Tags: european union, standalone

News (19)

• Microsoft to bulk up Office business intelligence

  Microsoft will offer analysis and planning applications as an add-on to its Office suite, a move meant to steer corporate customers away from specialised business-intelligence providers.

• McAfee unafraid of Microsoft's 'part-time' security effort

  Antivirus firm McAfee's president believes the company will be able to compete with Microsoft after the software giant launches its OneCare Live security products -- because security is not something you can do "part-time".

• Mozilla gives Sunbird its wings

  The Mozilla Foundation's latest application is an open source calendar program, but as yet Sunbird doesn't pose much of a threat to Microsoft Outlook.

• Microsoft launches beta of anti-spyware app

  Redmond's first piece of dedicated anti-spyware software has entered the final stages of testing: a public beta version is now available for download.

• Microsoft says IE updates possible

  Microsoft, under pressure to add new features to Internet Explorer, said it might do so by way of the browser's add-on mechanism.

Features and Case Studies (18)

• Inside Vista's Security Center

  The Security Center in the Windows Vista October Community Technical Preview (CTP) is sporting a status bar titled Spyware Protection. Here's a closer look at the Spyware Protection status bar and explore the implications of it presence.

• CRM: Microsoft 3.0 vs. RightNow

  We pit veteran on-demand player RightNow Technologies versus Microsoft's latest CRM offering.

• Chizen: Friends, foes and China

  The big, booming nation is much on the mind of Adobe's CEO. Then there are the little matters of Apple and Microsoft.

• Microsoft and Adobe to square off?

  In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise.

• Detect intruders in Microsoft IIS

  It is not necessary to spend thousands of dollars on intrusion detection for Microsoft's IIS Web servers. Attacks to these public servers typically focus on only a small handful of programs. We show you what to look for.

Reviews (10)

• Microsoft to abandon standalone IE

  The software giant is phasing out standalone versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, according to statements attributed to IE's program manager on its Web site.

• CRM: Microsoft 3.0 vs. RightNow

  We pit veteran on-demand player RightNow Technologies versus Microsoft's latest CRM offering.

• Corel WordPerfect Office 12.0

  WordPerfect 12.0 features a core stable of productivity apps but suffers from its poor handling of Microsoft files.

• Microsoft Small Business Server 2003

  For small companies that need a business in a box and want to stick with Microsoft technology, SBS 2003 is the only game in town.

• How to improve your Outlook

  For many of us, Microsoft Outlook is as much as part of the workplace as cubicle walls and funny grey carpet. But perfect it's not. Here are some fixes for its most frustrating flaws.

• Just In

• Most Popular

• Most Discussed

Reader Services

Popular Topics

Essentials