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Microsoft Unified Communications technologies can help your business integrate telephone-based tasks such as phone calls, voicemail and conferencing with computer-based tasks such as documentation, spreadsheets, instant messaging, email and calendars. It's simple, streamlined and highly scalable. And we call it Unified Communications.

Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Microsoft is planning to release Service Pack 1 (SP1) for its Vista operating system in the first quarter of 2008, and its beta will be available within a month.
Frank Washkuch Aug 31 2007 10:23AM Security
Microsoft settles Eolas patent feud

Microsoft settles Eolas patent feud

Microsoft has settled a patent lawsuit with Eolas, an intellectual property licensing firm that had previously won a US$521 million legal verdict against the software maker.
Tom Sanders Aug 31 2007 7:58AM Software
Skype absolves Microsoft from outage blame

Skype absolves Microsoft from outage blame

Skype has clarified an earlier statement which appeared to blame Microsoft's monthly patch for last week's outage of the VoIP service.
Tom Sanders Aug 23 2007 7:21AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft has second go at single sign-on

Microsoft has second go at single sign-on

Microsoft has started offering developers a software development kit for its Windows Live ID service.
Shaun Nichols Aug 21 2007 8:09AM Software
Highly critical flaw found in Microsoft Excel

Highly critical flaw found in Microsoft Excel

Vulnerability could be exploited to compromise a user's system.
Matt Chapman Aug 17 2007 1:00PM Security
Microsoft restructures to get ahead in advertising

Microsoft restructures to get ahead in advertising

Microsoft announced today that it will be changing the way it approaches its web-based advertising operations.
Shaun Nichols Aug 15 2007 2:48PM Software
Microsoft delivers nine Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft delivers nine Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft today plugged 14 vulnerabilities by distributing eight client-side patches, as well as a ninth fix that experts say foreshadows threats posed by virtualisation.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2007 9:37AM Security
Microsoft unveils Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Microsoft unveils Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Improved support for Windows Server 2008 and Vista.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 7:01AM Hardware
Microsoft readies nine patches for August

Microsoft readies nine patches for August

Microsoft has outlined nine of the security bulletins it expects to release for its patch release on Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Aug 14 2007 6:25AM Security
Lord of the Rings visual effects firm opts for Microsoft

Lord of the Rings visual effects firm opts for Microsoft

Weta Digital, the firm behind the Lord of the Rings visual effects, today announced a licensing agreement with Microsoft that will see it use Redmond's technology in its movie, commercial and other multimedia productions.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 11:57AM Software
Microsoft delays new Office for Mac

Microsoft delays new Office for Mac

Microsoft has admitted it will not be able to reach its original release date for the next OS X version of Office.
Shaun Nichols Aug 3 2007 11:33AM Software
Microsoft opens up HD Photo format

Microsoft opens up HD Photo format

The Photographic Expert Group(Jpeg) has agreed to consider the submission of Microsoft's file format as an open standard.
Tom Sanders Aug 1 2007 11:15AM Software
Microsoft seeks open source approval

Microsoft seeks open source approval

Microsoft is preparing to submit its three Shared Source licences to the Open Source Initiative. Approval would render them official open source licences.
Tom Sanders Jul 31 2007 12:00PM Software
Secunia says Firefox URI handling bug is also a Microsoft issue

Secunia says Firefox URI handling bug is also a Microsoft issue

Secunia blamed Microsoft this week for a URI handling flaw that can be exploited when a user browses with Firefox but has Internet Explorer (IE) 7 installed.
Frank Washkuch Jul 30 2007 8:39AM Security
Cisco looking to preserve the peace with Microsoft

Cisco looking to preserve the peace with Microsoft

Customer demand is driving Cisco to prevent a clash with Microsoft, but the networking giant seems uncertain about the question of they will succeed.
Tom Sanders Jul 26 2007 10:43AM Networking
FBI sting busts Microsoft, Symantec counterfeiters

FBI sting busts Microsoft, Symantec counterfeiters

The FBI and Chinese authorities have broken up a crime syndicate that was peddling hundreds of millions of dollars of counterfeit software from Microsoft and Symantec.
Dan Kaplan Jul 26 2007 9:51AM Security
Microsoft announces privacy shake-up

Microsoft announces privacy shake-up

Microsoft has announced plans to give its customers greater control over the search information it stores on their online behaviour.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 25 2007 10:03AM Security
Microsoft and Ask follow Google's lead

Microsoft and Ask follow Google's lead

The search industry needs to develop better global privacy principles for the collection, use and protection of data, according to web giants Microsoft and Ask.com.
Staff Writers Jul 24 2007 10:36AM Security
MySpace partners with Microsoft in China

MySpace partners with Microsoft in China

MSN channel offers news and entertainment on MySpace China. MySpace China has partnered with Microsoft to publish a MSN community channel in China, according to local media reports.
Simon Burns Jul 20 2007 4:50PM Networking
Microsoft gives details on Xbox 360 flaws

Microsoft gives details on Xbox 360 flaws

Microsoft has revealed details about the problems suffered by its Xbox 360 consoles, and the reasons for its recent warranty extension.
Iain Thomson Jul 19 2007 11:21AM Hardware

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