Archive for September 12th, 2008
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Introducing the IE8 New Tab Page
One of the features we improved in IE8 is the ‘new tab’ page, which is the page you see by default when you click the New Tab button on the Tab row, or if you hit CTRL+T (the keyboard shortcut that does the same thing). We’re the Program Managers for this page and would like [...]
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Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Hello, my name is Karl Schulmeisters, director of alliance technology and architecture for the Microsoft global alliance at Unisys. We are a global systems integrator that focuses on large scale-up solutions particularly in the public sector, financial services, federal government and pharmaceuticals industries.
I watched Monday’s mid-day keynote at the Virtualization Launch in Bellevue, in which [...] -
Microsoft Admits What Went Wrong with Vista, and How They Fixed It
Will Smith @ Maximum PC: We sat down with Microsoft to hear the company’s side of the Vista story. What lessons have been learned following the worst Windows launch in the company’s history? Is Microsoft doing enough to regain PC users’ faith?
Way back in January 2007, after years of hype and anticipation, Microsoft [...] -
Microsoft and Novell Deliver Joint Virtualization Solution Through Partners
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing the availability of a joint virtualization solution optimized for customers running mixed-source environments. The joint offering includes SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell® configured and tested as an optimized guest operating system running on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, and is fully supported by both companies’ channel partners, including [...]
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Windows 7 Multi-touch: An In-depth Look at N-Trig’s DuoSense™
Stephen Chapman: If you’re like me, you’re curious as to just how this whole “Windows 7 multi-touch” thing works. If you haven’t yet, I encourage you to take a look at a previous article I wrote regarding the Windows 7 NUI/NUE (Natural User Interface/Natural User Experience). It will serve as an excellent primer for this [...]
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IntelliPoint and IntelliType 6.30.191.0 Released
Microsoft have officially released IntelliPoint and IntelliType 6.30.191.0. No news on what is new here but chances are just bug fixes.
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Windows 7: Beta 1 tracking for mid-December
Microsoft is on tap to talk publicly about and show off Windows 7 at two of its upcoming tech conferences this fall. But that does not mean the Windows team necessarily will be distributing bits at those shows.
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Along with many other Microsoft watchers, developers and customers, I have been assuming Microsoft was [...]