Red Hat sues Switzerland; Microsoft's netbook dilemma

Microsoft's netbook dilemma indicates rough days ahead for Windows; Zune HD coming in fall with OLED, HD radio Microsoft Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Avaya Mastering UC: An SMB Example In this live webcast, Jason Snook, IT director for Mindwave Research, will describe why his small-to-medium size business took the leap into unified communications. He'll talk about how UC has measurably improved Mindwave's bottom line, while providing superior business communications for both the company's customers and home-based workers. Join us Thursady June 11th, 10am PT / 1 pm ET Spotlight Story Red Hat sues Switzerland for awarding Microsoft a no-bid contract Switzerland renewed a no-bid contract with Microsoft for desktop software licenses worth $39 million over three years, and Red Hat is fighting back. Read full story Related News: Ballmer gets his new car delivered by Ford CEO Perhaps it's telling that Ford is selling so few cars these days, its CEO can personally deliver vehicles to high-tech big shots like Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. Or maybe both CEOs just wanted an opportunity for a non-news photo op. Microsoft's netbook dilemma indicates rough days ahead for Windows We're hearing new rumors that Microsoft is limiting Windows 7 Starter Edition to netbooks with 10.2 inches in screen size or less. What? Say again, please. That would be like setting the price of your next automobile based on the size and surface area of the vehicle's windshield. Zune HD coming in fall with OLED, HD radio A month after many details of Microsoft's new Zune HD player were leaked by blogs, the company finally made it official: The Zune HD will arrive in the United States sometime this fall and comes with an OLED touchscreen and HD radio among its main features. Microsoft may rename Live Search 'Bing' Microsoft's new search engine is reportedly dumping its codename, Kumo, in favor of the brand name Bing. To get the word out, Microsoft is planning a massive online, TV, print and radio advertising campaign that will cost between $80 million and $100 million, according to AdvertisingAge. Panda makes it easy (and free) to protect yourself in the cloud Panda has released the first FREE cloud computing antivirus client software. The cloud-based thin client is lightweight and more efficient than traditional antivirus software, writes Microsoft Subnet blogger Ron Barrett. Introducing the Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell Windows Server 2008 R2 includes an Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell. This new feature enables you to perform Active Directory administrative tasks by using Windows PowerShell. 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