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Operating Systems RSS FeedsWindows Blackcomb re(code)named Vienna - Microsoft confirmed Friday that it has changed the codename for the next version of Windows beyond Vista, though it revealed little else. ?The codename for Blackcomb has changed to ?Vienna? . . . [but] this does not reflect a big change for us [because] we have used city code names in the past,? a Microsoft spokeswoman said in an e-mail statement....Feed Source: www.wininsider.com Microsoft to bolster Software Assurance program - Microsoft is planning several major changes to beef up features of Software Assurance, the company's maintenance and upgrade program that has been criticized for its expense and slow follow-up with new products.
The program, started in 2002, streamlined what was often a complex and expensive licensing routine for Microsoft products.... Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 leaks to web - Screenshots and code for the most recent build of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser have leaked to the Internet, several Windows devotee sites reported Friday.
Internet Explorer 7, which is being co-developed for the upcoming Windows Vista and the current flagship Microsoft OS, Windows XP -- has been posted to at least one German Web site -- links are available from JCXP.... Visual Studio Team System 2006 on horizon - Microsoft is working toward the release of the Team Foundation Server component of its lifecycle tools suite and is expected to release it later this quarter as part of the renamed Visual Studio Team System 2006, sources said.
Meanwhile, with the release of the new version of the lifecycle tools suite, Microsoft and some of its partners will provide support for agile development methodologies, including Scrum.... Microsoft hopes to MIX in with Web designers - With a new conference slated for March, Microsoft will attempt to woo a developer segment that's traditionally been a hard sell -- creative types who build and design multimedia Web applications.
The first-ever MIX 06 conference, which will be held in Las Vegas from March 20-22, will provide a forum for showing Web designers and developers how they can use Microsoft technologies to deliver state-of-the-art business Web sites and Web-based applications, according to a Web site about the show (http://www.... Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 Java driver - Microsoft on Wednesday released a JDBC Driver that allows developers to link Java applications to its SQL Server databases.
The driver is available free of charge to all SQL Server users. It hooks into both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 from any Java application, application server or Java-enabled applet.... Microsoft may support Blu-Ray in Vista after all - Internal Microsoft documentation states that the software giant is about to make a surprising addition to the Windows Vista code tree on February 22, about a week after the company is expected to ship a complete version of the OS to testers. On that day, the company will apparently add Blu-ray DVD support to the OS, according to the documentation I've seen.... Microsoft acquires portfolio management firm - In a little-noticed move that promises to change the landscape for project portfolio management software vendors and consultants, Microsoft announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of New York-based UMT.
Microsoft expects to combine UMT?s technology and expertise with its own Office Enterprise Project Management solution, which is built on Office Project Professional 2003 and Office Project Server 2003.... Microsoft updates retail package, announces new terminals - Microsoft announced yesterday that three manufacturers -- Casio, DigiPoS Systems Group and HP -- will sell point-of-sale terminals pre-loaded with Microsoft Point of Sale software.
The partner announcement coincides with shipment of version 1.3 of Microsoft Retail Management System. The new version brings improved integration between the package's Headquarters module and Microsoft Dynamics GP financial management software.... Microsoft updates software for call centers - Microsoft on Wednesday released an update to its software for call centers that adds new functionality for customers to interact with customer-care agents, according to the company.
Previously, Microsoft's software for call centers was Contact Center Framework, and when it was released in May 2005 it mainly enabled customer care agents to unify the way they access their applications on their desktop, said Vish Thirumurthy, a group manager for Microsoft's communications group.... Cingular debuts Windows 5.0 smartphone - Cingular today introduced a new smartphone, the first such gadget to be powered by the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system.
Equipped with Bluetooth wireless support, quad-band international roaming and support for the EDGE wireless data network, the Cingular 2125 Smartphone is being marketed as a business-to-business communications device for mobile employees on the go.... Microsoft to buy Safeco's Redmond campus - Microsoft is significantly boosting its presence in the Seattle region with an agreement to pay $209.5 million for most of Safeco's campus in Redmond.
Safeco disclosed the purchase-and-sale agreement in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday morning. Microsoft had been widely considered a likely buyer of the property since Safeco decided last year to consolidate its operations at its headquarters in Seattle's University District.... Microsoft ships new WinFX preview ? issues 'Go Live' licenses - Microsoft on Wednesday released to developers a previously promised community technology preview -- or CTP -- for a set of key technologies coming in Windows Vista.
WinFX is the moniker for what Ari Bixhorn, Microsoft director of Web services strategy, described in a statement as "an evolution of the .... What will Windows Vista sound like? Ask Robert Fripp - Microsoft recently had King Crimson co-founder Robert Fripp over to Microsoft Studios a few blocks from the company's Redmond, Wash. campus, to record some sounds that may well end up being the startup music when you boot Windows Vista.
Known in recent years for the evocative, highly-textured musical soundscapes that he creates using his guitar in conjunction with various delays, echo units and other audio processors, Fripp recently spent several hours at the studios, as shown in a video posted by Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble on Microsoft's online developer site, Channel 9, last week.... Tutorial: Linux Command Line For Beginners: Finding Help Documents - A typical Linux system comes with all kinds of help documentation built-in, and a lot of users don't even know it's there. Juliet Kemp is your guide to finding man, info, and HTML help pages.... Tutorial: The Bad Guys Will Hack Off Your Fingers - LinuxPlanet Classics: Getting the fingerprint reader working hasn't advanced much since this article was first run, so here we go again, with some updated references. Please note that fingerprint readers, like all biometric devices, are easy to foil and do not provide strong security; but they are convenient.... Review: Seven Most Influential GNU/Linux Distributions - LinuxPlanet Classics: Bruce Byfield reviews his choices for the top general-purpose Linux distributions, and their strengths and weaknesses. ... Tip: Securely Wiping Disks With DBAN - Juliet Kemp introduces DBAN (Darik's Boot And Nuke), a self-contained boot disk (floppy, CD, USB) that securely wipes hard disks. It is operating system independent and meets a number of government security standards; read on to learn more.... Report: Tech Writing Tips From the LinuxPlanet Pros - People who write good howtos and documentation are the finest people there are. Tina Gasperson, Bruce Byfield, and Carla Schroder share some tips on improving your writing skills, and building a body of work to be proud of.... Review: Linux Mint Raises the User-Friendliness Bar - Linux Mint says its "purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution." With hundreds of Linux distributions vying for our attention, what sets Linux Mint apart? Paul Ferrill learns that it does indeed have some worthy features not commonly found in other distributions.... Tutorial: The Linux Command Shell For Beginners: What is the Shell? - In her last installment, Akkana Peck gave us a friendly introduction to the Linux command line. Today we learn the difference between the console, terminal, and shell, and some slick shortcuts that are faster than a GUI.... Review: Hotrod Your Asus Laptop With 64-bit Kubuntu - In which Rob Reilly's old heap dies for good; he replaces it with the laptop equivalent of an American muscle car, stuffs 64-bit Kubuntu on it, and goes joyriding. Is it a good trip? Does it perform to expectations? Come on in and find out.... Tutorial: Managing Photos and Creating Albums With Picasa 3 - Eric Geier show how, with Google's Picasa, you can create online photo albums, touch-up and fix photos, make movies, and create gift CDs or DVDs without having to be an ace graphical artist guru.... Tip: Don't Get Fried on Cheap Power Supplies - It doesn't pay to pinch pennies on computer power supplies, because inferior power supplies cause slowdowns, lockups, crashes and worse. Here are some tips for how to pick quality power supplies.... Copyright © 2009, Web Business Pro. All Rights Reserved. |