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CISF and Application Portfolio Management - Erik Oppedijk - blog community

published 94 days, 9 hours, 33 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 104 days, 19 hours, 50 minutes ago
Monday, December 07, 2009 12:51:49 PM GMT Friday, November 27, 2009 2:35:16 AM GMT
Microsoft is busy building a Security Infrastructure (or Portal) and is building the Connected Information Security Framework (CISF), a project by Mark Curphey, from the OWASP project. The goal for CISF is to combine all Security related information into a central location, with the focus on building blocks and customization. So CISF will become a Portal, with "Widgets" for presenting the various pieces of security information. Combine this with some analytics (BI), Workflow, tasks, risks assets, author... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, security
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Microsoft’s BPOS: Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining? : Behind The Cloud - Review Tom's Hardware

published 104 days, 19 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 104 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes ago
Friday, November 27, 2009 3:15:17 AM GMT Friday, November 27, 2009 12:21:20 AM GMT
No, software may not be dead, but it’s certainly evolving, and businesses look likely to reap the biggest near-term benefits. If you’ve thought that “cloud computing” was some cheesy catchphrase meant for the Fortune 500, get ready for an eye-opener. All the lessons that Microsoft has learned since 2005 have been poured into the new Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), a part of Microsoft Online Services. Essentially, BPOS is an enterprise-class, cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform tha... (more)
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tags: BPOS, cloud computing, Microsoft
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The Wolf Bytes: Windows Mobile Train Race

published 103 days, 19 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 105 days, 18 hours, 50 minutes ago
Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:06:13 PM GMT Thursday, November 26, 2009 3:35:39 AM GMT
After the closing night of DevConnections this year I went out with some friends who lived in Las Vegas.  On the way to their house I received an email asking me if I wanted to compete in the Windows Mobile Train Race over the weekend.  Not really sure what this meant, I said sure, it sounded like a great opportunity.  Little did I know how great of an opportunity this was.  As I received more details I learned that Microsoft Windows Phone and AT&T were going to fly eight developers to Seattle to hop... (more)
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tags: green, Microsoft, mobile, programming
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VMware May Be Microsoft�s Top Rival After Google - NYTimes.com

published 105 days, 23 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 191 days, 40 minutes ago
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:11:49 PM GMT Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:45:27 PM GMT
Challenging Microsoft With a New Technology By STEVE LOHR Published: August 30, 2009 Microsoft’s No. 1 rival is a household name, Google. But a strong candidate for No. 2 is a company that is scarcely known outside the technology industry: VMware. “VMware is definitely a threat,” said Gary Chen, an analyst at IDC, a research firm. “After Google, it is the company Microsoft fears most.” Google and VMware pose a broadly similar challenge to Microsoft, by potentially undermining the dominance of i... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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Microsoft: No IE 8 tab-hang fix in the works | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

published 182 days, 9 hours, 1 minute ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 191 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes ago
Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:24:10 PM GMT Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:42:04 AM GMT
August 28th, 2009 Microsoft: No IE 8 tab-hang fix in the works Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:52 pm Back in May, the Internet Explorer (IE) team left open the possibility that Microsoft might deliver a tab-responsiveness update for those of us suffering from IE 8 tab-performance issues. Alas, that update is... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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The Free Software Foundation attacks Windows 7 'sins' | Windows - InfoWorld

published 191 days, 1 hour, 6 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 196 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:18:48 PM GMT Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:54:14 PM GMT
August 26, 2009 The Free Software Foundation attacks Windows 7 'sins' The FSF lists Windows 7 'treacherous computing' practices toward users, such as taking away privacy and strong-arming users into unwanted upgrades By Eric Lai The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Wednesday launched a campaign against Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows 7 operating system , calling it "treacherous computing" that stealthily takes away rights from users. At the Web si... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, Windows
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Will two Windows Mobiles get consumers interested? | Wireless News - Betanews

