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The newest version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Vista, is now available - at least to business users.

The release of Vista is the first upgrade of the Microsoft Windows operating system since Windows XP was released about five years ago. Ballmer said that Vista and new applications related to it would help the company’s business customers communicate better and have easier access to wireless networks and corporate-information systems.

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the software company would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to market Windows Vista, the new version of its operating system which debuted for businesses on Thursday. Ballmer said Vista would be the most widely marketed Microsoft product in the company’s history.

But even with all the touted improvements, analysts expect Vista to only gradually emerge - especially in big organizations where upgrading can be a costly, complicated affair.

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Sophos today announced a new version of Sophos Anti-Virus which fully supports the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

Sophos’s proactive protection delivers businesses with a complete defence against viruses, spyware, adware and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Read more »

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Microsoft has no plans to add a controversial Windows Vista antipiracy feature directly to its Microsoft Office 2007 suite, but will consider offering it as an add-on system.

Users who don’t passes a valid activation key and do not use it within the specified time of one month will see their software deactivated, just like it happens in Vista’s case. Read more »

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Meta4 PeopleNet platform gives integration options designed to take you from back office to open road in no time flat.

No matter what software system you’re running, open architecture lessens the integration load. With over 50 pre-established integrations to date all with leading dispatch/transportation management and routing providers, PeopleNet can meet your needs for data integration. Read more »

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Windows Vista comes with 11,700 drivers on DVD, so this OS has more drivers built-in at launch than any previous version Windows.

Compared to the 10,000 drivers available on the Windows XP disk when the OS shipped in October 2001, Vista’s DVD will have almost 10,000 more drivers—and at least 11,700 more online. XP only had 2,000 additional drivers available online when it went RTM. Read more »

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Microsoft has dismissed reports that its Zune digital media player, just launched in the US, is not compatible with the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system.

Microsoft’s Zune Web site currently only lists Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Update Rollup 2 installed as the operating systems that Zune currently supports. Read more »

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New software from a Cambridge company will enable cell phone users to place cheap international calls over Skype, a popular Internet telephone service.

Skype has begun working with wireless operators to deploy a U.S. start-up company’s Software and system package that allows mobile cellular handsets to handle the SkypeOut free Internet phone calls worldwide. The result is cellular international long distance calls for pennies instead of dollars. Read more »

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Just look at torrent file sharing network to find numerous copies of the RTM version of Vista are available for download.

The final version of Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista, was first seen yesterday on several important torrent websites. All users confirmed that the version listed was indeed 6.0.6000, the official RTM Vista version.

People were saying that it was the legit thing, except there is no crack for the activation. A temporary solution arose: a short command that gives you the possibility to easily extend the activation period to 60 days. Read more »

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European antitrust regulators may force Microsoft to delay the launch of Windows Vista in Europe.

Regulators from the European Union (EU) say Microsoft continues to lag in its compliance with the conditions of its antitrust ruling and have again set a deadline for the software giant to make changes or face additional monetary penalties. Read more »

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Windows Vista still requires antivirus, so McAfee is currently working with Microsoft to develop a suitable software platform.

John Viega, Vice President and Chief Security Architect for McAfee told about this.
“Microsoft has said they’re going to cooperate with security vendors and open up their API’s so we can implement best to breed technologies on their platform. Read more »

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