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Microsoft hints at delay of Vista in Europe
Microsoft raised the possibility on Thursday that it might delay the introduction of its new Vista Windows operating system in Europe, saying it depended on the European Commission's antitrust requirements. Read more »
Gartner predicts longer Vista delay
The wait for Microsoft's delayed Windows Vista could be even longer than expected, according to a research report issued this week. Read more »
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 »
Windows Vista launch pushed back to 2007
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale in Australia until January. Read more »
Windows XP SP3 rocked by delays
Microsoft on Tuesday said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch. 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 »
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 »
Vista Capable class action gets go ahead
A US District judge in Seattle has ruled that consumers can move ahead with a class-action suit against Microsoft over how it advertised computers with Windows XP as capable of running Vista. Read more »
Microsoft restarts canned XP, Vista updates
Microsoft will resume two major Windows updates it had stalled due to a conflict it caused with one of its lesser-known software products. Read more »
Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus software packages also fails to protect users, according to independent research released Friday. Read more »
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Jim Allchin on Microsoft's Vista
Windows chief Jim Allchin talks about the challenges ahead and how the new OS might help conserve electricty. Read more »
10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT
As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry. Read more »
Red Hat's Fedora 5 boosts desktop features
Red Hat released its Fedora Core 5 version of Linux Monday, giving enthusiasts new graphics and virtualisation abilities, as well as some desktop utilities based on a software framework from Microsoft. Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Prashant Sridharan
Prashant Sridharan is the group product manager for Visual Studio Team System at Microsoft. With the release of the tools later this year Builder AU caught up with Shridharan to talk about the long-awaited release. Read more »
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Is Jobs hiding OSX 10.5 features from Microsoft's Vista?
-- Many commentators have been unimpressed with the new features Apple outlined at their developer's conference this week. Are they hiding new 'secret' features from Microsoft or are they running out of ideas to enhance the desktop? Read more »
Windows XP's last hurrah
-- The mere fact that Microsoft will stop widespread sale of Windows XP at the end of the day has been a topic here and elsewhere for months. The most immediate question is, with Windows XP moving off the stage, just where is Windows Vista? Read more »
Adobe Releases More Details on Apollo
-- Adobe is exploring new ways of enabling developers to develop and deploy Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), most notable is the recent release of Flex 2. A new direction that they're working on currently is the ability to put an RIA on the desktop - something that Microsoft has shown interest in as well, their solution Expression is tied to the ever-delayed Vista operating system. Expression has had it's own setback with Microsoft letting it slip this week that it will now be released as late as 2008. Read more »
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