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Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering

Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offeringSimplicityNifty! (Weird how this had cross my mind this morning after we finished our migration to SBS 2008 and suddenly there's a Reuters article today.)Really, all I would like to see is something like how Windows Defender is today--remarkably silent,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Morro antiviru, Microsoft Ready, Google Inc., Morro, beta, Symantec Corp., antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

Microsoft readies its Web platform 2.0

Microsoft readies its Web platform 2.0Greatness!I downloaded and installed Wordpress on my machine using the Web Platform Installer last week and it went out, got WordPress and PHP and installed them both on my machine in minutes! It would have taken me an hour to get it all set up....

Tags: Channel management, OPEN SOURCE, Databases, post title, Web platform 2.0, Microsoft Ready, Web, Microsoft Corp., MySQL, LAMP Stack

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Microsoft readies a new 'netbook-like' Windows Server SKU

Microsoft readies a new 'netbook-like' Windows Server SKURemember Windows XP Fundamentals for Legacy PC'sThis kinda reminds me of that, so they made to choose a more appropriate name. (Windows Server 2008 R2 Starter). I think instead of muddying the water with more SKU's, why not make the traditional set of...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Servers, Operating systems, netbook, Windows Server SKU, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, server, car

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Microsoft readies new 'Dublin' distributed app server

Microsoft readies new 'Dublin' distributed app serverIt'd be interesting to see ...how they address "a need to have a single, end-to-end view of all of their data, pulled from multiple back-ends". WF + WCF in a stateful yet scalable manner, hmmm, that's exactly what developers want from future .Net framework.

Tags: Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Ready, Dublin, application server, Microsoft Corp., server

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Microsoft readies new Storage 1.0 feature pack for Windows

Microsoft readies new Storage 1.0 feature pack for WindowsWhere's WinFS then ?Looks like the once much vaunted WinFS is still a no show.Maybe Microsoft should bit the bullet and licence ZFS from Sun, like Apple, and be done with it. We could then have a decent File System.RE: Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, WinFS, new Storage 1.0, Storage 1.0, Storage 1.0 feature, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Corp., storage

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?

Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?[i]start imagining a world without Vista, system crashes and the blue screen of death.[/i]I've been living in this world for a number of years. Hi, I'm Earth, have we met? Anyways, this is just natural progression...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, FUD, move beyond, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., BSOD

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Microsoft readies new Producer for PowerPoint rich-media add-in

Microsoft readies new Producer for PowerPoint rich-media add-inIs MS listening?1. Least they can do is add SWF/Flash export/embedding.2. The Producer 2003 version is pretty much broken after IE7 is installed. They should do something about it. Why are PowerPoint 2003 users left in the lurch? Should they use IE6?I tried...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-07

Microsoft readies new 'don't blame Windows' tool

Microsoft readies new 'don't blame Windows' toolBeen Saying this for years...I know many people are quick to blame Microsoft for their issues and I am not saying they are perfect. Of course this will probably get me a "fanboy" rating but I have been working on and using computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, tool, computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Ready

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumers

Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumersStill, WAY too many features. Google is in a much better position herewith a feature set appropriate for new connected, everything sharable world. All of those old baroque complicated features for formatting on 8.5x11 are looking more stupid every day.I recommend trying the offline...

Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., subscription trial, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Office, offline feature

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Microsoft readies early preview of new parallel-computing tool

Microsoft readies early preview of new parallel-computing toolI suppose its a beginning at leastbut it has a very, very long way to go before providing much value to the coder.RE: Microsoft readies early preview of new parallel-computing toolWhy can't MS do for their App servers what BOINC has done for...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Programming languages, Java, parallel-computing tool, new parallel-computing tool, Microsoft Corp., early preview, Microsoft Ready, finance, tool, programming, multi-core

Discussion threads 2007-11-29

Microsoft readies free enterprise-search product

Microsoft readies free enterprise-search productWhat you don't know you won't findIf a business is going to use search to uncover a hidden order for a $1 billion dollars then I don't think this solution will work very well :)The problem is that rarely are documents ever linked together. Just like...

Tags: Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

Microsoft readies 'Edinburgh' phone software for small businesses

Microsoft readies 'Edinburgh' phone software for small businessesThe product migh make sense if it is stand-aloneIf the Edinburgh software/hardware is a stand-alone product and it is aggressively priced, it will attract the attention of the SMB market. However, if it requires that the user already have Windows 2003 Server, Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, server, phone, phone software, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Corp., small business, software

Discussion threads 2007-03-19

Microsoft ready to spend--but on what?

Microsoft ready to spend--but on what?It shouldn't cost that much to copy AppleWhy does it cost $US6+ billion to copy Apple which spends 1/10th the amount.Go MS, go ZDNet fanboys;-)before spending any kind of moneyJust at least try to get vista running period."we will spend billion on what ever, but...

Tags: Operating systems, time horizon, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Ready

Discussion threads 2006-05-03

Microsoft ready to ship Virtual Server

Microsoft ready to ship Virtual Servervmware worried - loli don't think sobut i bet longhornwon't work as well on vmware next release - wanna betanyone else think these new web design blowsthanks zdWhat? WordPerfect worried? Never...;-)Yes it doesimmensely!~Yup, something we all seem to agree on.;-)My, you're generous todayEvery...

Tags: Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Virtual Server, server, Microsoft Corp., ZDNet Logo

Discussion threads 2004-09-10

Microsoft readies new CRM tools

Microsoft readies new CRM toolschoosing contact management softwareCan anyone give me a realistic and informative opinion regarding which contact management/CRM software to choose for a rapidly growing small business?We are looking at ACT & Goldmine.Are there others that are better?Will these handle marketing campaigns as well?HELP!

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Ready, CRM tool, CRM, tool, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-08-13

Additional Resources

This month's Microsoft code name report ready for download

fdsdWith blu ray ripper *, you can easily rip Blu Ray movies to SD/HD video formats.

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?

I'm not one of those ready to write Windows an RIP certificate now that Google has finally taken some of the wraps off its Chrome OS. In fact, after reading through industry watchers' questions and Google's answers about it, I'm thinking that Chrome OS may not look quite so appealing...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19