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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 to acquire anti-virus company

Microsoft to acquire anti-virus company

Microsoft has agreed to acquire Sybari Software, a provider anti-virus and anti-spam products for businesses.
Marcia Savage Feb 8 2005 5:54PM Security
Microsoft to issue 13 security advisories

Microsoft to issue 13 security advisories

Microsoft is readying its customers for the release of 13 new security advisories, including fixes for Microsoft Office, Windows Media Player and MSN Messenger that are rated as critical.
David Quainton Feb 4 2005 3:20PM Security
Microsoft mulls CRM channel expansion

Microsoft mulls CRM channel expansion

As it celebrates a sometimes controversial year of selling customer relationship management applications in the Australian market, Microsoft is also weighing up the pros and cons of expanding its pool of CRM channel partners.
Angus Kidman , Angus Kidman Feb 4 2005 10:30AM Software
Microsoft sues porn spammers

Microsoft sues porn spammers
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Qld signs Microsoft support for $8m

Qld signs Microsoft support for $8m

Queensland Government has signed a three year, $8 million software support agreement with Microsoft Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2005 2:05PM Software
Microsoft and Cisco play nice

Microsoft and Cisco play nice

Unity has broken out in the realm of endpoint security. But for many organizations, grand plans and vision are all well and good, but what about the practicalities? René Millman goes in search of some answers
René Millman Jan 7 2005 3:21PM Security
More Windows bugs appear

More Windows bugs appear

Three new and unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows were made public on security mailing lists over Christmas weekend, pushing some security vendors to claim user systems may be open to attack and hijacking.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Dec 29 2004 1:49PM Software
Microsoft acquires anti-spyware firm Giant

Microsoft acquires anti-spyware firm Giant

Microsoft has acquired Giant Company Software, a supplier of anti-spyware and other security products.
Marcia Savage Dec 16 2004 9:41PM Security
Microsoft won't eat its own dogfood

Microsoft won't eat its own dogfood

Microsoft is failing to publish sender authentication mechanism SenderID records for its own domain, even though it originally proposed the standard and drove it through the IETF standards process before patent concerns lead to it being delayed. Emails from the company can instead by verified using the original Sender Policy Framework version 1.
David Quainton Dec 8 2004 10:42AM Security
Anti-spam law suits Microsoft

Anti-spam law suits Microsoft

Microsoft has launched seven lawsuits against spammers, using the powers offered by CAN-SPAM. Seven “John Doe” lawsuits were filed in Washington State Superior Court acting on new legislation that requires sexually explicit material to be labelled.
David Quainton Dec 3 2004 12:43PM Security
Air Force consolidates Microsoft contracts to improve security

Air Force consolidates Microsoft contracts to improve security

The U.S. Air Force consolidated 38 contracts for Microsoft software and nine support contracts into two enterprise-wide agreements, a move it says will improve security and save money.
Marcia Savage Nov 22 2004 4:32PM Security
Microsoft showcases new management, security offerings

Microsoft showcases new management, security offerings

Bill Gates showed off new technology to ease management and patching at the Microsoft IT Forum '04 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jon Tullett Nov 16 2004 3:44PM Security
Axalto, Microsoft deploy .NET smartcard

Axalto, Microsoft deploy .NET smartcard

A smartcard with a scaled down .NET framework will deliver strong authentication to Microsoft users, including the software giant's own employees.
Jon Tullett Nov 16 2004 3:44PM Security
Microsoft concludes piracy cases

Microsoft concludes piracy cases

Microsoft Australia was last week awarded $1 million in damages against distributor TYN Electronics, formerly APD International and its director Ngat Doan, concluding a long running software counterfeiting case.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2004 12:00AM Software
Resellers under scrutiny in Microsoft piracy case

Resellers under scrutiny in Microsoft piracy case

A four day copyright infringement trial has produced evidence that may implicate at least three resellers in illegal activities aimed at circumventing Microsoft’s strict software licensing regime.
Fleur Doidge Nov 8 2004 12:00AM Software
Business as usual for Microsoft Axapta resellers

Business as usual for Microsoft Axapta resellers

Microsoft has no special plans for extra initiatives that may help its partners battle their way to Axapta sales in the heaving seas of an already overcrowded and over-traded ERP market.
Fleur Doidge Nov 8 2004 12:00AM Software
Microsoft tweaks Axapta for life sciences

Microsoft tweaks Axapta for life sciences

Microsoft Business Solutions continues to creep up the software stack. MBS plans to ship a new version of Axapta, its higher-end ERP offering tailored for life science applications, the company said early this week.
Barbara Darrow Nov 2 2004 12:00AM Software
Microsoft updates WS-Discovery specification

Microsoft updates WS-Discovery specification

Microsoft has updated its Web Services Dynamic Discovery (WS-Discovery) specification. First released in February 2004, the specification was revised based on feedback received from the WS-Discovery Feedback Workshop held in May.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Cisco and Microsoft urged to provide road map for security collaboration

Cisco and Microsoft urged to provide road map for security collaboration

Cisco and Microsoft's recent partnership to make their scan-and-block network security systems interoperable, marks an important enhancement for enterprise networks, according to Gartner.
Robert Jaques Oct 29 2004 11:06AM Security
Cisco and Microsoft seal security alliance

Cisco and Microsoft seal security alliance

Cisco and Microsoft have promised customers improved IT security after sealing an alliance that will see the two technology giants integrate key technologies into forthcoming offerings.
Robert Jaques Oct 19 2004 10:09AM Security

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