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Windows 7 could surpass XP in the enterprise by 2012

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been "almost eerily silent" about the early success of Windows 7, writes Ed Bott at ZDNet, even though it has already sold 175 million licenses for it. It comes as no Read more...

Microsoft makes additional move to address pirated copies of Windows XP

Microsoft is updating its Windows Genuine Advantage tool this week with "significant updates" designed to make things even more uncomfortable for owners of non-genuine Windows. The changes are Read more...

HP: Sales of XP outstrips Vista

One of the top PC makers, Hewlett-Packard, has revealed that the number of machines loaded with Windows XP that it is selling outstrips that of Windows Vista. On the surface, this appears to fly Read more...

Windows XP Service Pack 3 coming very soon

It has been just days since Microsoft halted sales of the venerable Windows XP operating system via retail channels or pre-installed on full-fledged PCs and laptops. Yesterday, Microsoft issued a Read more...

Microsoft stops offering boxed Windows XP

As of Monday, June 30, Microsoft has stopped offering boxed copies of the seven-year-old Windows XP operating system for sale. Having said that, various levels of product support for Windows XP Read more...

Microsoft updates Virtual PC, Server products

Microsoft has updated both its Virtual PC 2007 and Read more...

Vista gets the cold shoulder

A new survey has found that fewer than 1 in 12 programmers currently are writing applications targeting Windows Vista, with most still sticking with ASP.Net and Windows Forms applications and finding Read more...

HP working to fix Windows XP SP3 problems

HP has confirmed that the existence of an endless-reboot problem with certain systems that are based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) after the installation of Windows XP service

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Windows XP comes to OLPC

Limited trials of Windows XP on the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is slated to begin next month in "four or five" countries. The general availability of Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop will follow

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Microsoft green lights XP SP3 and Vista SP1

Been waiting with baited breath for Microsoft to resume downloads for Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1? Breathe a sigh of relief. The company has apparently managed to sort out Read more...

Press Releases

Critical Stock Alerts for Microsoft, eBay, QUALCOMM, Rare Element Resources, salesforce.com and Freeport-McMoRan

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), eBay Read more >>

Incisive Updates Entire Product Line with Microsoft Excel 2010 64-bit Support

All Incisive Solutions Can Now Handle Review and Analysis Activities of Extremely Large and Complex Spreadsheets SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Incisive, a developer of enterprise-class Read more >>

Rectiphy Gives Away ActiveImage ProtectorTM Free Personal Edition

New AIP Free Personal Edition Offers Most of the Same Features Found in Rectiphy’s Corporate Suite of Products – but at No Charge for Home Users MURRIETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rectiphy Read more >>

Savtira Corporation Awarded E-Commerce Contract to Develop and Deliver Cloud Commerce Platform for Tabulous Cloud by NexBoom

TAMPA, Fla., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Savtira Corporation (Savtira), a new provider of B2B Cloud Commerce solutions, today announced the company was awarded a contract to develop and deliver its Read more >>

Liquidware Labs ProfileUnity v4.8 Now Available with Enhanced Multi-Session Login Capabilities and Expanded Office 2010 Support

ProfileUnity reduces logon times, readies enterprises for seamless migrations, and enables persistent user state in non-persistent desktop environmentsATLANTA, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >>