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Microsoft Inc. is intending to release this patch Tuesday, on July 8. It is made up of four important-rated fixes, two of which target Vista and XP/2000/2003 respectively, one the Microsoft SQL Server and one Microsoft Exchange Server. The most expected of the four patches is the one affecting Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, as well as Windows Server 2008. The code injection flaw it fixes enables remote code execution through a code injection flaw. The other Windows patch targets Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and enables spoofing.
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Microsoft Corp. has introduced a subscription-based version of its Office software for U.S. consumers as competitors crowd its core desktop product suites. The new service, called Equipt, combines office tools such as its Microsoft Word word-processing program and the Excel spreadsheet application. A subscription, priced at about $70, lasts for one year and allows users to operate the software on three personal computers, Microsoft said.
AT&T has announced that it has joined the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) as a vehicle to demonstrate its mobility expertise and technologies to Microsoft Inc. and other enterprise customers. By joining the MPSC, AT&T will be “able to develop and demonstrate its products in the MPSC briefing centers,” and will have “the ability to provide on-site customer briefings, design sessions, proof of concept engagements and training,” customized for specific customer needs. Involvement with the MPSC enables Microsoft’s multiple lines of businesses and customers to test out applications wirelessly enabled over the entire suite of Windows Mobile 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6.1 devices such as Mobile Device Manager, TeleNav Track, Wi-Fi and simultaneous voice and data using Windows Mobile 6 with tethering.
Microsoft has unveiled plans to weave Live Search into the Facebook social networking site, widening the scope of the two companies’ nearly two-year-old advertising relationship. Set to be implemented in the fall, the agreement will enable users conduct Web searches from within Facebook and will also include Microsoft’s paid search advertising, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.