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Microsoft passes SAML 2.0 test; Ballmer's pay decreases; Microsoft loses open source guru to start-up

Microsoft's Ballmer finds wallet a little lighter; Open source guru leaves Microsoft for Web 2.0 start-up
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Microsoft passes its first SAML 2.0 interoperability test

Microsoft's federated identity platform passed its first SAML 2.0 interoperability test with favorable marks, signaling the end to the vendor's standoff against the protocol. Read full story

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Microsoft's Ballmer finds wallet a little lighter
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received a 5.5% decrease in his overall compensation in fiscal 2009, as the company suffered through its first-ever drop in overall revenue, according to documents filed with the SEC Tuesday.

Open source guru leaves Microsoft for Web 2.0 start-up
Microsoft's open source guru, Sam Ramji, announced on Wednesday that he would be leaving Microsoft to join Web 2.0, SOA start-up Sonoa Systems.

Microsoft blackballs pirates from Security Essentials
Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of the company's anti-piracy group said Tuesday.

Rivals mock Microsoft's free security software
Although one of the top consumer security vendors welcomed Microsoft's Security Essentials to the market, another dismissed the new free software as a "poor product" that will "never be up to snuff."

Global workforce, Gen Y driving social networking adoption, users say
Social networking is catching on in the enterprise whether IT likes it or not, said IT leaders at Ford, Continental Airlines and Intel during a discussion at a Microsoft-sponsored event.

Top Microsoft execs outline 2010 challenges
Microsoft's server and tools business in the coming year will focus on gaining ground in the high-end database and server market, helping users transition to the cloud and extending its dominance over Linux, according to the division president.

Google turns 11 with an eye on Microsoft
Google quietly celebrated its 11th anniversary last weekend as it continues on a course to take on industry giant Microsoft wherever it can -- even in the operating system business.

Microsoft's security, identity integration plan dragging
Microsoft executives say the company's ambitious plan to integrate security and identity software is progressing slower than hoped but that the foundation for the work will be set early next year.

Mozilla denies it will 'ribbonize' Firefox
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Windows 7: Ten things that still need fixing
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Ballmer: Windows 7 worth the investment
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October 01, 2009

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