Archive for the ‘MICROSOFT’ Category

Windows Vista at the Heart of the Evolution Towards Natural User Interfaces

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Microsoft has placed Windows Vista at the heart of the evolution towards natural user interfaces. With traditional content continually being digitized, a shift in the way the user interacts with digital materials comes inherently. The Redmond company is not the only company that is trying to keep up with the ...

New Breed of Viruses Designed for Windows Vista (+ Service Pack 1)

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Windows Vista has had everything but an easy ride since its introduction in November 2006 and in January 2007, but the worst is yet to come. Microsoft's latest Windows client was plagued with a variety of problems from software and hardware incompatibility to poor performance, reliability and support. The Redmond ...

Vista Requires More Hardware Resources than Microsoft’s Windows for Supercomputers

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

A new level of the absurd... Windows Vista requires more hardware resources than Microsoft's Windows for Supercomputers. Yet one operating system is designed to run on home computers while the other is aimed at the high-performance computing (HPC) market. And when it comes to the actual machines, there simply is ...

Microsoft Is Cooking the Next Version of Internet Explorer for December 2007

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Microsoft is indicating signs of life on the Internet Explorer front. The Redmond company is cooking the release of the next version of Internet Explorer for the upcoming month. December was confirmed officially as the target for the availability of an official optional preview release of IE. Users will be ...

Microsoft’s Path to Health Goes Through Software

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Microsoft's path to health is intimately connected to software technology. The Redmond company's strategy is illustrated in the bonanza of acquisitions that have been adding technology assets to its healthcare portfolio. Microsoft has already demonstrated its commitment to building a comprehensive health platform via the acquisitions of Azyxxi and Medstory, ...

MSN Messenger Illegally Bundled in Windows?

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

I can bet the Redmond-based giant didn't expect this. Digito.com, the creator of Soft Messenger, an instant messaging application which came out in 1998, sued Microsoft requiring no less than W30 billion in damages. According to Digital Chosunilbo, a US dollar equals no less than W918, so I believe it ...