Ever wonder where you stored a certain file on your computer? If you have the new Windows 7 or even Windows Vista on your computer, you won't need any extra software to answer that question. The functionality already built into Windows 7 and Vista beats the performance offered by four free search programmes, the experts at Germany's Computer Bild magazine found.
Both Windows 7 and Vista scored above the best add-on programme. Windows 7 rated 2.84 on a scale of 1 to 5, with lower scores better than higher ones, and Vista rated 2.97. The best add-on programme was rated 3.03.
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Microsoft India to start unique on-ground Branding exercise
Even been tapped on the shoulder by Microsoft Word when shopping? Or seen kids playing with Internet Explorer in the middle of a mall? From today you just might at a mall near you, as Microsoft India initiated a unique on ground activation to showcase the magic of next-generation Windows across the phone & PC in a consumer's life.
Windows Phones (powered by the latest Windows Mobile 6.5) and Windows 7 on the PC allow consumers to do all that they want simply & magically. They further allow consumers to carry the familiar, powerful functionality of Windows from the PC into the Phone, so that they can carry Windows with them all the time and continue doing all that they love!
With the launch of next-generation Windows, the brand is extending beyond its well accepted strength in a consumer's work-life and highlighting the 'fun' aspect that it allows the consumer to indulge in. This is represented in the latest TV/ Digital creative's from Crispin that can be seen here: International advertisement (http://www.youtube.com/windowsphone).
Windows Phones (powered by the latest Windows Mobile 6.5) and Windows 7 on the PC allow consumers to do all that they want simply & magically. They further allow consumers to carry the familiar, powerful functionality of Windows from the PC into the Phone, so that they can carry Windows with them all the time and continue doing all that they love!
With the launch of next-generation Windows, the brand is extending beyond its well accepted strength in a consumer's work-life and highlighting the 'fun' aspect that it allows the consumer to indulge in. This is represented in the latest TV/ Digital creative's from Crispin that can be seen here: International advertisement (http://www.youtube.com/windowsphone).
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Microsoft launches new Zune
The touch-screen Zune HD, which features a radio receiver and wi-fi, is priced just below Apple's comparable iPod Touch in the hopes of grabbing market share as the U.S. holiday shopping season nears.
The device, which goes on sale on Tuesday, has a claim of technical superiority over Apple's iPods, with a state-of-the-art organic light emitting diode screen and ability to relay high definition video to a television.
But it will struggle to make an impact on the stylish iPod, which took the digital music player mainstream when launched in 2001 and now controls more than 70 percent of the market. The original Zune did not come onto the market until 2006.
Microsoft announced the pricing of the new models last month, pitching its black 16 gigabyte model at $219.99 and platinum 32 gigabyte version at $289.99. Customized red, green and blue colors are also available.
At the time, that was well below $399 Apple charged for the 32 gigabyte iPod Touch, but Apple has since cut prices and is now offering an updated version of the same memory size for $299. Apple also now offers a 64 gigabyte Touch a video camera on its iPod Nano model.
There are no plans to add a camera to the Zune, marketing manager Brian Seitz said on Monday. He also said there were no plans to create a Zune phone, which might rival Apple's popular iPhone, despite recurring talk in the tech industry. He did, however, say that Zune's capabilities could be added to other platforms, including Windows Mobile, suggesting that a smartphone with a Zune function may yet be realized.
Microsoft's player is backed by the Zune Marketplace, which rivals Apple's iTunes store, where users can stream, buy or rent music, videos and films.
The device features only a handful of applications, such as MSN weather and some video games, but it is planning to add applications featuring social networking sites Twitter and Facebook in November. Unlike Apple, Microsoft does not have an open marketplace for application development, and is not charging for them.
(c) Reuters
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Microsoft India Announces Strategic Alliance with TCS
Microsoft India and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced a strategic alliance between the two companies to launch Microsoft-TCS virtualization Center of Excellence (CoE) in Chennai. Designed to help customers experience the right approach to applying and managing virtualization across IT architectural layers (namely server, machine, application and desktop) in their business environments - the CoE will leverage best of breed Microsoft technologies (such as Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008) to showcase virtualization scenarios to customers. The Microsoft-TCS virtualization CoE is a joint initiative by the companies to accelerate the adoption of virtualization technology in India.
The Microsoft-TCS virtualization CoE will deliver a heightened user experience that will help customers demystify Virtualization: migration from physical to virtual environments, user experience and performance, management of physical and virtual infrastructure from a single console - and experience how virtualization technology deployment in the datacenter can enable improved performance, higher availability and lower cost of ownership of IT infrastructure.
