Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have been close friends and business partners for nearly 30 years. But the two sometimes clashed over sharing power at Microsoft, particularly before Ballmer's rise to the CEO slot.
Microsoft plans to mark the business launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 with an event in New York on November 30.
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Microsoft has been touting its Windows Live development platform, which is due to be launched later this year, to delegates at the company's partner conference in the US this week.
Microsoft is exploring new ways to try and convert the remaining people who don't use its Office productivity suite, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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Microsoft hatches plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security and a facelift for Outlook, in the software's first major upgrade in nearly two years.
OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source?
Microsoft plans to mark the business launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 with an event in New York on November 30.
Microsoft hatches plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security and a facelift for Outlook, in the software's first major upgrade in nearly two years.
OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to more tightly integrate the development of Windows, Office and its other programs--and much of these efforts are tied to Longhorn.
Microsoft this week gave customers a look at forthcoming development and management tools that are part of the company's long-term plans for the product.
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