Microsoft tells contract workers to take 7 days off (Reuters)
May 22, 2006Reuters - Microsoft Corp. told more than 1,000 contract workers doing software development and testing to take seven business days off without pay to lower costs during this quarter, the company said on Monday.
Microsoft Contractors to Take 7 Days Off (AP)
May 22, 2006AP - Microsoft Corp. has told about 1,000 technology contract workers to take seven days off the job, without Microsoft pay, in a cost-saving move that came as the company unveiled a series of new perks for its internal staff.
Microsoft: Word zero-day patch by June (InfoWorld)
May 22, 2006InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to patch a newly discovered hole in Microsoft Word in its next monthly patch update, and may release a rare "out of cycle" patch to address the hole, a company spokesman said.
Microsoft Unveils Pay-Per-Use PC Plan (NewsFactor)
May 22, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft has set its sights on bringing computer access to the far corners of the globe with the launch of a pay-per-use program that includes an innovative method of metering time spent on a PC.
Microsoft, Lenovo launch 'pay as you go' computer (AFP)
May 22, 2006
AFP - Microsoft Corp. and Chinese-based computer maker Lenovo said they will launch market trials for pay-as-you-go purchases of computers in China and India.
Trojan Targets Microsoft Word Vulnerability (NewsFactor)
May 22, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft software is under attack yet again, this time through a flaw in its Word XP and Word 2003 applications, according to security authority Symantec, which has warned of a new Word Trojan targeting large businesses.
PC industry eyes new markets with payment plan (Reuters)
May 22, 2006
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. , chip makers
and PC firms aim to increase PC usage in the developing world
with a new flexible payment program to lower the initial costs
of buying a computer, the companies said on Sunday.
Microsoft Doesn't Expect Suit To Block Vista Launch (PC Magazine)
May 22, 2006PC Magazine - Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it did not expect a lawsuit to delay Vista, a new version of its Windows operating system.
WinHEC: Microsoft to Offer Pay-as-You-Go PCs (PC World)
May 22, 2006PC World - Trial program is designed to bring low-cost computers to residents of underdeveloped nations.
Microsoft looking for partnerships in China (AFP)
May 22, 2006
AFP - US software giant Microsoft Corp is actively seeking Chinese partners to better access the nation's huge market and its engineering talent, the company's CEO Steve Ballmer has revealed.
Microsoft sees no Vista delay from Symantec case (Reuters)
May 22, 2006
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Monday
it did not expect a lawsuit to delay Vista, a new version of
its Windows operating system.
Microsoft Makes Way to Pay for PC Hourly (AP)
May 22, 2006AP - Microsoft Corp. has developed technology for people to pay by the hour to use a computer in their own homes, similar to the way many people use pre-paid cards for cell phones.
Microsoft Launches 'Pay As You Go' PC Trials (PC Magazine)
May 22, 2006PC Magazine - Microsoft is continuing to pursue its vision of 'a PC on every desk in every home.' But it's not going the $100 PC route. Microsoft's latest method for achieving that end, FlexGo, takes a page from cell-phone and cable playbooks.
Anti-Spyware Leader Unfazed by Microsoft (AP)
May 22, 2006
AP - For millions of PC users, the privacy-snatching programs known as spyware have been nothing but a headache as they swipe personal information, slow systems to a crawl and crash computers. For Webroot Software Inc., the annoying programs have been the foundation of success.
Microsoft Buys SSL VPN Vendor (NewsFactor)
May 22, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft has signed an agreement to buy Whale Communications, an Israeli vendor of firewalls and other security technologies. The software giant did not specify the terms of the acquisition, nor did it name a closing date.
Windows System Reqs. 1990-2006: More For Less (TechWeb)
May 22, 2006TechWeb - For some added perspective on Windows Vista's minimum hardware specs, here's a look at Microsoft's stated reqs for each major Windows release since 1990's Windows 3.0. For more comparison, we compared average prices for desktop computers and portable PCs for all the releases.
Microsoft Releases Windows Media Player 11 (TechWeb)
May 22, 2006TechWeb - The upgrade is for Windows XP and is a significant rework of the current media player.