For some users, Microsoft's Windows Vista Express Upgrade program, a deal launched last year that gives PC buyers free or discounted copies of the new operating system, has been anything but "express."

Microsoft Tuesday released a set of six free tools for corporate users focused on assessment, planning, testing and deployment of Windows Vista.

Microsoft Corp. released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database.

A klasszikus viccben a zsiráfra csodálkoznak rá: "Ilyen állat pedig nincs!" Ugyanez történt velünk a Logitech új fejhallgatója kapcsán.

Internet phone service provider Skype Ltd. plans to start charging U.S. and Canadian users US$29.95 per year for unlimited calls to regular phones in both countries, as the end of a free trial offer looms.

IBM Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have developed a free, entry-level, enterprise search application that at least one analyst believes will seriously disrupt the low-end segment of this market where Google Inc. has been selling many of its Mini search devices.

Fortify Software Inc. and the FindBugs project have launched a free service that will scan open-source Java software for bugs in the code.

Via Technologies Inc. announced that two of its PC chipsets have passed Microsoft Corp. Windows Vista Basic certification tests, ensuring trouble-free installation and driver upgrades.

Elkészült a Lauer Learning múltidéző internetes játéka, a Freedom Fighter 56, mely az internet segítségével idézi fel az 1956-os eseményeket.

On Thursday, Microsoft will publicly release a "technical refresh" designed to fix the niggling problems left in the new version of their office suite. The refresh will be available free to the 3.5 million people who are running Beta 2 already.

A Freescale bemutatta a MRAM (Magneto-Resistive Random Access Memory) mikrochipet, amely a merevlemezekhez hasonló módon képes adatokat tárolni. Az új egység forradalmasítja a memóriák technológiáját.

A Sony új kliensprogram bemutatását tervezi a jövő héten. Ezzel - a cég korábbi terveinek megfelelően - a LocationFree televíziós platform alkalmazási köre kiszélesedik, és a közeljövőben a hagyományos PC-ken kívül már Macintosh számítógépeken, valamint a mobil eszközök egyre szélesebb skáláján is tévézhetünk.

Sony Corp. plans to unveil new client software next week that will extend its LocationFree TV platform to Macintosh computers and a wider range of mobile devices.

Google Inc. has released a free version of the SketchUp application for creating, viewing and modifying 3D images it acquired when it bought @Last Software Inc. in March.

A software player for Sony Corp.'s LocationFree system that is compatible with Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X is under development by Tokyo-based Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd. and should be available soon, Kaga Electronics said Tuesday.

A Sony LocationFree technológiájára épülő, az Apple Mac OS X rendszerével kompatibilis lejátszó fejlesztéséről számolt be a tokiói Kaga Electronics.

Microsoft Corp. plans to give users a first look at its Office Live hosted service on Wednesday, according to the company. Microsoft plans to offer the service in three versions, one of which will be advertising-supported and free of charge to customers.

Adobe Systems Inc. Monday is releasing software that will allow designers and engineers to save 3D images as PDF (Portable Document Format) files and share those files with anyone who has the free Adobe Acrobat reader, the company said.

A nyílt forráskódú szoftvereket népszerűsítő nonprofit szervezet, a Free Standars Group a múlt héten új labort nyitott Pekingben, Kínában, hogy ezzel is elősegítse a Linux termékek disztribúcióját és fejlesztését, valamint, hogy igazolják, hogy ezen tevékenységek megfelelnek a Linux Standard Base (LSB) szabványokban leírt követelményeknek.

Microsoft Corp. has blocked the site of a Chinese blogger critical of the government, raising sharp questions from its own employees over how far the company should go in abiding by restrictive laws used to curtail free speech and press in the communist country.