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Microsoft tracks people with RFID tags

Microsoft tracks people with RFID tags

Breeze Consulting is creating one of the largest non-traditional RFID networks assembled in Australia to track certain people movements at Microsoft Tech Ed in Sydney.
Ry Crozier Aug 20 2008, 9:37AM Mobility
Microsoft claims Windows 7 is on track

Microsoft claims Windows 7 is on track

January 2010 launch date 'looking good'.
Matt Chapman Jul 28 2008, 9:47AM Software
Windows XP SP3 ISO available

Windows XP SP3 ISO available

If you're installing Windows XP SP3 on multiple machines, or you still haven't got around to downloading it at all - you'll be pleased to learn Microsoft has released SP3 as an ISO image you can burn to CD, and then install from disc.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2008, 11:12AM Software
Dell extends sales of Windows XP systems

Dell extends sales of Windows XP systems

Dell has extended the time it will sell systems preloaded with Windows XP, citing customer demand for the older operating system..
Iain Thomson Jun 24 2008, 3:46PM Software
Developers shunning Windows Vista

Developers shunning Windows Vista

Fewer than one in 10 building for OS.
Iain Thomson Jun 23 2008, 8:23AM Software
Opinion: Exclusive - Windows 7 details revealed

Opinion: Exclusive - Windows 7 details revealed

We’ve managed to score an exclusive interview with one of the lead programmers on Windows 7. Here’s what you can expect to find in the new version, direct from our inside source, who of course, wishes to remain anonymous.
Ian Yates May 30 2008, 8:09AM Software
NEC unveils new eco-server

NEC unveils new eco-server

NEC has unveiled a new space and energy-saving server that promises to halve the power consumption used by conventional servers.
Staff Writers May 27 2008, 2:03PM Collaboration
Windows 7 confirmed for 2010

Windows 7 confirmed for 2010

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be with us "sometime in 2010" and appears to have released screenshots into the blogsphere.
Nick Farrell May 27 2008, 2:02PM Software
OLPC to ship with Windows XP

OLPC to ship with Windows XP

Microsoft has joined forces with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project in a bid to provide inexpensive portable PCs to schoolchildren in developing countries.
Guy Dixon May 17 2008, 10:41AM Hardware
Wireless payment system builds on Windows Mobile success

Wireless payment system builds on Windows Mobile success

Building its mobile payment software on the Windows Mobile operating system may have left manufacturing giants like Nokia out of play, but Mint Wireless is content with servicing what it views as a lion’s share of the smartphone market.
Liz Tay May 2 2008, 7:14AM Mobility
Opinion: Think of a number

Opinion: Think of a number

A big number. A really big scary number. Hint: think 140 million. That’s how many copies of Windows Vista Microsoft says it has shipped.
Ian Yates Apr 30 2008, 6:19AM Software
On a mission to save Windows XP

On a mission to save Windows XP

The ‘Save Windows XP’ petition has attracted over 100,000 signatures as Microsoft prepares to phase out the popular operating system.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 21 2008, 9:15AM Software
Windows XP gets two-year extension

Windows XP gets two-year extension

Microsoft is to extend the availability of Windows XP by two years. But only for specialised low-end PCs.
Shaun Nichols Apr 5 2008, 7:12AM Software
Opinion: Hacked or nuked – your choice

Opinion: Hacked or nuked – your choice

According to a report, which appeared in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, NATO now believes “cyber warfare poses as great a threat as a missile attack”. Puh-leese! Can somebody get these dudes a sense of perspective?
Ian Yates Mar 13 2008, 12:30PM Security
Spammers target Windows Live SkyDrive

Spammers target Windows Live SkyDrive

Spammers have started abusing Microsoft's Windows Live SkyDrive service to host spam links, a security firm warned.
Robert Jaques Jan 10 2008, 7:25AM Security
Attackers target Windows DRM flaw

Attackers target Windows DRM flaw

Microsoft has warned that attackers are actively targeting a security vulnerability in the SafeDisc DRM technology that ships as part of Windows.
Tom Sanders Nov 8 2007, 6:27AM Security
Delayed Windows Home server limps out

Delayed Windows Home server limps out

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its delayed Windows Home Server operating system.
Robert Jaques Nov 6 2007, 6:23AM Software
Microsoft builds mini Windows core

Microsoft builds mini Windows core

Microsoft has developed a minimised version for the next release of its Windows operating system codenamed Windows 7..
Tom Sanders Oct 23 2007, 2:55PM Software
Windows XP SP3 leaks onto the web

Windows XP SP3 leaks onto the web

Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been cropping up on numerous file sharing and developer sites over the weekend.
Iain Thomson Oct 9 2007, 2:59PM Security
Zero-day flaw hits Windows XP

Zero-day flaw hits Windows XP

Vulnerabilities in MFC42 and MFC71 could allow remote code execution.
Shaun Nichols Sep 20 2007, 6:25AM Security

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