Microsoft not worried about Google Apps; Microsoft adds PHP to InfoCard support list

Microsoft News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Microsoft Download the Windows Server(r) 2008 Beta: Join the global community. The Windows Server(r) 2008 Beta operating system is ready. See how built-in Web technologies make Windows Server 2008 a robust, security-enhanced, and reliable foundation on which you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user applications and experiences. Join the growing global community. Download the beta today. Network World's Microsoft News Alert, 10/11/07 Microsoft not worried about Google Apps, 10/10/07: Google’s much-hyped entrance into the office tool market dominated by Microsoft doesn’t seem to have worried CEO Steve Ballmer, who dismissed competitors as not “even as good as ‘me too’” in an interview Wednesday. Microsoft adds PHP to InfoCard support list, 10/10/07: Microsoft Wednesday said it would collaborate with Zend Technologies to allow PHP developers to build support for user-centric identity cards into their Web-based applications. Ballmer claims Red Hat violates Microsoft IP, 10/09/07: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Red Hat Linux uses intellectual property owned by Microsoft and that Red Hat’s customers should pay Microsoft for it. Case Studies, Market Trends, Peer Discussions Network World's newly enhanced WAN Traffic Optimization Buyer's Guide has everything you need to stay current, research new technology, compare products and implement solutions - all in one convenient location. Visit now for case studies, how-to's, best practices, buying tips, peer discussions and more. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. Microsoft updates Vista's speed, stability, again, 10/04/07: For the second time in two months, Microsoft has rolled out fixes to improve Windows Vista's speed and reliability. Hackers at Microsoft?! Now wait a minute .., 10/08/07: For the record, there are hackers at Microsoft. Just don't call them hackers. Microsoft’s open source chief takes on Windows server marketing, 10/08/07: The leader of Microsoft’s integration efforts around open source software and its proprietary technologies is expanding his role by adding the title "general manager of Windows server marketing," further indication that Microsoft plans to crank up the volume on its Windows/Linux story. Microsoft Subnet welcomes new blogger: Analyst Michael Dortch An introduction of sorts He writes: "Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft. Is there any other modern company that inspires so many intense and varied reactions among so many? Doubtful." GPhone in the wild!?: Silicon Valley insider and Microsoft Subnet blogger Alex Lewis writes: "Google has reportedly released approximately 30 pre-beta Gphones to current employees for testing. There are a lot of rumors, but if you hang around Mountain View, Calif., much you may see one in the wild. I was talking to a Googler yesterday but as soon as I asked he quickly shoved the device into his pocket and changed the subject." Enter to win: 15 Free Copies of the book Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Unleashed (MOM): With A Preview of Operations Manager 2007.

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