Microsoft Expects Adobe Suit (PC World)
June 2, 2006PC World - Vendors can't agree on including PDF support in Office 2007.
Talks with Adobe to use PDF break down: Microsoft (Reuters)
June 2, 2006
Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s negotiations
to use Adobe Systems Inc.'s technology in its new
Office business software broke down earlier this week and Adobe
threatened legal action, Microsoft's top antitrust lawyer said
on Friday.
Microsoft, Adobe Systems in ongoing spat (AP)
June 2, 2006
AP - Microsoft Corp. said it has canceled plans to include an automatic way to save documents in the popular PDF format in the next version of its Office software, amid an ongoing dispute with Adobe Systems Inc.
Microsoft Offers Closer Look at Exchange 2007 (NewsFactor)
June 2, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft has provided more details on the latest version of its forthcoming flagship enterprise messaging software, Exchange Server 2007. These details include information about new security features and new licensing policies.
Microsoft to Adobe: Let's Make a Deal (PC Magazine)
June 2, 2006PC Magazine - Adobe, not content with Microsoft's decision to cut certain PDF functionality out of Office 2007, also wants changes in Microsoft's new document display and printing technology. Will the pair's failure to resolve differences result in more antitrust action?
Will Adobe Take Its Microsoft Malcontent to the Courtroom? (PC Magazine)
June 2, 2006PC Magazine - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Adobe is poised to sue Microsoft over Microsoft's planned PDF support in Office 2007. Microsoft allegedly is removing the export-to-PDF capability at Adobe's request.
Report: Microsoft Anticipates Antitrust Suit (PC Magazine)
June 2, 2006PC Magazine - Microsoft Corp. said it expected Adobe Systems Inc. to file an antitrust suit in Europe after talks to use Adobe's technology broke down this week, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Microsoft to offer premium server license (AP)
June 2, 2006
AP - Microsoft Corp. will offer a premium license for the upcoming version of its Exchange e-mail server that will let users do things like retrieve voice mails from their e-mail inboxes or give their computer a voice command to check their calendar or alert co-workers they're going to be late for a meeting.
Microsoft OneCare Faces Challenge from Rivals (NewsFactor)
June 2, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft's first offering in the consumer PC-security business faces a challenge from two incumbent antivirus software vendors. Both Symantec and McAfee have announced services that will compete directly with Microsoft's new Windows Live OneCare.
Symantec Spells Out Answers To Microsoft (TechWeb)
June 2, 2006TechWeb - Symantec spells out how it will compete with Microsoft for consumers' security business, but again declines to promise that its by-subscription security service will be available this year.
Speculation Mounts on Microsoft Handheld (PC Magazine)
June 2, 2006PC Magazine - On Wednesday, 1UP reported on the likelihood of a Microsoft handheld when analysts from The Diffusion Group conjectured a timeframe for Microsoft's entrance into the portable market. A day later, we contacted Michael Pachter, analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities, to pick his brain on the prospects of a handheld platform from Microsoft.
China PC sales with legal Windows jumps: IDC (Reuters)
June 2, 2006Reuters - The number of PCs sold in China containing legal copies of Microsoft's Windows operating system doubled in the first quarter from the fourth, as major vendors joined a campaign to stamp out piracy, new data showed.
Google unlikely to make own Web browser (AP)
June 2, 2006
AP - Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Wednesday told industry analysts the online search engine leader is unlikely to create its own Web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Seen Eyeing Handheld Gaming Market (TechWeb)
June 2, 2006TechWeb - Some say it makes perfect sense for Microsoft to enter the portable gaming market. Microsoft, meanwhile, remains coy about its plans.
Windows Live OneCare Hits the Streets (NewsFactor)
June 2, 2006NewsFactor - On Wednesday, Microsoft launched a new security service called Windows Live OneCare. Likening the service to a "pit crew" for consumer PCs, Microsoft said the software will fend off malicious attacks with antivirus and antispyware capabilities, plus a personal firewall.
Microsoft Adds Database Software To Visual Studio (TechWeb)
June 2, 2006TechWeb - The role-specific software will include tools for managing changes to database schema, a unit test harness, and a feature that generates test data mimicking the volume and format of production database information.
Vista Will Have Its Own Internet Explorer 7 (NewsFactor)
June 2, 2006NewsFactor - At Microsoft these days, it seems that everything that was old is new again in Windows Vista. The software giant has added Internet Explorer 7 to the list of programs that will get a complete Vista makeover.