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Windows Vista’’s hyped security will be tested

( Media and Microsoft )

Computer hackers are off and running trying to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows Vista operating system, putting to test the software maker’s claim that it is the most secure Windows program ever.
The new version of Windows, the computer operating system that runs over 95 per cent of the world’s computers, became available to [...]

Microsoft and Team presents “Asli Windows ka Asli offer”

( Media and Microsoft )

In order to fight the menace of piracy, Microsoft India and IT majors like Dell, HCL, HP, Lenovo, Sahara, Wipro and Zenith has launched a campaign ‘Asli Windows ka Asli offer’. The campaign is designed to offer a differentiated experience and rewards for customers and partners who acquire genuine Windows software.
Customers who purchase an original [...]

Zune v/s iPod Comparison Chart

Category

Zune

iPod 30GB

Price

$249

$249

Storage

30 GB

30 GB

Vendor

Microsoft

Apple

Wi-Fi

YES

none

File Sharing

YES

none

Landscape Mode

YES

none

FM Tuner

YES

none

Preloaded Audio

YES

none

Preloaded Video

YES

none

View Complete Comparision @ Nilang Joshi ’s Blog
View Detailed Comaparision @ Dapre View 
 

MS Office 2007: The great Gamble

Microsoft is doing a radical makeover of the Office as we have known with Office 2007. In the process, though, it is placing a huge bet on the future: Who will rule the desktops in the future?
Over the last few decades, mankind (the computing literate one) has been divided into two factions, namely Mac [...]

Clone of Microsoft Paint that too Online

( Microsoft and Others )

A near pixel-perfect copy of Microsoft Paint in HTML, CSS and JavaScript,using the canvas tag as specified by WHATWGand supported by Safari 1.3, Firefox 1.5 and Opera 9.
But It is not made for IE … Try the link in IE and it will give u classy message
Try the link in Firefox or [...]

Microsoft plans Vista and Office 2007 aligned CRM release

( Microsoft and Others )

Microsoft Corp is planning to release a new version of Dynamics CRM 3.0 to coincide with the arrival of Windows Vista OS and Office 2007, which will offer tight integration with the new platform tools. Known internally as Microsoft Dynamics CRM V3C, it will use many of the user
interface characteristics of Office 2007 and Vista. [...]

Microsoft’s media player dubbed Zune

Well, the info’s finally starting to come in about Microsoft’s wireless media player; the project, dubbed Argo, will apparently spawn at very least one device.

Zune is a brand from Microsoft that incorporates a line of portable media players, software that will drive the devices, and an online service for acquiring and sharing media. It was [...]

Microsoft aims to scuttle pirated copies of Vista

( Microsoft )

Microsoft Corp’s upcoming Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully functioning, the software giant said.
Reduced functionality is already a part of the Windows XP activation process, but Windows Vista will have a reduced functionality mode that is enhanced, Microsoft said [...]

Vista hacked at Black Hat

While Microsoft talked up Windows Vista security at Black Hat, a researcher in another room demonstrated how to hack the operating system.
Joanna Rutkowska, a Polish researcher at Singapore-based Coseinc, showed that it is possible to bypass security measures in Vista that should prevent unsigned code from running.
And in a second part of her [...]

Young Indian joins Gates’ team

( India and Microsoft )

Young Chennai technocrat Abishek Kumarasubramanian has topped Microsoft’s nation-wide talent hunt from among 20,000 young Indian IT students to qualify for the rare honour of working with Microsoft Chief Bill Gates.
All aspiring IT professionals dream of working with Microsoft. Abishek will not only be living that dream, he will be joining the very architect of [...]