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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Fedora 10's snapshot scramble begins

    The Fedora Project has updated the 'beta' or testing edition of version 10 of its Linux distribution, which is scheduled to be completed and released to the public on 25 November.

  • 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 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.

  • Microsoft roping more into Longhorn Server release

    With Windows Vista, Microsoft had to cut features to try to get the release out the door. With its upcoming server release, though, Microsoft is actually adding a few features.

  • NSW Education Dept in Vista licensing jam

    Unresolved licensing issues have put on hold mass adoption of Microsoft Windows Vista at the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, IT head Tim Anderson said in an exclusive interview.

  • Least buggy Windows, Office ever: Microsoft

    The global launch of Windows Vista kicked off in Sydney on Thursday with Microsoft executives promising the massive beta testing program has ensured its new products will contain fewer bugs than before.

  • Office 2003: Will this beta be better?

    Software behemoth Microsoft has finally launched its much-awaited enterprise suite which it says will focus heavily on productivity.

  • Office 12 moves closer to beta

    Microsoft has notified potential testers that it expects to release the first beta version of Office 12 in the next few weeks.

  • Sidebar on display in next Vista preview

    As more computer users move to larger, wide-screen monitors, Microsoft is staking a claim to that added real estate.

  • Beta of Windows Vista due tonight

    Microsoft plans to release a test version of the next version of Windows on Wednesday morning in the US, according to a source familiar with the company's plans.

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