With a holistic approach to virtualization, Microsoft addresses its customers' end-to-end virtualization requirements - with technologies and solutions spanning across the datacenter to the desktop, and from implementation to management (both virtual and physical resources).
The Microsoft-TCS virtualization CoE will deliver a heightened user experience that will help customers demystify Virtualization: migration from physical to virtual environments, user experience and performance, management of physical and virtual infrastructure from a single console - and experience how virtualization technology deployment in the datacenter can enable improved performance, higher availability and lower cost of ownership of IT infrastructure.
With a holistic approach to virtualization, Microsoft addresses its customers' end-to-end virtualization requirements - with technologies and solutions spanning across the datacenter to the desktop, and from implementation to management (both virtual and physical resources).
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Microsoft seeks stay on 'Word' sale ban
Microsoft Tuesday sought stay on a court injunction which bars it from selling its popular Word document creation software in the US for violating a patent belonging to a Canadian company.
Toronto-based i4i had dragged Microsoft to court in 2007 for using its patented technology in the software without its permission.
In its ruling last week, the US District Court in Tyler, Texas, banned Microsoft from selling Word 2003, Word 2007 and future versions of the software that use i4i's technology without a licence.
The court also ordered Microsoft to pay $290 million to i4i and directed it to comply within 60 days.
In an emergency motion filed with US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Tuesday, Microsoft requested it to put the injunction on hold pending appeal.
Microsoft contended that i4i was not entitled to the injunction.
The Microsoft motion said: "It is undisputed that i4i does not have a product that could fill the gap left in the market by the injunction; rather, i4i's products run as add-ons to Word.
"The district court acknowledged the absence of future harm, but deemed it irrelevant focusing instead on harm that i4i allegedly suffered years ago.''
Reacting to Microsoft's motion, i4i chairman Loudon Owen said he expected it considering the importance of Word software to the Microsoft business.
"We firmly believe the jury verdict and judgment were both fair and correct and we have been vindicated through this process,'' Owen was quoted as saying.
Microsoft Office, which includes Word, accounted for more than $3 billion in worldwide sales in Microsoft's most recent fiscal year and is used by literally millions of businesses and consumers for everyday tasks like word processing and making spreadsheets and presentations.
Toronto-based i4i had dragged Microsoft to court in 2007 for using its patented technology in the software without its permission.
In its ruling last week, the US District Court in Tyler, Texas, banned Microsoft from selling Word 2003, Word 2007 and future versions of the software that use i4i's technology without a licence.
The court also ordered Microsoft to pay $290 million to i4i and directed it to comply within 60 days.
In an emergency motion filed with US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Tuesday, Microsoft requested it to put the injunction on hold pending appeal.
Microsoft contended that i4i was not entitled to the injunction.
The Microsoft motion said: "It is undisputed that i4i does not have a product that could fill the gap left in the market by the injunction; rather, i4i's products run as add-ons to Word.
"The district court acknowledged the absence of future harm, but deemed it irrelevant focusing instead on harm that i4i allegedly suffered years ago.''
Reacting to Microsoft's motion, i4i chairman Loudon Owen said he expected it considering the importance of Word software to the Microsoft business.
"We firmly believe the jury verdict and judgment were both fair and correct and we have been vindicated through this process,'' Owen was quoted as saying.
Microsoft Office, which includes Word, accounted for more than $3 billion in worldwide sales in Microsoft's most recent fiscal year and is used by literally millions of businesses and consumers for everyday tasks like word processing and making spreadsheets and presentations.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Microsoft, Yahoo ink deal to counter Google
Tech giants Microsoft and Yahoo reached a long-awaited partnership Wednesday in a bid to challenge Google, which holds a 65 percent market share in online search.
Under a 10-year deal, websites from both companies would use Microsoft's Bing search engine, which could now integrate Yahoo's considerable trove of search technology.
Yahoo, in turn, would handle worldwide sales of premium search-related advertising for both companies.
In exchange for becoming Yahoo's sole search provider - and gaining access to its massive traffic - Microsoft would pay its partner 88 percent of the search revenues generated on Yahoo sites.
"This agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo, our users and the industry, and I believe it establishes the foundation for a new era of Internet innovation and development," said Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz in a statement.