published 191 days, 1 hour, 6 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 202 days, 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:18:48 PM GMT Friday, August 21, 2009 3:53:54 PM GMT
Will two Windows Mobiles get consumers interested? By Tim Conneally August 20, 2009, 6:57 PM A recent Digitimes report told us what we already sort of knew, but phrased it in such a way that the tech media did a huge double take. It said that Microsoft will launch Windows Mobile 6.5 in O... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, mobile, Windows
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Microsoft IE 8 shines in Web browser security test - Network World

published 203 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 209 days, 5 hours, 39 minutes ago
Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:50:16 PM GMT Friday, August 14, 2009 4:45:45 PM GMT
Microsoft IE 8 shines in Web browser security test Firefox a close second in test paid for by Microsoft By Ellen Messmer , Network World , 08/13/2009 Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 rated tops among five browsers tested by NSS Labs for effectiveness in protecting against malware and phishing attacks—though NSS Labs acknowledges Microsoft paid for the tests. Nevertheless, the test process, which lasted over a two-week period in July at the NSS Labs in Austin, evaluated the browsers based on acc... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, security
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Microsoft Will Launch Outlook for Mac in Late 2010; No Office for iPhone News - Microsoft Office - Gizmodo

published 209 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 210 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes ago
Friday, August 14, 2009 4:20:45 PM GMT Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:40:44 PM GMT
By Wilson Rothman, 12:15 PM on Thu Aug 13 2009, Today Eric Wilfrid, GM of Microsoft's Mac Business Unit announced a Business Edition of Office for Mac, and promised a new version by holiday 2010 that would include a bonafide Outlook for Mac. There was no Office for iPhone news. . . . (more)
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tags: Mac, Microsoft
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Microsoft Employees Want Your Ideas for Improving Office - ReadWriteEnterprise

published 162 days, 10 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 211 days, 7 hours, 1 minute ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:57:19 AM GMT Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:24:10 PM GMT
by Steven Walling / August 10, 2009 11:30 AM Ever wish you had the ear of the employees who work on Microsoft Office? For all those whose work lives and breathes Office, here's your chance to make yourself heard. T... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest | Business Tech - CNET News

published 210 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 211 days, 7 hours, 14 minutes ago
Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:30:23 PM GMT Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:11:38 PM GMT
August 7, 2009 5:11 PM PDT Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest by Stephen Shankland After leaving much of the creation of a new version of HTML to Apple, Google, Opera, and Mozilla, Microsoft has begun sinking its teeth into the Web standard. The move adds clout to the effort to renovate HyperText Markup Language, the standard used to describe Web pag... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, web design
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How will Silverlight 'light up' Microsoft's Web-based Office apps? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

published 210 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 211 days, 7 hours, 18 minutes ago
Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:30:23 PM GMT Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:07:30 PM GMT
August 7th, 2009 How will Silverlight 'light up' Microsoft's Web-based Office apps? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:31 am Microsoft still has yet to release the technology preview test build of its Office Web Apps that is slated for some time in August. But the company is sharing a few more details in advance of its release about how Silverlight will “light up” the Webified versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Microsoft officials first discussed the company’s plans to deliver a Web-ifie... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, Silverlight
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DevFish.Net :: SQL Saturday Orlando - October 17

published 211 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 211 days, 8 hours, 40 minutes ago
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:46:01 PM GMT Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:45:40 PM GMT
SQL Saturday Orlando - October 17 Posted on 8/8/2009 11:48:13 AM SQL Saturday Orlando has been announced for Saturday (duh) October 17 2009. This is the 21st SQL Saturday in the chain of SQL Saturday events, and the 3rd SQL Saturday in Orlando. Seminole Community College is stepping up once again hosting the event. Call for speaker... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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In Pictures: Biggest Billionaire Yachts - Forbes.com

posted by http://pixycolors.wordpress.com/http://pixycolors.wordpress.com/ 219 days, 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:57:13 PM GMT
The biggest of the Microsoft co-founder's three yachts has two helicopter pads, a submarine and a remote-operated unmanned vehicle. The other two, Tatoosh and Meduse, measure 303.15 feet and 196.85 feet, respectively. (more)
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tags: marine, Microsoft
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South Africa might pay more for Windows 7

