Peter Galli

Microsoft will use the upcoming release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to disable the two most widely used exploits of the operating system’s activation process, as well as do away with the system that reduces access to features and functionality for those users with counterfeit or nonvalidated software. The Vista SP1 update will make […]

Editor’s Note:This is the third in a series of articles that examine why the ODF Foundation closed down. The leaders of the recently shuttered OpenDocument Foundation have moved their attention and efforts away from the Open Document Format and towards the W3C’s Compound Document Format, which they believe will be able to neutralize Microsoft Office […]

In the year since Microsoft released Windows Vista for businesses, customers have stared at an ethereal barrier to adoption—Service Pack 1. Without the release of the first significant update to the operating system, many consider the software unfinished and refuse to deploy. “A big psychological blocker inside many large companies is the belief that Microsoft […]

Microsoft will make Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 available to customers Nov. 29, a company spokesperson confirmed to eWEEK. The update features support for Windows Server 2008, better integration with Office Communications Server 2007, and improved mobile device security and management. “SP1 also enhances the user experience in Outlook Web Access, provides greater functionality […]

Editors Note: This is the second in a series of articles that examine why the ODF Foundation closed down. The recent demise of the OpenDocument Foundation is not expected to have any impact whatsoever on the progress and adoption of the Open Document Format. While the Foundations legacy is the subject of much debate, several […]

Editors Note: This is the first in a series of articles that examine why the ODF Foundation closed down. Did the OpenDocument Foundation recently shutter its doors for good because it was unable to convince Oasis to support its converter, known as Da Vinci? Or was it because OpenDocument Format was simply not designed for […]

OpenDocument Format supporters are welcoming presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obamas promise to put government data online in universally accessible formats should he be elected. “We have to use technology to open up our democracy. Its no coincidence that one of the most secretive administrations in history has favored special interests and pursued policies that could […]

BARCELONA, Spain—VMware is taking a lot of money out of the current hardware environment with its virtualization product offerings, and Microsoft wants to participate in that value chain, according to Bob Kelly, Microsofts corporate vice president of infrastructure server marketing. Microsoft differentiates itself from VMware on two main fronts: the breadth of the way it […]

Microsoft has released a preview release candidate for Windows Vista SP1 to a large group of beta testers. The software maker released the first, private Vista SP1 beta to some 12,000 pre-selected testers in September. At that time, it also promised a larger public beta was in the cards but declined to say when it […]

BARCELONA—Microsoft officials are seeing a sharp increase in the number of businesses that are starting to test Windows Vista in their environments, and the software maker is looking to fuel that trend with updated tools that help with the testing and migration planning process. Among these is Microsoft Deployment—formally known as Business Desktop Deployment 2007—which […]