09/25/05
Microsoft Set to Unveil 7 Versions of Windows Vista: Microsoft is all set to unveil as many as sen editions of their next PC operating system; Windows Vista. These editions have been particularly construed to cater to home and business requirements with various levels of functionality depending on the specific version.
Out of the seven new product editions, four of these - Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition and Windows Vista Starter Edition – have been designed for the home segment. The remaining three products - Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, Windows Vista Professional Edition and Windows Vista Small Business Edition – will be targeting the business segment.
09/24/05
Palm Teams With Microsoft for Smart Phone: Palm Inc. is teaming up with Microsoft Corp. to launch a Windows-based version of the Treo smart phone, marking the first time the handheld computer pioneer will sell a device based on its former rival's software.
LThe new Treo 700 will be offered through Verizon Wireless, according to market analyst Rob Enderle and other industry sources. "In terms of the level of importance, this would be — in this space — the same thing as Apple announcing they were going to be using Intel processors," Enderle said.
The three companies have scheduled a press conference for Monday. Spokesmen for Palm, Verizon Wireless and Microsoft declined to comment. The new device will run on Windows Mobile 5.0, the latest version of the operating system that has been challenging Palm OS for years. (AP)
09/24/05
Microsoft PDC 2005: Windows Vista and Office 12 Roadmap: If you thought there was going to be some resistance with software developers because Microsoft will soon release another new operating system and yet another new version of Microsoft Office, you thought wrong.
That is, according to several thousand software developers and programmers who attended the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005 at the LA Convention Center, you did. They sold this event out two months ago, in anticipation of the major new Microsoft flagship product releases: the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and the new Microsoft Office 12.