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REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced legal actions around the world against online auctioneers who allegedly orchestrated international marketing schemes and sold counterfeit software to unsuspecting customers. Legal actions were announced against auctioneers involved in numerous schemes, including the alleged fraudulent sale of so-called "Blue Edition," counterfeit Windows XP software and illicit software components on online auction sites....

There have been 63 separate lawsuits launched by Microsoft against people peddling counterfeit software on auction sites.Sellers have been targeted in 12 different countries including the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany and France.The counterfeit "Blue Edition" versions of XP are the prominent target for Microsoft.The operating system was proving popular on auction sites as it is reaching the end of its commercial sales cycle, according to Microsoft.Windows XP is no longer installed...

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the next generation of Windows Live, an integrated set of online services that make it easier and more fun for consumers to communicate and share with the people they care about most. The new generation of Windows Live includes updated experiences for photo sharing, e-mail, instant messaging, as well as integration with multiple third-party sites. The release also includes Windows Live Essentials, free...

When Windows 7 begins shipping to customers, DisplayLink Corp. plans to be ready to support it. Innovators at DisplayLink have started working on driver development for Windows 7, aiming to ensure that the next-generation of DisplayLink-enabled monitors, adapters, docks and projectors will be compatible with Windows 7-based PCs. DisplayLink network display hardware and software is designed to help people easily connect one computer to multiple displays with the simple snap of a USB...

The number of new vulnerabilities found in Microsoft software was lower in the first half of the year than the last half of 2007, with the Windows Vista OS proving more resistant to exploits than XP, according to Microsoft's latest security report.Microsoft's fifth Security Intelligence Report showed 77 vulnerabilities from January to June compared to 116 for the last six months of 2007.Microsoft said the decline is in line with the software industry as a whole, which saw a 19% decrease in...

Microsoft maintains that the next version of windows will deliver a better experience to users than its much-maligned predecessor, Vista.Windows 7, the forthcoming operating system, will allow users to avoid the many alerts and warnings from their computers, as rampant notifications and pop-up windows warning people of potential security risks have irked many users of Windows Vista."We had all the best intentions of helping to secure the PC platform even more, particularly for novice PC...

ThinkFree, Inc., a leader in next-generation office productivity solutions, today announced the latest addition to its ThinkFree Mobile offering, ThinkFree Netbook Edition. ThinkFree Netbook Edition delivers word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications that have been optimized for the small screen dimensions and limited hardware resources of Intel Atom chipset-based netbooks. Built on the robust and proven ThinkFree Mobile platform, ThinkFree Netbook Edition features a...

Q. I read your recent column about running Windows on a Mac. Is there a way to run the Mac OS X operating system on a PC, like a Dell or a Sony? A. Yes, but it is really only for tinkerers and hackers, and even then it may not work fully or smoothly. Apple makes the process difficult, both technically and legally, because, unlike Microsoft, it is not in the business of selling its operating system for use on other companies' hardware. Therefore, I know of no simple software for average...

Say you're on the road and you need to look at a file that's on your main computer at your office or house. Or you're using a device with limited storage, like a smart phone or one of the tiny new "netbook" portable PCs, and you want access to a file that isn't on the device at hand. You might be able to get at the desired file if you have previously uploaded it to an online storage or photo-sharing service, or e-mailed it to yourself. But, in many cases, you could be stuck. Now Dell, the...

Large Software (www.largesoftware.com), a provider of smart and simple consumer software, today released results from their most recent survey of users of their PC Tune-Up optimization software. The polling, prepared on September 10th, found that 55-percent of users commented that their computer's boot time was substantially faster after running the PC Tune-Up optimization tools. A common frustration with PC users, slow boot times - especially on systems that crash or require frequent...