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Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) – Vista in the Cloud

The purpose of VECD is to allow organizations to license Vista or other desktop operating systems to run in virtualized environments. I believe this is Microsoft’s initial attempt to capture licensing for the virtual environment and establish rules for deployment and purchase.
Additionally, traditional licensing language is oriented to a physical machine and in the virtualized [...]

Microsoft Offers Free Software and Business Support for Startups

Are you a software developer that has been in business less than three years? You may qualify for a new initiative by Microsoft called BizSpark. Microsoft is offering development software, server platforms and MSDN subscription.
“Enrollment in Microsoft BizSpark connects startups to a global community of Network Partners who are active members of the [...]

Microsoft vs. Chinese Pirates

I read an interesting article today on arstechnica.com that basically said thousands of Chinese, I assume pirates, are pissed at Microsoft.

Community Buzz – Office Live Developers, Administrators and Support Teams Take Shape

Community members want the business users to have a support forum and common location to find a collection of power users and technology companies in support of MS office live. A place to go for common questions and answers as well as development and advanced topic discussion.