Microsoft Unveils Next-Generation Real-Time Collaboration Client Real-Time Collaboration Client Will Strengthen Connection Between Customers And Their Telephony, Line-of-Business and Productivity Applications; Beta Program Open for Nominations Building on the recent success and rapid adoption of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server and Microsoft Office Live Meeting. the newest member of the…

The New York Times > AP > Technology > Microsoft to Debut ‘Istanbul’ Application: “Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.Microsoft plans to debut the product, code-named “Istanbul,” sometime in the first…

The company attempts to gain a toehold in the VOIP market with its new IM client for Live Communications Server. [Via eWEEK Technology News]

At the Fall 2004 VON Conference & Expo in Boston on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it is delivering a beta version of its next generation corporate instant messaging (IM) product, codenamed “Istanbul.” Anoop Gupta, the corporate vice president of the [Via Windows IT Pro Magazine – Windows IT Pro Magazine]…

Company downplays rumors, but new clues keep speculators buzzing about secrets of “Fluffy Bunny.” [Via CNET News.com] Aparently Google sees room for yet another IM platform …

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Microsoft’s Looming VON Announcement: Not VOIP?: “Opinion: VOIP Center Editor Ellen Muraskin can’t figure out what Microsoft is going to announce at the Voice on the Net show, if not telephony links to its Live Communications Server. Is Microsoft ready to take on the VOIP market?”

When Office 12 debuts in 2006+, an Excel Server, Visio Server and other brand-new servers are expected in the line-up. [Via OfficeZealot.com – News from Around the Web]

Imagine a day when you could use a hand-held device to access and author annotations on objects and places using machine readable tags. That day is not so far off. A sociologist in Microsoft Research is developing a project called AURA that can enable shoppers to scan the UPC labels…

Data Sheet that describes the key features & benefits of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. [Via Microsoft Download Center] As if you need any conving 🙂 Seeing is Believing …