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  • Red Hat's next Linux due before March

    Red Hat plans to ship the next version of its premium Linux product on February 28, debuting major virtualisation technology but missing an earlier deadline by about two months.

  • VMware cries foul over Microsoft virtualisation

    The battle to control the virtualisation market has heated up with the launch of a white paper from VMware, which accuses Microsoft of anti-competitive practices.

  • 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.

  • Longhorn Server updated

    Microsoft has released an update to the second beta of its Windows Server "Longhorn" software, offering bug fixes and improvements in performance and reliability.

  • Windows Vista launch pushed back to 2007

    Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale in Australia until January.

  • Microsoft updates Windows Vista test code

    In its first update to a new community-based preview program, Microsoft is showing off a number of new features for Windows Vista, including efforts to improve the Web browser and make the operating system more resilient.

  • Windows Vista tool targeted by virus writers

    Virus writers have published what are thought to be the first examples of malicious code targeting an expected feature of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, around a week after the first beta of the next-generation operating system was released.

  • Longhorn Server enters closed beta

    5,000 testers are to form the initial front line of testing for what is likely to become Windows Server 2007. A date for an open beta is yet to emerge

  • 'No need to test' Vista beta one

    Companies running Windows 2000 should start thinking about testing the operating system formerly known as Longhorn from the first beta release, but everyone else can afford to wait, according to Gartner

  • Microsoft Canada leaks Vista pricing

    Microsoft on Monday briefly posted pricing for Windows Vista on its Canadian Web site, giving an eye into what the company will charge for the new operating system.

  • Microsoft releases public download of Vista

    After months of limited testing, Microsoft late on Wednesday made a beta version of Windows Vista publicly available for download.

  • Microsoft bug-checking tools promise fewer crashes

    Microsoft is readying two tools to help hardware makers create more stable and secure Windows drivers, which should help reduce the number of crashes.

  • Testers lock horns with Vista beta

    Microsoft has passed a major milestone with the release of its first full test version of Windows Vista, the next generation of its flagship operating system.

  • Microsoft looks beyond Windows Server 2008

    Microsoft said on Wednesday that the follow-on to its Windows Server 2008 operating system will be an interim release due to arrive in 2009.

  • 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.

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