Microsoft prepares for search assault
Microsoft plans to kick off a series of improvements to its search capabilities from July as it looks to compete with heavyweights Google and Yahoo, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates said today.
June 28, 2004
Gates outlines security vision
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has outlined some of the "obvious solutions" to the security issues that have forced the software giant into the spotlight in recent years.
June 28, 2004
Pirated software bigger threat than open source: Gates
Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, Bill Gates, has labelled pirated software as a "tougher competitor" to his company than open-source software.
June 28, 2004
Viruses, MS vulnerabilities behind NSW RTA decision
The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has cited the intensive targeting of Microsoft products by malware writers as a key reason for shifting some customer-facing workers to Sun Microsystems' desktop products.
June 28, 2004
Gates and Howard launch project to breach digital divide
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Prime Minister John Howard today launched an AU$40 million community initiative to help disadvantaged Australians overcome the digital divide. June 28, 2004
Microsoft security boss tackles product problems, phishing
Microsoft's global head of product security, George Stathakopoulos, is leading the company's efforts to dam the rising tide of security problems confronting it.
June 28, 2004
SENSIS - the information arm of Telstra, aka White Pages, Yellow Pages, The Trading Post - has also moved away from Microsoft. For more info, see : http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;443172121;fp;16;fpid;0