According to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, the deal will allow Microsoft to "create more innovation in search, better value for advertisers and real consumer choice in a market currently dominated by a single company".
And in a dig against online search market leader Google, the companies said in a joint statement that "advertisers no longer have to rely on one company that dominates more than 70 percent of all search".
A Yahoo-Microsoft partnership would mean about 28 percent of Internet searches would be performed on their combined platform, according to figures from ratings firm comScore Inc.
That would still be less than half of the about 65 percent market share of Google Inc., which has long dominated the search space.
Last year, Microsoft attempted to buy Yahoo for more than $45 billion, an unsolicited bid Yahoo rejected, but the Redmond, Washington-based software giant has long had Yahoo's search business at the top of its wish list, and the two had reportedly been in discussions for months.
Yahoo estimated the deal would add $500 million to its annual operating profit, as well as saving it around $275 million in expenses related to developing and maintaining its own search technology.
Under a 10-year deal, websites from both companies would use Microsoft's Bing search engine, which could now integrate Yahoo's considerable trove of search technology.
Yahoo, in turn, would handle worldwide sales of premium search-related advertising for both companies.
In exchange for becoming Yahoo's sole search provider - and gaining access to its massive traffic - Microsoft would pay its partner 88 percent of the search revenues generated on Yahoo sites.
"This agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo, our users and the industry, and I believe it establishes the foundation for a new era of Internet innovation and development," said Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz in a statement.
According to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, the deal will allow Microsoft to "create more innovation in search, better value for advertisers and real consumer choice in a market currently dominated by a single company".
And in a dig against online search market leader Google, the companies said in a joint statement that "advertisers no longer have to rely on one company that dominates more than 70 percent of all search".
A Yahoo-Microsoft partnership would mean about 28 percent of Internet searches would be performed on their combined platform, according to figures from ratings firm comScore Inc.
That would still be less than half of the about 65 percent market share of Google Inc., which has long dominated the search space.
Last year, Microsoft attempted to buy Yahoo for more than $45 billion, an unsolicited bid Yahoo rejected, but the Redmond, Washington-based software giant has long had Yahoo's search business at the top of its wish list, and the two had reportedly been in discussions for months.
Yahoo estimated the deal would add $500 million to its annual operating profit, as well as saving it around $275 million in expenses related to developing and maintaining its own search technology.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Microsoft profits decline
Software giant Microsoft Corp has reported sales of $13.1 billion for the latest quarter, well below Wall Street expectations of more than $14 billion.The PC market has dwindled for three straight quarters.
The company, based in Redmond, Washington, saw profits for the fourth quarter of its budget year drop 29 percent amid falling demand for its Office software package and Windows operating system.
"The economy continues to be challenging, and we need to lift our game to another level," chief financial officer Chris Liddell said.
Microsoft wants to be part of unique identity project: Gates
Terming the unique identity project as a "great initiative", Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said the software giant wanted to partner with India in the ambitious project that will give a unique identity number to each of its citizens."Microsoft wants to be a part of the unique identification project," Gates told a conference organised by the IT industry lobby, National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom).
"I am very excited about the project. It is a great initiative. We need to make sure that every data is accurate. From a mobile phone number to anything," he said.
Gates added that he would meet Nandan Nilekani, who heads the Unique Identification Authority of India, Friday night to discuss the details of the project.
Gates is in Delhi to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on behalf of the Gates Foundation.
The foundation is being recognised for "pioneering and exemplary philanthropic work around the world and in India in health".
Gates, however, pointed out that the applications in banking and healthcare is yet to come up in a big way.
Talking about India' infrastructure, Gates said: "Lack of roads is a big problem. India needs more roads which means more investment, something on the lines of Green Revolution of late 1960s."
According to him, the government's information and communication technology (ICT) projects for students "are yet to reach the level required".
"How different is education today?", he asked.
Bill Gates sheldom logs out
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said he seldom logs out, rarely feels drained and finds social networking sites irritating.
"I am a 24-hour technology person," said Gates, on a visit here for overseeing the philanthropic activities of the foundation he has formed with his wife Melinda.
"I am not that big at text messaging and I am impressed with the young people doing that," he said at a conference on using technology for transformation here.
However, Gates said, he reads random articles in silence whenever he feels drained.
Calling social networking sites "irritating", Gates said he is flooded by "friend requests" everyday on Facebook.
"I get 10,000 friend requests everyday. It gets so irritating."
To this, Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot, who shared the dais with the Microsoft co-founder, asked jokingly: "How many Bill Gates are there on Facebook?"
