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  • 'No need to test' Vista beta one

    Companies running Windows 2000 should start thinking about testing the operating system formerly known as Longhorn from the first beta release, but everyone else can afford to wait, according to Gartner

  • Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

    Microsoft is making changes to the next versions of both Office and Windows as part of an effort to head off a legal challenge from Adobe Systems.

  • 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.

  • Judge adds two years to Microsoft antitrust deal

    A federal judge on Wednesday signed off on a two-year extension on the term of Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the US government.

  • Microsoft revs up for radical Office refit

    Psst! Want a copy of the just-released Beta 2 build of Office 2007? There's no need to whisper. Microsoft is now offering a "preview" edition of its forthcoming supersuite as a free download.

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  • Microsoft's top 10 hurdles for 2006

    Microsoft is expected to enter the new year facing a number of hurdles -- but the chief one will be to position Windows Vista as an enterprise product.

  • Microsoft's 'big bang' could be its last

    When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.

  • FAQ: Getting a handle on Windows Vista

    From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.

  • Ballmer: Trusting Vista, battling Google

    Microsoft is at the start of "the greatest innovation pipeline we have ever had," CEO says. And no, he doesn't throw chairs.

  • Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

    In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

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Reviews (9)

  • Images: Word 2007 beta 2

    Microsoft hopes that Word 2007 will put more features at your fingertips. We review some of the changes.

  • Images: Excel 2007 beta 2

    Microsoft is designing Excel's next generation to better visualise data, analyse trends. We take a look.

  • Images: Outlook 2007 beta 2

    Outlook 2007 beta 2: a more convenient tool for communications and time management than its 2003 ancestor?

  • Images: PowerPoint 2007 beta 2

    The updates to Microsoft's PowerPoint are supposed to make it less of a hassle to dress up slide shows. We take a look.

  • Microsoft Office 12 (beta 1)

    The next generation of the Microsoft Office system offers a new look and feel across its applications, with dynamic formatting tools and nimbler files.

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