Software violates patent held by i4i, a Canadian software maker Microsoft has been ordered by a US court to stop selling MS Word in the country in 60 days. The ban, which is applicable on the 2003 and 2007 version, comes after it was determined that technology used in the software violates a patent held […]
Read more →Got Windows Azure CTP Token today
Hi Nithin, here is a Windows Azure token for you: XXXX-XXX-XXXX This will give you 8 cores to play with. More details here on how to count cores in your compute apps and here on how to redeem a Windows Azure token. Cheers, XXXXX
Read more →Worldwide Partner Conference 09 – Ballmer Keynote
Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) day 2 kicks off today at 8:30am CDT (see all time zones). Allison L. Watson, head of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft will feature again at WPC, introducing the keynote speakers and interviewing live audience members. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the primary keynote […]
Read more →Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 RC
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep up-to-date with the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer. In addition, install popular open source ASP.NET and PHP web […]
Read more →Microsoft released an EMERGENCY patch for Windows
Cheers Bink for the heads up that Microsoft has notified him that they will release an emergency security patch later today. Thursday October 23rd, 17:00 GMT (That is 19:00 for GMT+1). All Microsoft has said so far is that the vulnerability can be remotely exploited by malware. Microsoft advises every Windows user / Administrator to update […]
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