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    VMWare is expected to introduce a new product bundle this week that it hopes will extend its lead in the virtualisation software market.

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    Although it is still working to finish the code for Windows Vista, Microsoft has reached a decision on which versions of the operating system to offer.

  • Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground

    Software giant Microsoft and start-up VMware are bringing closer to mainstream use a technology for running multiple instances of an operating system on a single Intel-based computer.

  • Gates calls for 64-bit software support

    The shift to 64-bit computing on the desktop is nearly here, or so says Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

  • Microsoft's security chief gets serious

    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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    From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.

  • An early peek at Longhorn

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  • Dreams of Longhorn

    Microsoft's OS is in development, and Bob Muglia has little latitude for more slips.

  • Microsoft Web services plan targets Java

    The company aims to turn up the heat on Java rivals with plans for software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications.

  • Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground

    Software giant Microsoft and start-up VMware are bringing closer to mainstream use a technology for running multiple instances of an operating system on a single Intel-based computer.

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  • First Take: Microsoft Windows Vista

    Microsoft has released the first public beta of its Windows Vista operating system. We examine the new features.

  • Analysis: Microsoft's OS update

    Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.

  • FAQ: Getting a handle on Windows Vista

    From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.

  • Windows Longhorn: Milestone 5

    Yet another version of the next generation of Windows XP--known for now as Longhorn--has leaked onto the Web, showing a fledgling operating system that's remarkably well developed even in a pre-alpha state.

  • Next Windows leaks onto Net

    An early test version of the next major release of Microsoft Windows has been leaked onto the Net, offering a glimpse of the company's plans for the new software.

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