Today, Microsoft offers at least two different tools for searching the desktop. One of them, targeted at consumers, is the MSN Search toolbar. You can download it at no cost from http://toolbar.msn.com. If you need information on how to deploy this tool in a company setting, check the Administrator Guide at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows/search/tbguide.mspx Another tool is the … Continue reading Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Search →

Today, at the VoiceCon 2006 conference, Cisco Systems and Microsoft Corp. announced they are working together to provide collaborative real-time capabilities for businesses through the integration of Microsoft® Office Communicator 2005 and the open Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with the new SIP-based Cisco Unified Communications system. See the full … Continue reading Cisco and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance Real-Time Business Communications →

A beta of Exchange Server "12" has been available since December, but only to a limited audience (internally at Microsoft and to a group of customer participating in the TAP - Technology Adoption Program). As of March 1st, however, a Beta 1 Cummunity Technology Preview (CTP) has been made available to a wider audience, via … Continue reading Exchange Server “12” Beta 1 CTP available →

It was all over the news a while back. Microsoft announced that a new service would provide small businesses a number of hosted service that included a web site (complete with your own domain name), e-mail accounts and web applications to help with everyday tasks like collaboration between employees, project management and customer communications. I … Continue reading Microsoft Office Live – Now really Live! →

Microsoft just announced the names and features of the six Windows Vista versions to be released later this year (two for businesses, three for consumers, and one for emerging markets): Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Starter.Find all the details at: … Continue reading Windows Vista product lineup announced →

Well, the word is out on the Windows Vista February CTP (build 5308). This release is focused on businesses and is also being called the Enterprise CTP. The most important point, in my opinion, is the fact that it is feature complete. As the previous ones, this CTP is only being released to a restricted … Continue reading Windows Vista February CTP – feature complete →

I was visiting the RSA conference last week and couldn't help but notice an interesting advertising technique from one of the exhibitors. They hired some people and had them doing wierd things at the conference. I remember the first one that caught my attention, walking with the back to the outside wall of the conference … Continue reading Unusual bevahior at the RSA →

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview is available for public evaluation. No need to register or anything. Just download from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7. Windows XP with SP2 required.