Gates is in India to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on behalf of his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, being recognised for "pioneering and exemplary philanthropic work around the world and in India in health".
Monday, July 20, 2009
Microsoft India Launches 'Online Services' for Indian businesses
Businesses of all sizes, especially small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) can now save upto 50 percent of their IT-related costs with the launch of Microsoft Online Services. Microsoft India has also announced a free trial period of two-months for the range of services, which include e-mail, collaboration, conferencing and productivity capabilities. Starting immediately, date customers can try the offering at http://www.microsoft.com/online at no charge, allowing them to experience the potential impact Online services can have on their businesses before the commercial launch in October 2009.
4 steps to cost saving with Microsoft online services
Step 1 - log on to www.microsoft.com/india/onlineservices
Step 2 - Choose country and log in with Live id
Step 3 - Add chosen services to shopping cart
Step 4 - After you are notified that your service is set up, use your service.
Modelled on the 'pay-as-you-go' approach, Online Services provide affordability, enhanced productivity, and freedom from hassles of IT deployment. Online Services will allow businesses to stay in touch with customers, associates and teams across geographic boundaries round the clock and provide instant access to information, thereby enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.
"Over 80 percent of the businesses in India are SMBs that are increasingly looking to use world class IT for better business productivity. With tools such as email and collaboration becoming increasingly a must-have in this segment, the pay-as-you-go affordability and freedom from IT administration, Microsoft Online Services offers the much needed respite from financial and logistical hurdles. We encourage businesses to make the best of the free trial opportunity we are launching - and experience the powerful impact of Microsoft Online Services.' said Mr. Sanjay Manchanda, Director, Microsoft Business Division.
"This launch also marks the second phase of Microsoft software plus services vision following the tremendous success we have seen of our hosted offerings including Hosted Exchange and Hosted ERP among Indian enterprises". he added.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Mohammad Saif, Deputy Director, Consulting - ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East said, "Lower TCO and capital expenditure, rapid deployment cycle, and a wide variety of offerings by various global vendors have constituted the driving force for on-demand softwares in India. Increasing awareness about the delivery model and flexibility of trial version have helped in allaying the apprehension of customers and is expected to play a major role in the growth of the on-demand software market, which is expected to grow from the current level of $40 Mn to $800 Mn by 2015, with SME fuelling the growth."
Microsoft Online Services is a part of Microsoft software plus services strategy which provides flexibility and choice of accessing and using software on premise and on Internet as a service. As part of the Microsoft Online Services product family, Exchange Online (for e-mail) and Office SharePoint Online (portals and collaboration) are available separately or as a suite together with Office Live Meeting (for conferencing), Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services and Microsoft Office Communications Online (for instant messaging and presence).
In the coming months, Microsoft Online Services will also provide significant opportunities to a huge ecosystem of partners that will sell, customize and provide consulting, migration and managed services for Microsoft Online Services to Indian small and medium businesses.
4 steps to cost saving with Microsoft online services
Step 1 - log on to www.microsoft.com/india/onlineservices
Step 2 - Choose country and log in with Live id
Step 3 - Add chosen services to shopping cart
Step 4 - After you are notified that your service is set up, use your service.
Modelled on the 'pay-as-you-go' approach, Online Services provide affordability, enhanced productivity, and freedom from hassles of IT deployment. Online Services will allow businesses to stay in touch with customers, associates and teams across geographic boundaries round the clock and provide instant access to information, thereby enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.
"Over 80 percent of the businesses in India are SMBs that are increasingly looking to use world class IT for better business productivity. With tools such as email and collaboration becoming increasingly a must-have in this segment, the pay-as-you-go affordability and freedom from IT administration, Microsoft Online Services offers the much needed respite from financial and logistical hurdles. We encourage businesses to make the best of the free trial opportunity we are launching - and experience the powerful impact of Microsoft Online Services.' said Mr. Sanjay Manchanda, Director, Microsoft Business Division.
"This launch also marks the second phase of Microsoft software plus services vision following the tremendous success we have seen of our hosted offerings including Hosted Exchange and Hosted ERP among Indian enterprises". he added.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Mohammad Saif, Deputy Director, Consulting - ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East said, "Lower TCO and capital expenditure, rapid deployment cycle, and a wide variety of offerings by various global vendors have constituted the driving force for on-demand softwares in India. Increasing awareness about the delivery model and flexibility of trial version have helped in allaying the apprehension of customers and is expected to play a major role in the growth of the on-demand software market, which is expected to grow from the current level of $40 Mn to $800 Mn by 2015, with SME fuelling the growth."
