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  • Microsoft releases public download of Vista

    After months of limited testing, Microsoft late on Wednesday made a beta version of Windows Vista publicly available for download.

  • '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

  • OSDL gives Microsoft the cold shoulder

    The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), home of Linus Torvalds, is unlikely to be accepting Microsoft's offer to jointly finance research into the Windows v Linux debate.

  • Microsoft opens window for new Vista test

    Microsoft said on Wednesday it is releasing an updated test version of Windows Vista, the forthcoming update to Microsoft's flagship operating system.

  • SAP to release 'Mendocino' for testing

    Next week customers can begin testing software that links Microsoft's e-mail and calendar programs with SAP's back-office business applications, the companies said.

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  • Opening up the Office

    Microsoft says beta testing for Office 12 begins in November. Also, the company gets 120,000 requests a month from people who want to save their Office documents in PDF format, making it one of the most requested features.

  • SAP to release 'Mendocino' for testing

    Next week customers can begin testing software that links Microsoft's e-mail and calendar programs with SAP's back-office business applications, the companies said.

  • HP's Unix beats Windows in server test

    HP releases new server speed-test results that for the first time compare its version of Unix with Windows on the company's top-end Itanium server--and Unix comes out ahead.

  • Microsoft updates its office of the future

    The future of information technology gets a face-lift from Microsoft's Center for Information Work.

  • Inside Visual Studio 2005 Team System

    Visual Studio Team System provides the tools a team needs for every collaborative development purpose. The downside is that Microsoft is once again going too far in deciding how we should do things. Will it work for your team?

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  • Testing begins on Microsoft's virtual server

    Microsoft this week started beta testing its Virtual Server, a program that enables a single server to run multiple operating systems.

  • Images: The changing face of Web mail

    With Windows Live Mail currently being tested, here is a look back at how Web-based e-mail has changed since 1997.

  • Vista beta sucks up battery juice

    Windows Vista delivers some pretty snazzy new graphics, but all that "wow" can be a real drain.

  • Apple Boot Camp (beta)

    Apple gives the people what they want: Windows on Macs. Geeks proved it could be done through a variety of complicated hacks and now Apple makes it a breeze with a free download. We take Boot Camp for a test run.

  • Windows Live OneCare

    Windows Live OneCare is the first of many managed online security services to debut this year. We recommend waiting, then comparing the offerings from Symantec, McAfee, and other established security vendors before deciding on a managed online security service.

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