First Look: Internet Explorer 8 beta
Microsoft has added some promising new features but most users should wait for a more stable final release
A multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing, including Windows and Office. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues.
Ballmer disses MacBook Air, bemoans Google behemoth
Microsoft’s CEO explains his company’s foray into online advertising world and reiterates Vista’s security features
MIX 08: Mobile version of Silverlight unveiled
Microsoft also released betas of Internet Explorer 8 and Expression Studio 2.0, and Canadian companies are taking advantage
Microsoft’s Server 2008 platform presents plenty of partner opportunities
Security practices around Server and virtualization are key
Vancouver partner tackles SharePoint pain points
Habanero Consulting Group discusses some custom services with Microsoft’s portal development suite
Vista (in)Capable: New price, same old ****
What is Redmond really thinking?
Microsoft teams with Nokia to put Silverlight on devices
Redmond wants to make Silverlight as ubiquitous as its competitor, Adobe’s Flash
Price cuts won’t help Windows Vista: analyst
Microsoft announced cuts in some markets but it’s not clear how much customers will save, if anything, in North America
The top time-savers in WinServ, SQL and VS 2008
Microsoft’s COO joins Canadian customers and partners to officially launch its latest server OS, database and developer tools
Microsoft hopes for a hat trick with three major product launches
New editions of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 underline the vendor’s “Dynamic IT” strategy
Windows XP SP3: Improvements under the hood
The security improvements in the second release candidate are compelling but there’s no need to rush to install
Novell to buy Canadian virtualization management solutions company
Will pay US$205 million for PlateSpin, which has 20 partners across the country
Microsoft shares trade secrets of Windows, Office
Redmond offers thousands of pages of information on software free of charge in interoperability push
Office Live Small Business goes a la carte
The offering is ideal for small businesses on a shoestring budget that need to share data among employees
OpenID gains support for online single sign-on
IBM, VeriSign and the major search firms are all backing a framework that would ease the user name and password hassles