Charles River Media announced Using Open Source Web Software with Windows, a
comprehensive guide that teaches how open source software can be used
effectively on a Windows system. According to the book's publisher "Open
source is changing the software market because of its advantages over
commercial tools including cost savings, greater reliability, security,
improved performance, and scalability. Although open source is primarily
associated with Linux, many people, including IT professionals, don’t
realize that open source programs can work on a standard Windows
platform. In addition, most open source documentation is Linux/Unix-focused,
so instructions and examples are not easily accessible to Windows users."
Using Open Source Web Software with Windows addresses these issues by
introducing Windows administrators, programmers, and Web developers to open
sourc... (more)
The new "File, Print FedEx Kinko's" service is a Web-based service is
for use with Microsoft Windows, and was developed with Microsoft's
participation. As such, the product is designed to become seamlessly
integrated into Microsoft Office using .NET Framework 1.1.
It is also compatible with Windows 2000 and XP. FedEx Kinko's teamed with
Microsoft to leverage the software company's dominance in office document
creation.
"File, Print FedEx Kinko's is a great example of how our partners can build
on Microsoft Office to help people get their work done more quickly," said
Guy Gilbert... (more)
Microsoft has announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, Chairman, will
transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his
global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The
company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a
smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities, and said
that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company’s
chairman and an advisor on key development projects.
The company announced that Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie will immediately
... (more)
Microsoft has released to the public Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows
XP, the latest version of the world’s most popular Web browser.
Customers can upgrade and browse the Web with confidence knowing that the new
browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier,
and works well with the Web sites they visit.
“We listened carefully to our customers and are delivering a safer
browser that makes the tasks they do every day much easier,” said Dean
Hachamovitch, general manager of the Internet Explorer team at Microsoft.
Financial institut... (more)
Whoops! This one almost got by us. Microsoft last week said it signed a
patent cross-license with Kyocera Mita that's supposed to protect the
Japanese firm's multifunction products (MFPs), printers, copiers and "certain
Linux-based embedded devices."
No talk of terms.
Kyocera Mita said something about the deal "offering reassurances and
increased satisfaction for all our customers.
Since starting its IP licensing scheme four years ago, Microsoft has cut more
than 200 licensing deals but only a few of them like the Novell and
Turbolinux deals are known to cover its claims that Lin... (more)
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