Microsoft will provide beta tests of future Windows versions and allow AOL to participate in tests of its upcoming 'Longhorn' operating system at the same time and on the same terms as other software vendors.
The first line of Qualcomm chips to directly support Microsoft's streaming audio and video technologies will be available by March, the companies said. Both Qualcomm and Microsoft assert that the arrangement will cut the time it takes to...
I believe that Longhorn will be the fork in the road for many firms. When Longhorn releases, firms will ask themselves whether or not to jump off the Microsoft train and consider Linux," said Yates. Microsoft plans to release Longhorn, the next...
Microsoft has confirmed that just a handful of people will get to look at the beta version of Longhorn Server, despite the public release of a beta for its next-generation client-side operating system, Windows Vista.
The group said on Monday that it will encourage software developers to use its guidelines when building programs for Linux as part of its Linux Standard Base project. The Free Standards Group said in a statement: "With this complex and costly...
It will take many organisations about 18 months from the time Windows Vista ships to test applications, get independent software vendors to support applications, build images and run pilots. The main problem areas are for users of Windows 2000...