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Microsoft Showcases Windows Media Center Momentum at CEDIA EXPO 2008

From distributed HD entertainment to automation and control, Windows Media Center is at the center of an ever-expanding ecosystem within the custom installation channel.

Microsoft and Sony Celebrate Joint Video Team Standards Committee Primetime Engineering Emmy

U.S. Academy of Television Arts & Science honors JVT Committee for development of the High Profile for H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC.

The Moment Is Now: At $199, Xbox 360 Invites Everyone to Play

Microsoft announces new, low prices for Xbox 360.

One Million Strong Collaborating Online With Microsoft Office Live Workspace Beta

Customers worldwide use Microsoft Office Live Workspace beta in 11 languages as an on-ramp to Web-based storage and sharing.

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Q&A: What’s Next for BizTalk Server

Oliver Sharp, general manager of the BizTalk Server group at Microsoft, provides an update on how BizTalk has fared in the marketplace and progress the team has made on the next version of the product, BizTalk Server 2009.

Microsoft Kicks off new Windows Campaign with Star Power

A new ad featuring comic Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates marks the beginning of a new effort by Microsoft to make changes in retail, online and drive performance standards with PC manufacturers as part of a broad effort to improve consumers’ experience with Windows.

Cisco and Microsoft Interoperability Efforts: One Year Later

Q&A: Bob Muglia of Microsoft and Cisco’s Kathy Hill discuss how ongoing collaboration between the two companies continues to deliver new advances in interoperability for customers across multiple fronts.

PCs Make a Fashion Statement at PROJECT

Microsoft to highlight PCs with Windows that are fashionable and downright cool.

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PostPath Deal Adds to Cisco-Microsoft UC Fight

Network goliath Cisco Systems last week stepped further into the cloud-computing space by announcing the acquisition of privately held PostPath, a provider of hosted e-mail and calendaring solutions based in Mountain View, Calif.

Security Exploits to Google Chrome Browser Emerge

Google's Chrome Web browser -- complete with quirky marketing comic book -- made a splash when announced on Tuesday, but what a difference a day makes.

Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

Open source server distributor Red Hat Inc., which is carving out a virtualization path unique in the industry, added another arrow to its quiver today with the acquisition of Qumranet Inc.

Patch Tuesday To Address Four Critical Issues

Microsoft plans to roll out just four "critical" fixes in September's security bulletin release expected on Tuesday, according to an advance notice.

Former Microsoft Exec Joins BizNet Engineering Team

A former senior group program manager for Microsoft Office Business Applications has joined Dallas-based BizNet Software, a provider of a real-time financial reporting and analysis solutions that integrate with Microsoft Excel.

IE Share Continues Decline but How Far Will It Go?

It's no secret that enterprise use of Microsoft's Internet Explorer is on the decline. The question is, How far is it falling?

Google Plunges Into Browser Market

Just days after Microsoft released the second beta of Internet Explorer 8, Google unexpectedly made what could be its largest assault on Redmond to date -- the release of its own Web browser.

Windows Security Update Targets Elevation of Privilege Attacks

Microsoft this week is continuing its ongoing investigation into what it calls "new public reports" of a vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain superuser privileges through LocalSystem in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Channeling Big Bucks to Partners

Microsoft to spend $2.9 billion on channel in fiscal year 2009.

Partner Study: Going Against the Gray

Citing billion-dollar losses, an expert study calls on channel executives to help battle gray-market sales.

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