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- Microsoft updates its enterprise-search roadmap
- Microsoft updates its enterprise-search roadmapThey are getting out?We, the Enterprise have no use for Microsoft.
- Tags: Microsoft Update, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- Microsoft updates its enterprise-search roadmap
- Microsoft officials are sharing a few new tidbits about the company's enterprise-search roadmap at the FASTForward '09 conference in Las Vegas this week. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Enterprise Search, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Search, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-02-10
- "Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft’s Update Catalog
- "Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft’s Update CatalogSo I take itthat there WILL be driver compatibility between Vista and Win7. Exact same kernel perhaps?
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Update Catalog, Windows 7 Client, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- "Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft’s Update Catalog
- An eagle-eyed enthusiast over on the Neowin forum has noticed that "Windows 7 Client" drivers have made an appearance in Microsoft’s Update Catalog. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16
- Systems administrators: Mark your calendars. Microsoft is going to start pushing the first service packs for Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 next month. In December, when Microsoft rolled out Service Pack SP 1 for the 2007 Office System, company officials said they'd give customers a minimum 30-day...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Microsoft to recommence pushing Vista SP1 prerequisite
- After a number of users reported endless-reboot problems in February after installing one of the prerequisites for Windows Service Pack SP 1, Microsoft pulled automatic distribution of it. As of April 8, however, Microsoft will resume pushing out that prerequisite. On the Microsoft Update blog, Microsoft officials...
- Tags: Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Windows Update setup (Apple Software Update versus Microsoft Update)
- Windows Update setup Apple Software Update versus Microsoft Update6 of one/half a dozen of the other.Both systems have their pluses and minuses. Both have levels of obscurity and I have had issues with disclosure on both systems. Personally, I find the Apple one a bit better laid out...
- Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Windows Update setup, Microsoft Windows Update, Apple Software, Apple Software Update, Microsoft Update
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Microsoft tweaks its overall product-support timing, delivery
- As part of its April update to its Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site, Microsoft made a couple of adjustments to its security and overall product-support policies. On the security front, Microsoft is moving more of its security fixes and updates under Microsoft Update. As explained on the companys support...
- Tags: Windows server, Support, SQL Server, Dynamics ERP, Development tools, Corporate strategy
- Blog posts 2007-04-03
- The lazy person's guide to adjusting your PC for daylight saving
- Who cares if your PC is an hour out of sync with the rest of the world for a few weeks starting this Sunday? It only matters if it has to synchronize with other PCs. Unfortunately, of course, most peoples PCs do, even if only to set up appointments or...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Microsoft, Collaboration
- Blog posts 2007-03-09
- Microsoft updates timetables for next Office for Mac, XML file-format converters
- Microsoft updates timetables for next Office for Mac, XML file-format convertersThey dropped VB support...They dropped VB support on the Mac version and added integrated AppleScript support.However, that's going to kill any business opportunities for Apple and Office as VisualBasic scripting is used extensively (especially in Excel.)Slick move on Microsoft's part....
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Update, XML, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-10
- Microsoft updates timetables for next Office for Mac, XML file-format converters
- Believe it or not, there were more announcements at MacWorld than just Apples iPhone. Microsoft, too, had a bit of news. Microsoft officials announced on January 9 that the next version of Office for the Mac will be dubbed "Office 2008 for Mac," and will ship in the latter...
- Tags: Office, Office 2007, App Compatibility, Office for Mac, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office
- Blog posts 2007-01-10
- Critical Microsoft updates for Windows flaws
- Its that time of the month and Microsofts regular delivery of Windows patches has several that government IT managers may want to start deploying. According to News.com, five of the eight patches are deemed critical. One alert addresses flaws in Adobe Flash, which shipped with Windows XP. The others...
- Tags: Government technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-11-14
- Windows Update: The slowdown continues
- Windows Update: The slowdown continuesEd, thanks for the follow-up...Have you heard a peep yet from microsoft?????Have they offered any excuse?...("Excuse" was not intended as a vile, dirty word against Microsoft)....Have they yet offered a REASON for this?Your first article on possible broken update servers mentioned you haven't heard from Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, WinXP Pro machine, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update
- Discussion threads 2006-08-14
- Microsoft updates its office of the future
- Microsoft updates its office of the futureMicrosoft updates its office of the future[i]Therein lies the future of information technology [/i]The future being brought to you by Microsoft. Couple this with Microsoft Research and the future is looking pretty bright.Needed: multi-vendor, Interoperable CIWThe CIW as presented here is fine for...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Interoperable CIW, information technology, Microsoft Update
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
- Microsoft updates blog shutdown policies
- Microsoft updates blog shutdown policiesthe dark side of the netObviously if you wish to run a business venture of any sort in any country you must abide by the local laws, that much is purely a function of being able to exist there. The ethical question of whether it...
- Tags: Blogging, Abortion, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, blog, Jews, Jesus
- Discussion threads 2006-02-02
- Microsoft updates blog shutdown policies
- In the shadow of upcoming Congressional hearings on Internet companies' participation in Chinese suppression of free speech, Microsoft announced new policies on when they will shut down blogs and delete archives. Microsoft's new MSN Spaces policy states that the company will remove content...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-01-31
- The Dan & David Show: Ballmer on the hot seat and a Masschusetts vs. Microsoft update
- The Dan & David Show: Ballmer on the hot seat and a Masschusetts vs. Microsoft updateBallmer's a nut!..Windoze.....funny.Thank you for this story I appreciate your effort but, since I discovered FreeBSD talking about new windoze features is just plain boring. Kinda laughable too. The whole cottage industry that survives because...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Update, software
- Discussion threads 2005-10-20
- Ballmer on the hot seat and a Masschusetts vs. Microsoft update (The Dan & David Show)
- In this latest episode of the Dan & David Show, David has an update on the Microsoft vs. the Commonwealth of Massachusetts debate over whether Office file formats are open enough to be included in the state's Enterprise Technical Reference Model (check out David's investigative report). The highlight of the...
- Tags: Ballmer, Dan Farber, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, podcast
- Blog posts 2005-10-19
- TechNet Webcast: Implementing the New Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (Level 200)
- Microsoft has just released a new scan tool for Microsoft Systems Management Server SMS 2003, the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. SMS and Windows Server Update Services technologies have been combined to provide SMS customers with a new SMS security update scan tool for enterprise patch management. This webcast provides...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Corp., SMS, Tool, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Update, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Webcasts 2005-08-26
- Microsoft Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 5.0 (Windows)
- SUMMARY This article describes Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4). Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 was released June 28, 2005. This update rollup contains a list of security-related updates produced for Windows 2000 between the release of Windows 2000 SP4 and April 30,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2005-06-28
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