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| Table of Contents |
Sample Article(s) |
| January 2008 |
Putting the 'Windows' in Windows Live
Partner Labs Tighten Relationships |
| December 2007 |
Windows Server 2008 Controls Network Access
Solution Plans Define Enterprise Partner Relationships |
| November
2007 |
Management Costs Rise for Virtual Machines
Free Online Collaboration Service Planned |
| October
2007 |
Windows Server, Service Packs Due in 2008
EU Appeal Fails and Other Legal News |
| September 2007 |
Early Adoption Programs Aid Product Development
Five Businesses Steady into FY'08 |
| August 2007 |
Visual Studio 2008: A First Look
Optimization Model Structures Sales Efforts |
| July 2007 |
Windows Media Platform Less Strategic
Managed Services Strategy Broadens |
| June
2007 |
System Center Product Roadmap
Operations Manager 2007 Packaging, Licensing, Pricing |
| May
2007 |
Next Windows Server Takes Shape
Dynamics Consolidation Plans Intact |
| April
2007 |
SharePoint 2007 Tweaks Portals, Administration
Digital Media Advances in Vista |
| March 2007 |
SharePoint 2007 Improves Enterprise Search
Exchange Gets Developer Overhaul |
| February 2007 |
Exchange 2007 Assists Regulatory Compliance
Focus Moves Beyond PC at CES 2007 |
| January
2007 |
New File Formats in Office 2007
Office Live Offers Simple Collaboration, Applications |
| December
2006 |
Product Activation Comes to Business
Broad Agreement Signed with Novell |
| November
2006 |
Vista Tunes Windows for Mobile Computing
The Future of MSN |
| October 2006 |
InfoPath 2007 Focuses on Developers
Customer Campaigns Replace GTMs |
| September 2006 |
Windows Networking Reworked for Enterprises
Five Businesses Head Into FY'07 |
| August
2006 |
First Microsoft-Branded Antigen Products Ship
Dynamics Wave Two Promises Consolidated Product |
| July
2006 |
Software Certification Tightened for Vista
Premier Support Offerings Refined |
| June
2006 |
Two New Management Products Coming
Custom Code Moves to Office 2007 |
| May 2006 |
Systems Management Server Roadmap
Chinese PC Makers to Ship Legal OSs |
| April 2006 |
More Editions in Windows Vista
Windows Live Search, Other Updates |
| March
2006 |
Shipping Software: The End Game Revisited
Customer Support Organization Shifts |
| February
2006 |
User Account Control to Limit Vista Exploits
Devices, Services Highlighted at 2006 CES |
| January
2006 |
Server Products Going 64-Bit
Xbox 360 Launches |
| December 2005 |
Malicious Software Removal Tools Roadmap
The Role of the Communications Sector Group |
| November 2005 |
Workflow Strategy Takes Shape
Massachusetts Directive Bypasses Office XML |
| October
2005 |
Visual Studio 2005 Brings Data Access Improvements
Voice over IP Startup Acquired |
| September
2005 |
InfoPath 12 Headed for the Web
Seven Businesses Ready for FY'06 |
| August
2005 |
IE7 and Longhorn to Get RSS Support
Organizational Changes in Sales, Windows |
| July 2005 |
Longhorn to Bring New Printing Path
Office Document Processing Platform Emerging |
| June 2005 |
Roadmap to Longhorn Clarified
License Rights Documentation Simplified |
| May
2005 |
Standard Language Could Aid DRM Interoperability
Support Life Cycle Extended for NT, Exchange 5.5 |
| April
2005 |
Team System Brings Project Management to Visual Studio
Channel Builder Fosters Partner-to-Partner Contact |
| March
2005 |
Enterprise Search Strategy Centers on SharePoint
Unified Messaging on Exchange Roadmap |
| February 2005 |
Free Software Update Technology to Cover All Products
Going to Market, Microsoft Style |
| January 2005 |
SP4 Last Service Pack for Windows 2000
MSN Launches Search Tools |
| December
2004 |
Multiple Cores, Single License
Public Sector, Regional Sales Reorganized |
| November
2004 |
