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Operating Systems RSS FeedsWindows Blackcomb re(code)named Vienna - Microsoft confirmed Friday that it has changed the codename for the next version of Windows beyond Vista, though it revealed little else. ?The codename for Blackcomb has changed to ?Vienna? . . . [but] this does not reflect a big change for us [because] we have used city code names in the past,? a Microsoft spokeswoman said in an e-mail statement....Feed Source: www.wininsider.com Microsoft to bolster Software Assurance program - Microsoft is planning several major changes to beef up features of Software Assurance, the company's maintenance and upgrade program that has been criticized for its expense and slow follow-up with new products.
The program, started in 2002, streamlined what was often a complex and expensive licensing routine for Microsoft products.... Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 leaks to web - Screenshots and code for the most recent build of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser have leaked to the Internet, several Windows devotee sites reported Friday.
Internet Explorer 7, which is being co-developed for the upcoming Windows Vista and the current flagship Microsoft OS, Windows XP -- has been posted to at least one German Web site -- links are available from JCXP.... Visual Studio Team System 2006 on horizon - Microsoft is working toward the release of the Team Foundation Server component of its lifecycle tools suite and is expected to release it later this quarter as part of the renamed Visual Studio Team System 2006, sources said.
Meanwhile, with the release of the new version of the lifecycle tools suite, Microsoft and some of its partners will provide support for agile development methodologies, including Scrum.... Microsoft hopes to MIX in with Web designers - With a new conference slated for March, Microsoft will attempt to woo a developer segment that's traditionally been a hard sell -- creative types who build and design multimedia Web applications.
The first-ever MIX 06 conference, which will be held in Las Vegas from March 20-22, will provide a forum for showing Web designers and developers how they can use Microsoft technologies to deliver state-of-the-art business Web sites and Web-based applications, according to a Web site about the show (http://www.... Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 Java driver - Microsoft on Wednesday released a JDBC Driver that allows developers to link Java applications to its SQL Server databases.
The driver is available free of charge to all SQL Server users. It hooks into both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 from any Java application, application server or Java-enabled applet.... Microsoft may support Blu-Ray in Vista after all - Internal Microsoft documentation states that the software giant is about to make a surprising addition to the Windows Vista code tree on February 22, about a week after the company is expected to ship a complete version of the OS to testers. On that day, the company will apparently add Blu-ray DVD support to the OS, according to the documentation I've seen.... Microsoft acquires portfolio management firm - In a little-noticed move that promises to change the landscape for project portfolio management software vendors and consultants, Microsoft announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of New York-based UMT.
Microsoft expects to combine UMT?s technology and expertise with its own Office Enterprise Project Management solution, which is built on Office Project Professional 2003 and Office Project Server 2003.... Microsoft updates retail package, announces new terminals - Microsoft announced yesterday that three manufacturers -- Casio, DigiPoS Systems Group and HP -- will sell point-of-sale terminals pre-loaded with Microsoft Point of Sale software.
The partner announcement coincides with shipment of version 1.3 of Microsoft Retail Management System. The new version brings improved integration between the package's Headquarters module and Microsoft Dynamics GP financial management software.... Microsoft updates software for call centers - Microsoft on Wednesday released an update to its software for call centers that adds new functionality for customers to interact with customer-care agents, according to the company.
Previously, Microsoft's software for call centers was Contact Center Framework, and when it was released in May 2005 it mainly enabled customer care agents to unify the way they access their applications on their desktop, said Vish Thirumurthy, a group manager for Microsoft's communications group.... Cingular debuts Windows 5.0 smartphone - Cingular today introduced a new smartphone, the first such gadget to be powered by the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system.
Equipped with Bluetooth wireless support, quad-band international roaming and support for the EDGE wireless data network, the Cingular 2125 Smartphone is being marketed as a business-to-business communications device for mobile employees on the go.... Microsoft to buy Safeco's Redmond campus - Microsoft is significantly boosting its presence in the Seattle region with an agreement to pay $209.5 million for most of Safeco's campus in Redmond.
Safeco disclosed the purchase-and-sale agreement in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday morning. Microsoft had been widely considered a likely buyer of the property since Safeco decided last year to consolidate its operations at its headquarters in Seattle's University District.... Microsoft ships new WinFX preview ? issues 'Go Live' licenses - Microsoft on Wednesday released to developers a previously promised community technology preview -- or CTP -- for a set of key technologies coming in Windows Vista.
WinFX is the moniker for what Ari Bixhorn, Microsoft director of Web services strategy, described in a statement as "an evolution of the .... What will Windows Vista sound like? Ask Robert Fripp - Microsoft recently had King Crimson co-founder Robert Fripp over to Microsoft Studios a few blocks from the company's Redmond, Wash. campus, to record some sounds that may well end up being the startup music when you boot Windows Vista.
Known in recent years for the evocative, highly-textured musical soundscapes that he creates using his guitar in conjunction with various delays, echo units and other audio processors, Fripp recently spent several hours at the studios, as shown in a video posted by Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble on Microsoft's online developer site, Channel 9, last week.... Report: 4 Linux and BSD Firewall/Router Projects - Both Linux and FreeBSD are built on strong networking stacks, and both make first-rate firewalls and routers. Many commercial products are based on these. Eric Geier rounds up four firewall/router projects for our perusal.... Report: Ohio LinuxFest Proves Real FOSS Diversity - The 2010 Ohio LinuxFest organizers demonstrate that finding more women speakers and presenters isn't all that hard, and that real diversity in FOSS is more than just a word.... Tutorial: Automating your Android Phone with SL4A - Back in Part 1 we learned how flexible and script-able Android is, and installed the SL4A scripting layer. Today Paul Ferrill teaches more about how to write custom Android scripts.... Tutorial: Best Practices with sudo on Linux - Ubuntu's use of sudo to simplify Linux administration is ingenious, but barely scratches the surface of what sudo can do. Follow along as Yvo Van Doorn of Likewise Software unlocks the powers of sudo.... Report: How Well-Supported is Your Operating System? - Many of the major Unix, Windows and Linux operating system vendors offer 10-year support lifespans-- with one conspicuous exception.... Report: Next Generation of Btrfs Linux Filesystem Nears Prime Time - Is Btrfs a better filesystem for Linux? Project founder Chris Mason explains what's right and what's still missing.... Tutorial: Painless Panorama Stitching in Linux with Hugin - When you get serious about creating panoramas on Linux, there's really only one answer: Hugin. Akkana Peck shows us how.... Review: Is Ubuntu 10.10 a GNOME Fork? - Maverick Meerkat introduces a number of significant Gnome changes. These changes are not being made in upstream Gnome, but back in Ubuntu-land, and causing controversy. Does this mean Ubuntu is forking Gnome?... Opinion: Is Linux Publicity Targeting the Right Market? - Emery Fletcher asks what IS the right market for Linux? The mythical Average User? No way. ... Report: Linux Users Face Risk From Kernel Vulnerability - A critical, years-old flaw is found and patched in the main Linux kernel. But all distros have yet to follow suit.... Copyright © 2010, FreeMailingListInformation.com. All Rights Reserved. |