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    Looking to drive demand for a wave of forthcoming products, Microsoft will fill the pockets of developers this week with early versions of several programs, including the latest "build" of Windows Vista.

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    Microsoft will share information about security problems with government agencies as part of its efforts to slow the spread of open source software.

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    Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies.

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    A computing project has abandoned its effort to crack the main security code for Microsoft's Xbox video game console.

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    The new version of Microsoft's Windows CE code-sharing agreement must be popular because vendors have signed up to it, says the software giant.

  • MS and IBM get caring and sharing

    Both IBM/Lotus and Microsoft have recently released new versions of their groupware suites--Notes/Domino and Exchange--with an emphasis on collaboration. We take them both through their paces.

  • Sun sets US$76 price tag on Office rival

    Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0 will go on sale May 21 with a price of US$75.95 in a more concerted effort by the server specialist to take on Microsoft's overwhelmingly dominant Office.

  • PC buyers face product deactivation

    Buyers of new PCs will have to grapple with Microsoft Product Activation - the most controversial feature ever to appear in Windows. Users who buy PCs with Microsoft Windows XP could find their machine disabled if they change or upgrade as few as four components.

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