Microsoft has announced that it has released to the AIDS research community the source code for four analytical software tools, a move intended to aid the development of a vaccine for the disease.
Microsoft researchers on Thursday demonstrated a new, low-cost method for manipulating a digital desktop or wall display with two hands.
Microsoft has this week handed out US$500,000 to four universities doing research into efficient computing, while rival Sun has stepped up its green IT marketing efforts.
Large organisations should consider adopting Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format, according to new research.
Australian SMEs aren't paying nearly enough attention to Linux considering the top priority for their IT managers is to "reduce costs", but despite the prevailing attitude, it won't take much for open source to have a far greater impact in the near future, according to research released today.
At the CeBIT exhibition in Germany this week, Steve Ballmer got on stage and told the world that Microsoft takes "green" issues seriously.
There are some common elements in how IT professionals and home users deal with backup: the need for backups to happen automatically and quietly, and to be easily and quickly restored when the proverbial hits the fan.
Microsoft's allegations that open source infringed on its patents may never make it to the courts. So why make such a fuss over the claims?
Are Australia's privacy laws slowly killing Australians by preventing medical professionals gaining access to patient information?
Steve Jobs' backflip on a key aspect of the iPhone stood out from a normal day -- broadband furore, antagonistic marketing, personal attacks and government inaction -- in the world of Australia's telecoms market.
Microsoft has staff investigating software that will find and summarise all the news items in which an individual is interested.
Microsoft's chairman talks about the company's relationship to open source.
Bank robbers don't wield guns these days, the mouse and keyboard have, instead, become the weapons of choice. And they're coming right through your browser.
Usage of Microsoft's popular Visual Basic development language--used by about half of all professional programmers--may be on the wane, according to a recent study.
One in four respondents to an online survey have indicated that they have damaged or soiled items on the desktop because of cable entanglement.
Mark Sunner, chief security analyst at Messagelabs, said the company's latest research indicates that Australian spam levels are well below the global average. The bad news is that social networking sites, such as MySpace, are helping phishers create more targeted attacks.
At the RSA 2008 conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie describes a new plan for Internet security that includes the creation of a trusted stack. Each element can be authenticated, from the operating system to applications, people, and data.
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks to Gartner research analysts, Yvonne Genovese and David Mitchell Smith about the company's strategy regarding software as a service, or SaaS, as well as its competition with Google in the office productivity and advertising markets.
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke to Gartner research analysts about filling the gap and sharing the leadership role with top executives after chairman Bill Gates transitions away from his day-to-day duties at the software maker next year.
Apple's soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a "closed device" and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.
If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Microsoft Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less-expensive alternatives handle its core features without the clutter.
After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.
If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.
The second generation TouchSmart as just a panel PC is gorgeous. The AU$1,999 price is fantastic as well " but we can't help but feel that there's so much more potential in the touchscreen aspect being left, ahem, untapped.
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