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- 11 May 2007
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News: Longhorn virtualisation cut by Microsoft
Microsoft has revealed that its forthcoming Windows Server Virtualization technology would ship without a key performance feature designed to help it compete with rival VMware
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News: Intel & Red Hat team on vPro Linux PCs
Red Hat has announced a joint programme with Intel to deliver Red Hat-branded software that supports fully-managed desktop PCs using Intel's vPro technology.
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News: Windows Update hack bypasses firewalls
Hackers are using Windows Updates' file transfer component to sneak malicious code downloads past firewalls, according to Symantec.
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News: Lenovo & Microsoft sign $1bn software deal
On the first stop of a Chinese business delegation's US spending spree, Lenovo has penned a deal to buy more than $1bn in software from Microsoft.
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News: £400m surge for UK ID cards
The estimated costs of the UK government's ID cards plan have risen by £400m for the 10 years to October 2016, new Home Office figures reveal.
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News: Software glitch hits NHS records
Connecting for Health, which runs the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT has confirmed that problems with a software upgrade in Manchester led to hundreds of duplicate patient records being created.
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News: Ballmer discusses Yahoo acquisition rumour
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hasn’t ruled out a possible acquisition of Yahoo but says that Microsoft usually doesn't make acquisitions as large as the rumoured $50bn deal for the internet company.
- 10 May 2007
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News: UK Social Services laptop sold in eBay
Southend-on-Sea borough council in the UK is reviewing its procedures after a laptop computer containing social services case notes on local children turned up on eBay.
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News: Hackers enter Microsoft HQ
Microsoft is once again inviting members of the hacking community into its Redmond, Washington, campus to show the software giant where it's gone wrong.
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News: Googling employees given thumbs up
A panel of three federal judges upheld a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) that says a fired federal employee wasn't harmed when a federal official used the Google search engine to research his prior work history.
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News: Microsoft reveals Katmai SQL Server upgrade
Microsoft has announced new details about the next version of its SQL Server software, which it said will let users access and manage increasing volumes of data.
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News: Sun could release OpenSolaris on GPL
Sun Microsystems is evaluating whether it should release OpenSolaris under the GNU GPL (general public license), company co-founder and chairman, Scott McNealy told reporters on Wednesday.
- 09 May 2007
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News: Critical Windows & Office patches now online
Microsoft has released its May set of security patches, fixing critical bugs in Windows, Office and Exchange.
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News: VMware adds virtual Vista support
VMware plans to introduce a new version of its workstation virtualisation product today that supports Windows Vista, dual monitors and other features.
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News: Post Office adopts mobile phone cash scheme
The UK Post Office has launched a barcode for cash service aimed at providing businesses with a way to offer their customers promotional incentives or payments cheaply and speedily.
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News: Is Google killing Microsoft?
With the Microsoft-Yahoo megamerger now looking unlikely, what's next for Microsoft? Google's continued dominance in web-based services remains as strong as ever, and it raises questions about how Microsoft can avoid losing even more ground to the flourishing search company
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News: Google upgrades Google Analytics
Google has revamped Google Analytics, improving and expanding the data reporting capabilities of the website usage monitoring service.
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News: Visa & Mastercard plan 'wave & pay' cards
A string of payment card issuers have confirmed that they will introduce contactless ‘wave and pay’ cards from September in the UK.
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News: Business Vista uptake grows despite concerns
More users are starting to evaluate and deploy Windows Vista, but they are showing increasing concern over perceived performance, patching improvements and the operating system's hardware requirements, according to a recent study.
- 08 May 2007
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News: Symantec and Sophos attack Microsoft OneCare
Microsoft’s new business security product, Forefront, isn't up to the job, according to Microsoft rivals Symantec and Sophos.
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