AP - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista.
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - As Bill Gates packs up his "#1 software architect" mug and prepares to leave his daily duties at Microsoft, we take a look at the character traits that put him on top of the software industry. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Version 2.0 enhances current VMware virtualization software and will add support for managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments by the end of the year. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - By charging only $65,000 per year, Sun hopes to challenge traditional commercial software providers that charge large license fees and maintenance costs. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Devices that could communicate with the Google software include the video-game consoles PlayStation and Xbox 360 as well as HP's high-definition TVs. -- read full article
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades building the US software colossus.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google is adding the ability for subscribers to chat with friends without having to download any extra software. -- read full article
PC World - Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental... -- read full article
AP - A hacker suspected of infecting thousands of personal computers with malicious software to obtain private financial information will plead guilty to fraud under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office said. -- read full article
Reuters - Bill Gates said a teary
goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp , the software
maker he built into the world's most valuable technology
company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on
every desk and in every home.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Mindreef and Iona Technologies are expected to bolster Progress' portfolio which includes management tools and business process management software. -- read full article
Reuters - Damages sought by software maker
Oracle Corp could top $1 billion in an intellectual
property lawsuit it has brought against arch-rival SAP AG
, according to a court filing. -- read full article
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