Microsoft Online Services is a part of Microsoft software plus services strategy which provides flexibility and choice of accessing and using software on premise and on Internet as a service. As part of the Microsoft Online Services product family, Exchange Online (for e-mail) and Office SharePoint Online (portals and collaboration) are available separately or as a suite together with Office Live Meeting (for conferencing), Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services and Microsoft Office Communications Online (for instant messaging and presence).
In the coming months, Microsoft Online Services will also provide significant opportunities to a huge ecosystem of partners that will sell, customize and provide consulting, migration and managed services for Microsoft Online Services to Indian small and medium businesses.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Windows 7 coming to stores on October 22
All of you Windows freaks, its time to be happy, Windows 7 "Next Microsoft OS Release" will hit the stores not later than October 22. As per a mail from Microsoft to its RC Users, the Windows RC downloads are ending August 20 and Final release will be rolled out on Oct 22.
Windows 7 is being called as the best Windows till date.
About Windows 7:
Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is an upcoming version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.
Mail Text:
Thanks for all your help building Windows 7. We are on our way to the last big milestone: Release to Manufacturing. Starting on October 22, you’ll see it on PCs and store shelves. As we gear up for that, it’s time to wind down the Release Candidate testing program.
If you or a friend needs a download, you’ve got time. We’ll continue to offer the RC download until August 20, 2009. After that, you won’t be able to get the download, but if you have the bits, you can still install the RC and get a key if you need one.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Russia launches antitrust probe of Microsoft
Russia's state anti-monopoly service launched a probe of Microsoft Corp over cutbacks in supplies of the Windows XP operating system in Russia, it said on Thursday.
The agency said it thought Microsoft had violated antimonopoly legislation by cutting delivery of Windows XP to Russia both separately and pre-installed on personal computers, as well as in its pricing policy on the product.
''Analysis of the market for various operating systems shows that the transfer to the new Windows Vista operating system is occurring while demand for the previous operating system, Windows XP, continues,'' the service said.
''Demand for separately packaged and pre-installed verions of Windows XP is also confirmed by retailers and the number of orders from the government.'' It said it would consider the case on July 24, 2009.
Microsoft's Moscow office said it had not received an official query from the anti-monopoly service.
''We (have) always answered antimonopoly service questions in full and intend to continue this practice in future,'' Microsoft spokeswoman Marina Levina said by telephone.
The anti-monopoly service is regularly in contact with Russian companies but full-scale investigations are not common.
The suit bears no immediate resemblance to past antitrust claims against Micorosoft, target of a U.S. antitrust lawsuit in the United States a decade ago, and which was fined 500 million euros ($708.4 million) by the European Commission in 2004 for anti-competitive behaviour in media player and server software.
The commission later fined Microsoft an additional 900 million euros for non-compliance but the software maker is appealing against that ruling.
The agency said it thought Microsoft had violated antimonopoly legislation by cutting delivery of Windows XP to Russia both separately and pre-installed on personal computers, as well as in its pricing policy on the product.
''Analysis of the market for various operating systems shows that the transfer to the new Windows Vista operating system is occurring while demand for the previous operating system, Windows XP, continues,'' the service said.
''Demand for separately packaged and pre-installed verions of Windows XP is also confirmed by retailers and the number of orders from the government.'' It said it would consider the case on July 24, 2009.
Microsoft's Moscow office said it had not received an official query from the anti-monopoly service.
''We (have) always answered antimonopoly service questions in full and intend to continue this practice in future,'' Microsoft spokeswoman Marina Levina said by telephone.
The anti-monopoly service is regularly in contact with Russian companies but full-scale investigations are not common.
The suit bears no immediate resemblance to past antitrust claims against Micorosoft, target of a U.S. antitrust lawsuit in the United States a decade ago, and which was fined 500 million euros ($708.4 million) by the European Commission in 2004 for anti-competitive behaviour in media player and server software.
The commission later fined Microsoft an additional 900 million euros for non-compliance but the software maker is appealing against that ruling.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Microsoft India Introduces Host of Customized Language Computing Solutions
As part of its ongoing efforts towards overcoming the language barrier to computing, Microsoft India today showcased a host of custom made solutions for the Indian market. The solutions and tools include:
-- Language Interface Packs (LIPs) in 12 Indian languages - Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu - for MS Office & Windows. A total of 45 additional soft (virtual) keyboards, which are free to download, are also available in these 12 languages.
