Joris Evers

The new Live Communications Server (LCS) 2005 allows users to extend their IM and presence service to other companies and the ability to let workers to connect to IM from outside the corporate network without requiring a VPN connection.

Microsoft Corp. has found an unlikely new partner to help promote Windows XP: Google Inc.

After removing the 2006 "Kodiak" release of Exchange Server from its product road map earlier this year, Microsoft Corp.'s plans for the messaging software have gotten even cloudier.

Microsoft Corp. is recasting ambitions for its .Net Passport identification system, saying the service now will be limited to its own online offerings and those of close partners.

Striving to reignite interest in Windows XP, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday is slated to unveil the latest version of its Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system.

With the support for Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol, users of PalmOne devices will no longer need to install third-party client and server software to be able to access e-mail, calendar and contact information on a server running Microsoft's Exchange Server 2003 software.

Microsoft Corp. on Monday will start charging for a Hotmail feature that allows users of the Web-based e-mail service to access their e-mail using the Outlook e-mail client.

Continuing its flirtation with open source, Microsoft Corp. on Monday posted the code of a little-known collaboration application to open-source development site SourceForge.net.