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Virtualization May Help With Windows Bloat

The next version of Windows may address some of the limitations seen in Vista.

Borland Debuts Silk 2008 Test Suite

Company releases testing and quality assurance tools for development teams.

Yahoo-AOL Talks Rumored To Oppose Microsoft Bid

Other rumors include a joint bid for Yahoo by Microsoft and News Corp.

Symantec: Online Security Concerns Growing in the Workplace

Vectors include Web 2.0 apps and client-side browser attacks.

Microsoft Releases Robotics Developer Studio 2008 CTP

Microsoft Wednesday released the first community technology preview (CTP) of Robotics Developer Studio 2008.

Yahoo Angers Microsoft by Proposing Google Ad Test

Announcement of a trial with Google generates blunt response from Redmond.

'Stirling' Beta Security Solution Released

Microsoft's integrated security solution, code-named "Stirling," is currently available as a public beta release.

Microsoft Rolls Out Eight Patches for 10 Vulnerabilities

Fixes are for client-side vulnerabilities.

Mainsoft Java Platform Adds ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Support

Mainsoft has released a new 2.2 version of Mainsoft for Java EE.

Microsoft Issues Initial Protocol Documentation

The company plans to release final protocol documentation and patent information by the end of June for Office, SharePoint and Exchange.

Microsoft's Bid Goes Hostile, but Yahoo Stands Firm

Ballmer threatens to replace Yahoo's board members in three weeks' time.

Microsoft Reveals More About Rosario

A VSLive! talk on Redmond's application lifecycle management system described some of its upcoming features.

Microsoft Faces Skeptics at Open Source Conference

Novell and Microsoft use virtualization technology to demonstrate running Novell's Linux on Windows server, and vice versa.

Windows XP Licensing Extended for Low-Cost PCs

Microsoft added another two years of life to its popular operating system, but only for OEMs building devices with limited hardware capabilities.

Microsoft Plans Eight Fixes in April

Patches address remote code execution attacks and other potential problems.

UPDATED: OOXML Approved, but Battle With ODF Begins

Controversy may continue over Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, which underwent fast-track approval by ISO/IEC.

OOXML Approved, but Battle With ODF Begins

Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was accepted as an international standard, according to an announcement issued today by the International Organization for Standardization.

Leaks Suggest OOXML Approved as ISO/IEC Standard

Microsoft itself is pointing to publicly disclosed information.

Microsoft Joins MIT Kerberos Consortium

Redmond gets behind open source network authentication protocol, which is already used in its operating systems.

ISO Plans To Announce OOXML Decision This Week

Vote count is close on ratifying Microsoft's Office Open XML document format as an international standard.