Talks between Microsoft and Yahoo are back on the table again, but maybe not about the acquisition bid.
Microsoft warned developers on Thursday that if they're getting an error when installing the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 beta released this week, they need to uninstall hotfix KB944899.
Most say they are working on Windows XP development at present, but Vista development efforts may triple next year.
New beta VM tool from Microsoft is designed to help keep offline systems current.
ServerFX, Thread Analyzer for Java, NetAdvantage for JSF 2008 Volume 1 among new releases.
On Tuesday, Redmond rolled out four patches for the month of May as expected, with three deemed "Critical" and one "Moderate."
Microsoft is investigating the matter, but the bug seems to derive from bad installs by OEMs on AMD-based computers.
On Monday Microsoft released the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 beta bits for public download.
Three patches will target critical remote code execution exploits in Microsoft Office, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine.
Microsoft issued the second community technology preview of its scripting and management tool for servers using Windows operating systems.
Exec says Live Mesh key for tying together various online and offline solutions
Redmond hopes to challenge SAS Institute and SPSS for data mining and predictive analytic bragging rights.
TechNet and MSDN subscribers now have access to the "slipstream build," but Microsoft also released XP SP3 generally via Windows Update.
Yahoo's next steps could be with Google or AOL.
Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.
Speculation Microsoft may walk away from deal if increased offer of $33 per share rejected.
Microsoft is expected to announce further details this week on its Yahoo takeover plans.
Research firm says SaaS, SOA continue to be the most important technologies for "enterprise software customers."
New hardware appliance is designed to help accelerate the performance of Web services.
The availability of new service pack for the Windows XP operating system has been postponed until Microsoft fixes an application compatibility problem.