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Microsoft clarifies virtualization licensing
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Microsoft clarifies virtualization licensing

Microsoft has made it clear that the current version of Windows Server (Windows Server 2003 R2) is licensed for a specific virtualization software (including VMware ESX,…

December 13, 2018
This year there will be a beta version of Vista SP1
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This year there will be a beta version of Vista SP1

Recently, Microsoft said the first test version of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista will be released this year. The information was confirmed by the world's number one s…

December 13, 2018
Microsoft 'retired' Office 2003
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Microsoft 'retired' Office 2003

From June 30 onwards, the group stopped providing Office 2003 office applications to OEM equipment manufacturers and focused on marketing the 2007 Microsoft Office versi…

December 13, 2018
'Vista security is better than Mac OS and Linux' '
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'Vista security is better than Mac OS and Linux' '

Jeffrey Jones, director of security technology at Microsoft, has just released a report on Vista's malicious code over the past six months, showing that the new operatin…

December 13, 2018
Linux leaders seek to counter Microsoft
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Linux leaders seek to counter Microsoft

The most powerful figures of the free software community are meeting at Google Headquarters to debate the future, as well as countermeasures against lawsuits from Micros…

December 13, 2018
Need more open source software applications
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Need more open source software applications

In an effort to keep up the promise of intellectual property with the WTO, Vietnamese IT industry leaders have urged people to apply open source software.

December 13, 2018
US officials backed Microsoft against Google
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US officials backed Microsoft against Google

The New York Times reported that antitrust officials of the US Justice Department sided with Microsoft in a new war between the company and Google.

December 13, 2018
Trojan forged Microsoft security warnings
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Trojan forged Microsoft security warnings

A spam attack campaign impersonating Microsoft's security warning message has just been booted by hackers with the goal of tricking users into downloading and installing…

December 13, 2018
Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2008
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Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2008

Microsoft has just officially introduced and announced the name of the next Visual Studio version code. Accordingly, Visual Studio 2008 bears the code name

December 13, 2018
Microsoft, LG signed a copyright agreement
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Microsoft, LG signed a copyright agreement

Microsoft and LG Electronics yesterday (June 7) signed a copyright-sharing agreement to facilitate the development of products. Accordingly, LG Electronics will be allow…

December 13, 2018
Microsoft blocked Vista, IE 7 security holes
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Microsoft blocked Vista, IE 7 security holes

Microsoft yesterday (June 7) announced that it will release a monthly update to fix critical vulnerabilities in Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.

December 13, 2018
Is Windows Vista really safe?
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Is Windows Vista really safe?

According to Microsoft, Vista is the company's safest operating system ever. Windows Vista promises to lock down the PC and create an era

December 13, 2018