Tools for Longhorn and WinFX Face Schedule Crunch
How Microsoft Organizes IT |
| October
2004 |
Shipping Software: The End Game
Media Player Update Moves Strategy Forward |
| September
2004 |
Business Solutions Roadmap 2004 Updated
Seven Businesses Push into FY'05 |
| August 2004 |
No Standalone Updates on IE Roadmap
ASP.NET 2.0 Next Stop on Web Development Roadmap |
| July
2004 |
Support Life Cycle Extended
New Partner Program Readied |
| June
2004 |
Microsoft Windows Roadmap Includes New Server Release
Reorganization Makes Changes to MSN and Server Groups |
| May
2004 |
Microsoft Management Roadmap Update
Sun Deal Signed, Litigation Ends |
| April 2004 |
ClickOnce Aims to Ease Installation
How Customers Buy Microsoft Products |
| March
2004 |
Business Solutions Roadmap 2004
License Compliance Gets New Look |
| February
2004 |
Windows OS Roadmap Stretched
PC At Center of Microsoft's Digital Media Hub Strategy |
| January
2004 |
How Microsoft Handles Windows Patch Management Internally
Enterprise Sales, Consulting Get New Leaders |
| December
2003 |
Longhorn Preview Focuses on Developers
Ballmer Addresses Security |
| November
2003 |
Windows Sustained Engineering in Spotlight
Security, Patents Occupy Legal Front |
| October
2003 |
Windows Service Pack Roadmap Shows Gaps
Visual Studio "Whidbey" Details Emerge |
| September
2003 |
Step-Up Licenses Offer Product Upgrades for SA Customers
Seven Businesses Plan for FY'04 |
| August
2003 |
Performance Improvements in Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Reorganization: Executives Settling into New Positions |
| July
2003 |
Windows Roadmap Leads to Longhorn in 2005
Ballmer Memo Outlines Challenges |
| June
2003 |
Message to OEMs: Focus on Consumers
Orchestration Standards Move Ahead |
| May
2003 |
Management Roadmap Leads to System Center
Windows Administration Moves Beyond GUI |
| April
2003 |
Rights Management Comes to the Enterprise
Ayala to Lead New Sales Force |
| March
2003 |
Slammer Worm: Code Red Deja Vu
Acquisition Moves Collaboration Strategy Forward |
| February
2003 |
.NET Compact Framework Emerges
Latest Service Packs for Current Server Products
Windows Server 2003 Gets Per-User Licensing |
| January
2003 |
Windows .NET Server Reduces Fear of Group Policy
Desktop Central to Microsoft Profits |
| December
2002 |
Feature Packs Aid SMS Admins
Raikes, Flessner Expand Reach to Field
Antitrust Settlement Approved With Few Modifications |
| November
2002 |
A Fork in the Road to Longhorn?
'Greenwich' to Support Windows IM, Real-Time Communications
Vertical Sales Teams Consolidated, Expanded |
| October
2002 |
GXA Defines Framework for Web Services
Hosted Services Becoming Lower Priority
Information Worker Focus of New Client Plans |
| September
2002 |
Content Management Server 2002 Goes .NET
Seven Core Businesses Explained
New Challenges Face Microsoft in Government Market |
| August
2002 |
.NET Framework Makes Thick Clients More Attractive
Ballmer Keeps Hold on Organization |
| July 2002 |
Rewritten IIS Anchors Windows .NET Server
Ballmer Urges Responsibility, Excellence |
| June 2002 |
Navision Deal Continues Move into Business Applications
Management Roadmap Revealed |
| May 2002 |
Software Update Service to Ease Patch Distribution |
| April 2002 |
New CRM Product Server Planned
Visual Studio Offers Tools Platform |
| March 2002 |
Commerce Server 2002 Showcases .NET
Lower Prices for Application Hosting |
| February 2002 |
Gates Puts Focus on Trustworthy Computing |
| January 2002 |
ASP.NET Improves Development of Web Applications
Effects of the Antitrust Settlement |
| December 2001 |
Latest Reorg Focuses on Developers, Windows Server |
| November 2001 |
Corporate Portal Strategy in Flux |
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