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  • Microsoft rolls out first Office 12 beta

    Microsoft late Wednesday released the first test version of Office 12, the next incarnation of its ubiquitous desktop suite.

  • Microsoft delays IM beta over security concerns

    Microsoft confirmed on Thursday that it has suspended the beta release of MSN Messenger 7.0 because of a potential security hole affecting one of the program's features.

  • Gmail gearing up for full launch?

    Gmail, the Web mail service operated by search engine Google, could be gearing up for its official launch after users of the service found that the number of invitations they could send out increased from four to 50.

  • Microsoft pulls early Office 2003 beta

    Microsoft on Wednesday inadvertently provided developers and enterprise customers with early access to the second testing version of the next version of Office.

  • Office 11 beta due next month

    Microsoft will be shipping the second beta version of Office 11 next month, complete with XML tools.

  • Mozilla browser to learn from surfing habits

    The latest test version of the open-source browser is inviting users to improve features by submitting their surfing data.

  • Users report IE8 Beta 2 issues

    One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, users have started to report issues with its installation and sites and services that are incompatible.

  • Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2

    On Wednesday in the US, Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8.

  • Novell issues GroupWise beta

    Software giant Novell overnight launched an open beta, or testing, version of its GroupWise collaboration software, saying the software would combine traditional collaboration functionality with updated Web 2.0-style additions.

  • Red Hat comes out with Linux 5.2 Beta

    Red Hat has released new beta versions of its enterprise and desktop Linux products, with improvements including better virtualisation and clustering features, to make the operating system a more stable platform for server farms.

  • Windows XP SP3 upgrade spells trouble for IE

    Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned.

  • Microsoft shows off IE8, Silverlight 2 to developers

    Microsoft offered its first public demonstration of Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday, and has released a beta for developers.

  • Things can only get Beta for Microsoft IE 8

    Microsoft is gearing its latest IE 8 release for Web developers. However, a second beta version, scheduled to arrive mid-year, is aimed at a wider audience, Microsoft's top browser executive has revealed.

  • Microsoft goes beta mad at MIX08 with IE, Silverlight

    Microsoft has this week used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of Web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio 2 products.

  • Microsoft tests server software on itself

    Microsoft has discovered the best beta tester for the next generation of its server operating system, Windows Server 2008, is itself.

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