Microsoft plans better disclosures of tool (AP)
June 7, 2006
AP - Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker.
Qwest Set To Offer Windows Live OneCare (NewsFactor)
June 7, 2006NewsFactor - Qwest Communications has teamed up with Microsoft to provide security software to the company's broadband Internet customers. The deal makes Qwest the first Internet service provider (ISP) to offer Windows Live OneCare.
Adobe Mulls Legal Options In Microsoft Spat (Investor's Business Daily)
June 7, 2006Investor's Business Daily - Adobe Systems says it may take steps to prevent Microsoft from crushing competition with upcoming versions of its Windows operating system and Office software.
Microsoft Launches Antigen E-Mail Security Products (NewsFactor)
June 7, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft has introduced Antigen, e-mail-security software that marks the first Microsoft-branded release of the enterprise antivirus and antispam products the company acquired in the 2005 purchase of Sybari Software.
Another Windows Vista Bites the Dust (PC Magazine)
June 7, 2006PC Magazine - Microsoft has cut PC-to-PC synchronization from Vista. Vista Beta 2, which is slated to go to as many as two million testers, does not include the P2P synchronization technology. Quality is the reason for the latest cut, Microsoft officials said.
COMPUTEX: Microsoft Still Working on Tiny Haiku PC (PC World)
June 7, 2006PC World - Origami ultra-mobile PCs are just part of a growing family of small PC devices.
Microsoft Enhances MSN Spaces (PC World)
June 7, 2006PC World - Networking functions, Gadget support will join blogging and hosting services.
Microsoft Plans to Expand BI to Performance Management (PC Magazine)
June 7, 2006PC Magazine - PerformancePoint Server 2007 expands Microsoft's footprint beyond BI, and brings it into the realm of performance management—an area that uses BI metrics to answer the "what's next" question for businesses.
Comic multitasks for Microsoft, Comedy Central (Reuters)
June 7, 2006Reuters - The age of multiplatform media might have found its poster boy.
Google Launches Web-Based Spreadsheet (NewsFactor)
June 7, 2006NewsFactor - For the hordes of the ultra-organized for whom the columns and rows of a spreadsheet are as familiar as air, Google has launched a new application. The release of the Web-based Google Spreadsheets furthers the Internet search giant's foray into territory long considered the primary domain of Microsoft.
Microsoft Unveils Upgrade of BizTalk Server (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - The upgrade of BizTalk Server 2006 includes native support for commonly used electronic communications in supply chains and new services for managing radio frequency identification systems.
Microsoft BizTalk Server Gets Support From RFID Firms (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - A slew of companies delivering radio frequency identification hardware and software jumped on board Microsoft's BizTalk Server 2006 R2.
Microsoft Plans All-In-One Business Intelligence System (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - Microsoft unveils PerformancePoint Server 2007, which would eventually become the focal point for all of the company's business intelligence tools.
Google to launch online spreadsheet to compete with Microsoft (AFP)
June 7, 2006
AFP - Internet search giant Google announced plans for an online spreadsheet program to compete with the dominant Excel by Microsoft.
Microsoft Invades Enterprise Messaging Security (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - Microsoft launches a line of enterprise e-mail security products for its Exchange server software as the company's first venture into corporate security since it bought Sybari Software 16 months ago.
Microsoft Talks Up RFID, EDI Handling in Biztalk (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - Biztalk also will support AS2, the Internet Engineering Task Force standard for secure communication over the Internet using EDI.
Microsoft Live Labs Debuts New Security Services (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - Microsoft releases a pair of beta security-related Web services from its Live Labs group.
Microsoft to Publish New Common Engineering Criteria at Tech Ed (PC Magazine)
June 7, 2006PC Magazine - While Microsoft says the criteria demonstrate its commitment to providing best-in-class products that are integrated and manageable, it was criticized by customers as a ruse to facilitate even greater lock-in.
Microsoft Announces Rev 2 of BizTalk Server 2006 (PC Magazine)
June 7, 2006PC Magazine - The R2 version's biggest upgrade: RFID capabilities that include a new set of services for developing and managing RFID software.
Microsoft Releases New Antigen Security Suite (PC Magazine)
June 7, 2006PC Magazine - With its acquisition of Sybari Software complete, Microsoft ships revamped versions of Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, Antigen Spam Manager and Antigen Enterprise Manager.
Microsoft Adds a Business-Intelligence Server to Its Line Up (PC Magazine)
June 7, 2006PC Magazine - Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, due to roll out next year, is another component of Microsoft's growing stable of business-intelligence wares.
Microsoft To Expand Business Intelligence Line With Performance Management (TechWeb)
June 7, 2006TechWeb - The company is also expected to outline plans for its ProClarity acquisition.