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Microsoft goes internal for a new OEM chief: Microsoft has been looking for a new head of its OEM business since late last year. It has found one: Steve Guggenheimer, head of the company's application platform business. Guggenheimer will become the new Corporate Vice President in charge of Microsoft's OEM Divisionas of early March. He...; Tags: OEM, Microsoft Corp., Steve Guggenheimer, Steven Guggenheimer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95, Leadership, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-08

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CoreAVC for Linux project coming back to Google: CoreAVC for Linux, which was removed from Google after a DMCA takedown notice from CoreCodec, will be coming back. The project provides patches enabling open source media players to use CoreAVC software under Linux. A CoreCodec worker using the screen name BetaBoy told an...; Tags: Google Inc., DMCA, CoreAVC, BetaBoy, Linux, Digital Media, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-05
How do I... Install and configure a DHCP server in Windows Server 2008?: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is an invaluable service when you have a network larger than a handful of computers. It's also a standard component of enterprise networks and sub networks. Microsoft Windows Server 2008's built-in DHCP server allows Windows machines (and any other TCP/IP-based machines and devices) to obtain...; Tags: DHCP, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, DHCP Server, Steven Warren, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-04-29
Through Enemy Eyes (exe): In this game you play Steven McCoy - dauntless adventurer, whom fate has brought from England to a camp of the French Foreign Legion in Egypt. Since you have had the good luck to find a magic amulet, you are able to see the world through the eyes of your...; Tags: England, ArabellaGames, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-04-28
PowerPay statement on Psystar: I received the following statement from Steven Goodrich, CEO and president of PowerPay, Psystar's former credit card processor: Psystar applied to PowerPay for a merchant account, which is vernacular for an account that allows businesses to accept credit cards for products/services. It might not be...; Tags: Credit Card, Merchant, PowerPay, Psystar, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales Strategy, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-17

Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7 one you don't?: Forrester Research is advising its clients against skipping Windows Vista when planning their operating system deployments. But one of the reasons Forrester is using -- because Vista's successor, Windows 7, will no doubt will be late -- is not a good assumption, in my book. As crazy...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Sinofsky, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-16
There's more than one way to mesh: On April 15, startup Syncplicity, was hatched. Syncplicity's management team includes a number of former (and near-former) Softies -- including Steven Hazel, a former employee of FolderShare. Microsoft acquired FolderShare, a file-sync vendor, from ByteTaxi in 2005 and recently updated the service for the first time in...; Tags: Web, Groove Networks Inc., Advisor, Microsoft Corp., Syncplicity, FolderShare, MJF, Synchronization Service, Peer To Peer (P2P), Groupware, Storage, Investment, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool: When will Windows 7 be ready for release? The tech blogosphere seems to have interpreted Microsoft's latest carefully parsed announcement as pointing to a January 2010 release. But I agree with my colleague Mary Jo Foley that a 2010 date doesn't make much sense. And I don't need any inside...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Rule, Tech Blogosphere, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Yahoo vs. Microsoft: Thanks for the letter Steve; Now give us more money or get lost: Yahoo on Monday responded to Microsoft's weekend "negotiate or we're launching a proxy war or pulling our offer" love letter. The gist: Increase your offer or get lost. Give credit to Yahoo for sheer moxie (or maybe it's stupidity). But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can't be happy...; Tags: Transaction, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Value, Proposal, Steve, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the potBallmer may be in a hurry to buy Yahoo before the value goes up any more.But, no reason for Yahoo to get in a hurry.Real negotiations......aren't conducted through open letters. This is an ultimatum and is properly read as "take the offer...; Tags: Corporate governance, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo board, Yahoo! Inc., Get Off, pot, board, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-05
Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot: On April 5, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a new missive to the Yahoo board of directors, advising them not to let "this window of opportunity pass" by failing to give in to Microsoft's acquisition offer. Ballmer told the board they have three more weeks before Microsoft...; Tags: Shareholder, Steve Ballmer, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-05
The three week Microhoo countdown begins...: Microsoft took off the gloves and gave Yahoo three weeks to negotiate or the software giant will launch a proxy war. In a Saturday memo, Microsoft dropped the negotiating through the media routine and delivered its message loud and clear: Come with us if you want to live. ...; Tags: Shareholder, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-05
Wayback Machine: Microsoft's shot to kill Quicktime video: Ten years ago, give a week or so, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced QuickTime 3.0 to the National Association of Broadcasters' convention. Behind the scenes in the months before the introduction, Microsoft was playing hardball with hardware and software vendors over its new A/V APIs along with demands to kill...; Tags: Software, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., Mr., Video, Microsoft Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-03
MaxWin to supersize Windows: Yesterday, I wrote about Microsoft's efforts to reduce the size of the Windows kernel as part of its MinWin project. Early today I learned of a top-secret parallel development effort being run by a separate group at Microsoft. The hush-hush project is called MaxWin, and if my sources are correct...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., MaxWin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Go with the generic: It was fun this morning, watching the contortions of the morning anchors as they tried to spin the bad news about Zetia without admitting the plain, simple truth. If your cholesterol is high go with the generic. While Zetia and Vytorin, which combines Zetia...; Tags: Generic, Zetia, Insurance, Branding, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Marketing, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Red Hat: JBoss picks up steam, but were the earnings that great?: Red Hat: JBoss picks up steam, but were the earnings that great?What's your point?I'm trying to understand what point you're making about Red Hat's performance. Are you saying it's good, bad, optimistic, pessimistic?Anyway, Steven J Vaughn-Nichols' point about Red Hat making money, and continuing to grow it's revenue and...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., open source business model, open source, revenue, JBoss; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
Red Hat: JBoss picks up steam, but were the earnings that great?: Red Hat reported strong fourth quarter results and indicated that it was managing through economic adversity well. More importantly, Red Hat indicated that its JBoss middleware business may be gaining at the expense of Oracle. The Red Hat conference call Thursday relative to Oracle's was an interesting...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Earnings, JBoss, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-28
How do I... Create virtual machines for testing in VMware Workstation 6?: As an information technology professional, especially one working as a consultant, you must stay current on a wide range of different technologies, including the multitude of operating systems on the market. Just to keep up with Microsoft, I need to run Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, Server (2000,...; Tags: Operating System, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Virtual Machine, Steven Warren, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 95, Software; Download resources 2008-03-26
Oceans 11 Screensaver (zip): Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film Ocean's Eleven. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and featured an ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts. A superslick free screensaver of this slick movie.; Tags: Screensaver, Ocean, Wallpaper Screensavers; Software downloads 2008-03-25
How to detect network vulnerabilities?: Computer scientists at George Mason University GMU have developed a new software to identify complex cyber network attacks. This software is named CAULDRON (short for 'Combinatorial Analysis Utilizing Logical Dependencies Residing on Networks'). The developers claim that CAULDRON 'can reduce the impact of cyber attacks by identifying the possible vulnerability...; Tags: Software, Network, Vulnerability, George Mason University, CAULDRON, Networking, Security, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-18