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Should large firms skip Windows Vista?

Companies planning on waiting for Vista's successor may face software support issues and a rushed migration, analyst firm Gartner has warned. Read more »

Why Vista may be delayed until Easter

Analyst Gartner believes Microsoft is planning to delay its new operating system again for political rather than technical reasons. Read more »

Microsoft delays Office 2007 again

Microsoft said Thursday in the US that it is making another slight delay to the planned arrival time for Office 2007, citing performance concerns with recent test versions. Read more »

Intel pushes back Itanium chips, revamps Xeon

Intel has delayed by months the release of the next three major versions of the Itanium processor, a new blow for the processor family, but the chipmaker also plans a change it said will boost the performance of its more widely used Xeon line. Read more »

Microsoft rallies developers behind Vista

As it readies Vista for launch, Microsoft is looking to build momentum behind new applications - and trying to avoid the pitfalls of incompatibilities. Read more »

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Longhorn beta unlikely this year

Microsoft's efforts to bolster security in Windows XP will likely delay the release of a widespread test version of its forthcoming operating system until next year. Read more »

Microsoft delays Yukon and Whidbey

Microsoft is delaying the release of its forthcoming SQL Server database and Visual Studio.Net development tool, in a move that could deprive customers of upgrades they already purchased. Read more »

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  • Staff A first look at Windows 7 beta

    In this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »

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    Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »

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  • Staff 2008: Time to call stumps

    It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

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