Microsoft, HP putting $180 million into UC deal; Microsoft to show off Kumo

Microsoft early releases prove useful to malware creators too; Microsoft adds Netflix to Windows Media Center Microsoft Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Virtual Forum, June 23 While at the Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Virtual Forum, you will hear from leading experts on today's IT challenges. We'll demonstrate how your business can dramatically improve productivity through virtualization, energy efficiency and flexible sourcing. Spotlight Story Microsoft, HP putting $180 million into UC deal Microsoft and HP have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services to office workers. Read full story Related News: Microsoft to show off "Kumo" and offer more ad-supported cloud services Microsoft will be testing its new-and-improved search engine, Kumo, next week, reports say, although the live version is not expected to be rolled out at that time. This goes hand-in-hand with Microsoft's hints that it will be rolling out more advertising-supported services. Microsoft early releases prove useful to malware creators too Offering early access to Microsoft Windows 7 has been great for customers and Microsoft alike, but in what ways is this useful to malware writers? In theory, having such a public beta and RC gives malware creators early and easy access to prerelease code that may not be fully checked or tested for security vulnerabilities. Microsoft adds Netflix to Windows Media Center Microsoft is adding Netflix to the list of content providers in its Windows Media Center feature for Vista PCs as part of the company's drive to give people more entertainment options on their computers. Microsoft demos SecondLight 3D UI with its next-gen Surface Microsoft has been investing a lot of energy into new user interfaces such as gesture-based interactions that replace mouse clicks and hologram virtual meetings. 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