Only a year ago, Microsoft and the rest of the high-tech industry were anticipating huge consumer demand for Web services ranging from shopping to communication.
Microsoft on Wednesday inadvertently provided developers and enterprise customers with early access to the second testing version of the next version of Office.
A key code for installing Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 has leaked onto the Internet, a loss that could lead to rampant piracy of the software.
Microsoft was preparing to announce Friday in the United States that Windows Server 2003 has completed testing and has been certified final, or gold, code.
Microsoft next week will release the first widely available beta of InfoPath, a new application for organising and sharing data that will be included in the next version of Office, but analysts say the learning curve will be steep.
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Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.
Finally, after months of the Clintons posting Sopranos-style satires and Obama Girl grabbing the headlines during the American presidential race, Australian politicians have switched on to the power of the Internet.
A distinction that Microsoft is making between professional and standard versions of Office 2003 means that many customers may not get all the features they've been expecting, including broad support for Web services.
A new version of Microsoft's Exchange communications software has entered a second round of testing, the company said Monday.
Eager for fresh ideas, the stodgy world of enterprise software is adopting technology and marketing from the consumer Web.
Marcelo Calbucci, a one-time Microsoft engineer, suffered the fate of many tech-savvy people: Family members counted on him for their computing needs, including building Web sites.
An emerging Web development technique promises to shake up the status quo in PC software and blur the line between desktop and Web applications.
New communications software aims to tap into the P2P trend among young people, but without the usual unsavoury legal implications.
A new version of Microsoft's Exchange communications software has entered a second round of testing, the company said Monday.
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