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[The articles below were posted between Dec. 4, 2006 and Dec. 18, 2006 and appear in the January 2007 hardcopy edition of Update.]
Server Platforms
- Exchange 2007 Packaging, Licensing, and Pricing
- Feature differences between the Standard and Enterprise Editions of Exchange Server 2007 as well as the Standard CAL and Enterprise CAL; pricing and other details for these licenses
Windows & Mobile
- Dec. 2006 Security Updates
- Dec. 2006's 'Patch Tuesday' included three critical and four important patches for Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office, but some zero-day exploits remain unpatched
Development Tools & Programs
- Office UI Licenses Available
- Developers who want to make applications that look like Office 2007 can get a free license from Microsoft, but it provides no code—only the rights to use Microsoft's patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property
Business Applications & Services
- New File Formats in Office 2007
- The next versions of several Office applications will use new XML file formats, simplifying access to Office data from other applications but possibly posing challenges to migration
- Office 2007 Ships with New User Interface
- The Office suite's redesigned user interface could appeal to the average user, but it could also require retraining for experts and updates to business procedures
- Ecma OKs Office Formats
- Office 2007's XML-based default file formats have been approved by Ecma and will be submitted to the International Standards Organization, heading off a threat to Office in the public sector
- PerformancePoint CTP Available
- A preview of PerformancePoint Server 2007, a new performance management, financial reporting, and budgeting application, will help companies evaluate the product's features and infrastructure requirements
- CRM Release for Vista, Office 2007
- A Dynamics CRM update assures customers that the product will not block deployment of Microsoft's just-released Office 2007 and Vista desktop operating system
- New Roadmap for Duet
- A reworked roadmap for Microsoft-SAP integration software includes an incremental release in 2007; existing Duet 1.5 applications will be easier to customize, but partners still cannot create new applications
- Dynamics ERP Licensing for Hosters
- New licensing rules will make Microsoft's ERP applications available to hosting services providers on a subscription basis, but the company has not said it will host those applications itself
Consumer Products & Services
- Search Goes Mobile
- Mobile phone users now have access to Microsoft's online search service
- Municipal Wi-Fi Deal Signed
- Microsoft will provide online content, search, and advertisements for a municipal Wi-Fi project in Portland, OR
Sales & Support
- Office Live Offers Simple Collaboration, Applications
- Office Live provides basic SharePoint functions, such as document collaboration, for small organizations, but it competes with many other Microsoft business lines
- Training, Certifications, and Partner Specializations Updated
- As Microsoft releases a series of new products for 2007, including new versions of Exchange, Office, and Windows, it is updating training material, certifications, and partner specializations as well
- Distance Learning Blends Instructor, Virtual Classroom
- New distance learning courses from Microsoft blend Live Meeting, a live instructor, virtual hands-on labs, and 'day in the life' scenarios
Corporate News
- Alcatel Suit and Other Legal News
- Alcatel files a patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, raising questions about the companies' IPTV partnership
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