will be released on or shortly after 19 May. Unlike previous releases, it won't cost anything. Older versions of the application came with a $10 price tag.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:15 am 0 comments
Today, in his keynote address at the Government Leaders Forum—Asia (GLF Asia) in Jakarta, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates announced several new programs, partnerships and offerings that strengthen Microsoft’s commitment to and investment in delivering accessible technology and transforming education for citizens across the Asia Pacific region and around the world.
The announcements include new education tools for people with special needs; the extension of an important skills development and certification program available through Internet cafes (iCafes) in the Philippines; the further progress of Microsoft’s flagship K–12 education program Partners in Learning, which has now achieved a milestone number of 100 million students reached worldwide; and the expansion of Microsoft Innovation Centers in Indonesia with Pelita Harapan University.
Posted by winbeta on Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:34 am 0 comments
A US-based security consultancy plans to release software next month that it claims will help employers launch ethical phishing attacks against their own employees.
The phishing software is designed to test how susceptible staff or customers are to phishing attacks, according to its maker, Intrepidus Group.
The company claims on its Web site the software allows security testers to pull content from other sites and drop it as a phishing e-mail, add e-mail addresses, set up attack schedules, and then track which staff are the weakest links.
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