Designing a better workday.
Designing a better workday.
Michael Robertson, oprichter van Linspire (voorheen Lindows) en luis in de pels van Microsoft, trekt zich terug uit de handel in gebruiksvriendelijke Linux-versies. De multimiljonair richt zijn pijlen nu op goedkope telefonie. [Via ZDNet.nl NEWS] Wat uit het artikel niet duidelijk blijkt is of Robertson LinSpire verkoopt of opheft ……
Microsoft lanceert Acrylic, een grafisch bewerkingsprogramma dat moet gaan concurreren met Adobe’s Photoshop. Bijzonder aan het programma is dat het bitmap- en vectormogelijkheden combineert. [Via hcc!magazine nieuws] De Beta is nu te downloaden :
KPN sluit per 1 november twee van de vier semafoonnetwerken. Klanten die een pieper of Buzzer voor de netwerken bezitten, zullen van netwerk en semafoon moeten wisselen en krijgen mogelijk een nieuw nummer. [Via hcc!magazine nieuws] Grappig. Met alle moderne communicatiemiddelen zou je bijna vergeten dat dit ooit de hype…
‘The Hive’ is Microsoft’s attempt to bring some of the community impetus it has generated with Channel 9, The Spoke and other developer-focused efforts to the consumer space. [Via Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley]
Detailed overview of how Microsoft IT deployed and manages Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 to provide its employees with a real-time communications and instant messaging solution. [Via Microsoft Download Center]
Detailed discussion of how Microsoft deployed Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to create an integrated enterprise-wide portal and team collaboration solution. [Via Microsoft Download Center]
Microsoft and the Creative Artists Agency have reached a tentative agreement with Universal and Fox for the film rights to the Xbox video game "Halo." The deal was reportedly a major step down for Microsoft from its initial demands for a US$10 million upfront fee and 15 percent of the…
Some security threats, including those aimed at IP telephony and mobile devices,�are overblown,Â�twoÂ�Gartner analysts say,Â�and they caution that misplaced security concerns may distract from fighting real problems. Lawrence Orans, principal analyst at Gartner, and John Pescatore, vice president and Gartner fellow, sayÂ�that while attacks on IP telephony and mobile devices…
Possibly the biggest improvement introduced with the upcoming service pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003 is the lifting of the 16BG store limit for the Standard version. SP2 adds a 75GB limit. This is great news for those of us in the small to medium business market. Microsoft summarizes the…
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday at Tech Ed that it is planning to launch Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 this year, specifically the week of November 7. [Via Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley]
