EU Drops Microsoft Browser Charges; Ray Ozzie On His Way Out?; Microsoft Pulls Stolen Code
Published 12/16 courtesy of Bamboo Solutions Community
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EU Drops Microsoft Browser Charges (AP)
The European Union said Wednesday it is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give Windows users a choice of up to 12 other Web browsers. Under the terms of the deal with regulators, Microsoft will avoid further EU fines if it provides a pop-up screen that lets European users — from March — replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer or add another browser such as Mozilla's Firefox or Google's Chrome.
Microsoft's Server Chief Talks Cloud (Q&A) (CNET)
It's been a busy year for Bob Muglia. Microsoft's server and tools boss shipped an update to Windows Server, got promoted to division president, and prepared Microsoft's operating system in the clouds--Windows Azure--for its commercial launch. In what has become a bit of a year-end ritual, Muglia sat down with CNET for a year-end interview. We hit on a range of topics, from the future of Windows Server, to why his bank won't be moving to Windows Azure any time soon, to the changing life of an IT manager, to Microsoft's consumer future. (Spoiler alert: Muglia thinks it is bright.)
Is Ray Ozzie On His Way Out At Microsoft? (ChannelWeb)
Does the executive reshuffle that accompanied the unveiling of Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s new Server & Cloud Division (SCD) in early December mean that Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie is leaving Microsoft? That's a question some industry pundits are asking in the wake of Microsoft's move to shift leadership of the Windows Azure development team from Ozzie to Bob Muglia, president of the Server And Tools division.
Microsoft Moved into the Cloud in 2009 with Azure, Office Web Apps (eWeek)
Microsoft took tentative steps to embrace the cloud in 2009, most notably with its development of Azure, Redmond's cloud-based system for creating applications and services. In a departure from its traditionally desktop-bound model for many of its applications, Microsoft also signaled that it would incorporate browser-based functionality into its Office 2010 offerings, slated for general release sometime next year. The release of Google's Chrome OS in 2010, although initially meant for netbooks, could change the general OS ecosystem in ways that could affect Microsoft's development of Windows 8.
Microsoft Taps Into Open Government Market (Information Week)
With the open government movement in full swing and the Obama administration's Open Government Directive finally in federal agency hands, vendors such as Microsoft are looking to offer up their help. Earlier this year, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon began offering to host public data on their cloud services, and the competition will likely only heat up. Microsoft has touted the fact that SharePoint is the front-end platform for stimulus-tracking Website Recovery.gov, and clearly has a few other ideas up its sleeves.
Oops We Did It Again! Microsoft Pulls Stolen Code (ComputerWorld)
Microsoft has been targeting software pirates globally for years, but perhaps it's time to look closer to home. The company has been forced to pull the plug on its Twitter-like micro-blogging site in China called Juku because approximately 80 percent of the code for it, as well as the overall design, was stolen from a competitor.
What Security Will Look Like in 2010 (PC Magazine)
It used to be that end-of-year security predictions were bold and almost science-fictiony. They have become more conservative this year and therefore more reasonable. I've been barraged with them and have attempted to collect the best here.
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Site Recycle Bin (Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture) for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Frequently Asked Questions (Bill Baer)
Question: Will the Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture available at www.codeplex.com/governance work with SharePoint 2010? Answer: Yes.
December Cumulative Update for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 has Been Released Yesterday (Stefan Goßner)
As discussed by the Office Sustained Engineering group cumulative updates for all Office Products including WSS 3.0 and SharePoint 2007 will be released every second month.
Solving ThreadOptions Error in the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (JOPX on SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010)
I noticed that when I tried to open the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell on my machine I got an error stating: Exception setting "ThreadOptions": "This property cannot be changed after the Runspace has been opened." At C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server Extensions14CONFIGPOWERSHELLRegistrationSharePoint.ps1:2 char:48 + if ($ver.Version.Major -gt 1) {$Host.Runspace. <<<< ThreadOptions = "ReuseThread"} + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException
SharePoint Information Architecture Guide (Mastering SharePoint with Bob Mixon (SharePoint MVP))
After much thought, I have decided to make my SharePoint Information Architecture Guide available for sale online instead working with a publisher. I really did put a lot of thought to this and have learned that others have had great success. This guide is 100% SharePoint Information Architecture and nothing more; my secrets to successfully building SharePoint Intranets and Document Management Solutions.
What Microsoft’s Surface Can Mean for Businesses (Technologizer)
Microsoft put its weight behind touchscreen applications at its Professional developers Conference (PDC) last month, but that does not translate to immediate adoption by real people. That could change –sooner rather than later—as companies that develop business-oriented applications for Microsoft’s Surface tabletop computer try to take Surface out of its niche and into the office.
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SharePoint Web Part Gallery Realizations and Ruminations (SharePoint Blank)
Yesterday I spent some time on my My Site for the first time in a little while and, thinking it might be time to get to know a new-to-me Web Part, I edited the page and clicked the Add a Web Part bar to bring up the Web Part gallery and consider my options. Maybe it's because I haven't spent much time there of late, but one thing that really jumped out at me on the resulting Web Part gallery form was just how cluttered my Lists and Libraries section has become with content that I've created for mostly test purposes. Seeing all of that clutter quickly led to a pair of realizations, and ultimately ended up leading me on a path to learn more about the Web Part gallery itself, which turned into an adventure all its own.
SharePoint Job Listings**
Sr. SharePoint/MOSS Developer/Architect - Houston, TX
Neudesic’s Houston, Texas location, is seeking SharePoint developers with 5+ years of SharePoint Portal development experience, with the ability to map the following collaborative theories to the Microsoft platform; information architecture, records management, policy & retention, file plan development, document assembly, collaboration and routing, business process management and actionable business intelligence. The selected candidates will work in small groups on multiple software development projects, and will work closely with the assigned Project Managers to deliver quality solutions to our client companies.
SharePoint Developer - Herndon, VA
Successful candidates will be expected to lead the planning, design, coding, and implementation of a comprehensive, fully customized intranet portal to serve our organization worldwide. In addition to back end support, the candidate will be expected to design a friendly UI containing predetermined components including web and network features.
Microsoft Updates
Values for some crawled properties are lost when you perform a full user profile import in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site (Microsoft Support)
A HighConfidenceDisplayProperty type is mapped to two or more crawled properties that have the People category in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. When you perform a full user profile import, the values for those crawled properties are lost.
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