published 218 days, 8 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by robertbraveryrobertbravery 219 days, 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:56:58 PM GMT Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:44:55 PM GMT
Software giant Microsoft said the latest version of its flagship operating system, Windows 7, has been released to manufacturing. This means its development is now complete. Microsoft’s Windows 7 is set to be available in local retail stores on 22 October this year. Three versions of Microsoft’s latest operating system will be available: Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional. (more)
category: News | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: www.integralwebsolutions.co.za
tags: Microsoft, South Africa, Windows
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The Windows Observer--Bob Muglia On Windows and Nukes

published 219 days, 3 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 221 days, 19 hours, 9 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:28:32 PM GMT Sunday, August 02, 2009 3:16:15 AM GMT
Bob Muglia On Windows and Nukes Published: May 9, 2007 by Alex Woodie According to Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools division at Microsoft, Windows has made progress in another industry: nuclear energy. "When I look back, a lot has changed," Muglia says. "I joined Microsoft 19 year ago. I was the first technical person on SQL Server way back when, in 1988, and the world was pretty different." Back in 1988, Microsoft was struggling to be an operating system vendor with ... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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Microsoft exec Bob Muglia set to win $1.6 million bet against stock - Bob Muglia - Gawker

published 219 days, 3 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 221 days, 19 hours, 45 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:28:32 PM GMT Sunday, August 02, 2009 2:40:27 AM GMT
Microsoft exec Bob Muglia set to win $1.6 million bet against stock By Owen Thomas, 4:20 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008, Muglia, a stalwart cheerleader for Microsoft's Windows Vista, owns 6.7 million Microsoft options rendered worthless by the drop in its stock price. But he also has a sure way to profit from the slumping price. Last October, Muglia wrote a call option requiring him to sell $1.6 million worth of Microsoft shares, but only if the stock hit $32.50. The option expires on April 18; unless Microso... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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Software development choices « JonnyBoats

published 219 days, 3 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 221 days, 21 hours, 53 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:28:32 PM GMT Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:32:02 AM GMT
Anyone in the computer field is constantly called upon to make a dizzying array of choices. For a developer, a computer is hardly a set it and forget it device! All users must make choices like do I buy a Mac or a PC? If I get a PC, do I get a netbook with Windows XP, a laptop with Windows Vista or wait for Windows 7? No sooner than I get the computer it seems like I am faced with the question: “Is it time to upgrade?” For a developer things can be even more frenetic. By way of example, hardly a week... (more)
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tags: Microsoft, programming
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Q&A: Muglia on the cloud, Azure, and the economy | Beyond Binary - CNET News

published 219 days, 3 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 221 days, 23 hours, 45 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:28:32 PM GMT Saturday, August 01, 2009 10:40:35 PM GMT
January 6, 2009 12:22 PM PST Q&A: Muglia on the cloud, Azure, and the economy by Ina FriedFont A long time ago, Bob Muglia worked on a Microsoft project designed to offer a variety of services in the cloud. That effort, known as Hailstorm, didn't exactly go gangbusters, and Muglia's career took a detour. But both Muglia and Hailstorm are back. Microsoft elevated Muglia to divisional president, a recognition of the success he has enjoyed as head of Microsoft's server software business.... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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Expression Blend and Design : Deep Zoom Composer Updated to Fix an Export Related Bug

published 220 days, 5 hours, 55 minutes ago posted by http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/http://jonnyboats.wordpress.com/ 223 days, 4 hours, 33 minutes ago
Monday, August 03, 2009 4:30:30 PM GMT Friday, July 31, 2009 5:52:04 PM GMT
We have released an update to last week’s Deep Zoom Composer release to address a fairly serious bug related to the image paths we generate during export. The export related bug we fixed has to do with image tiles not loading when you export using our custom templates. If you export... (more)
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tags: Microsoft
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