-- Windows Live, which includes e-mail, Instant Messenger, online storage, photo gallery, social networking, calendar, online storage, personal home page, and more, in seven Indian languages. The languages are Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
-- In Microsoft's most significant initiative to reach out to Indic developers, the Captions Language Interface Pack (or CLIP) has been launched for Hindi, Malayalam, Oriya, and Tamil. CLIP is a tool that uses a tooltip caption to display translations for user interface items in Visual Studio 2008. This is the first time Microsoft has released a tool specifically to help students and beginner developers in India use the product in their own language.
-- The Microsoft India Development Centre demonstrated an alpha version of a tool that helps the user to enter text in nine Indian languages in any text box on most websites. The languages are Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu.
-- Microsoft Research India works on technologies that span multiple languages. Research projects showcased today were IL-POST (an annotation framework for Indian languages), wikiBABEL (a community-oriented multilingual content creation portal) and MINT (an algorithm for mining multilingual news corpora). These projects are aimed at creating resources to enable computational linguistics research in Indian languages.
A highlight of the showcase was a peek at the beta version of Windows 7 in Hindi, one of the eight global languages the Operating System (Beta) was released in recently.
Prof U N Singh, Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, chalked out the challenges in localizing computing, and compelling imperatives for doing so. "By 2016, India will have a population of 500 million with less than five years of schooling, and another 300 million not passing out of high school. A knowledge society will be impossible unless we find innovative means of reaching these people. Localizing a mass-based and mass-use software could be a positive step forward that will have a far-reaching effect and impact", he said.
The collection of tools and solutions introduced by Microsoft India today are an attempt to cater to and enable the 95 percent Indians who still prefer their local language more than English in their work and personal life.
Commenting on the need for language computing to enable mass IT usage in India, Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, said, "Each one of us knows of at least a few people who would benefit from ICT if language wasn't a barrier - our parents, the neighborhood grocery store owner, the policeman at the local station, the farmer you see when you travel to the villages - the list is endless. The language barrier is an added challenge towards providing access to information to a huge number of Indians - and thereby having them participate in India's growth curve. Microsoft, under its global Unlimited Potential effort, aims to deliver computing through accessible, relevant and affordable solutions. Localization issues are a huge factor where accessibility is concerned, and as a global industry leader, we believe Microsoft has a responsibility and the resources to make some difference."
Microsoft has been working on language computing in India since 1998, since the first India visit of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. The idea was to usher in the IT revolution in the country in a phased manner - and localization was identified as the key catalyst for effecting this development. In 2003, Microsoft India launched Project Bhasha, a cohesive effort to bring together governments, the academia and research institutions, the local ISVs and developers and the industry associations on a common ground for promoting local language usage in IT. The www.bhashaindia.com portal is India's leading community for Indian language computing.
-- Language Interface Packs (LIPs) in 12 Indian languages - Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu - for MS Office & Windows. A total of 45 additional soft (virtual) keyboards, which are free to download, are also available in these 12 languages.
-- Windows Live, which includes e-mail, Instant Messenger, online storage, photo gallery, social networking, calendar, online storage, personal home page, and more, in seven Indian languages. The languages are Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
-- In Microsoft's most significant initiative to reach out to Indic developers, the Captions Language Interface Pack (or CLIP) has been launched for Hindi, Malayalam, Oriya, and Tamil. CLIP is a tool that uses a tooltip caption to display translations for user interface items in Visual Studio 2008. This is the first time Microsoft has released a tool specifically to help students and beginner developers in India use the product in their own language.
-- The Microsoft India Development Centre demonstrated an alpha version of a tool that helps the user to enter text in nine Indian languages in any text box on most websites. The languages are Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu.
-- Microsoft Research India works on technologies that span multiple languages. Research projects showcased today were IL-POST (an annotation framework for Indian languages), wikiBABEL (a community-oriented multilingual content creation portal) and MINT (an algorithm for mining multilingual news corpora). These projects are aimed at creating resources to enable computational linguistics research in Indian languages.
A highlight of the showcase was a peek at the beta version of Windows 7 in Hindi, one of the eight global languages the Operating System (Beta) was released in recently.
Prof U N Singh, Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, chalked out the challenges in localizing computing, and compelling imperatives for doing so. "By 2016, India will have a population of 500 million with less than five years of schooling, and another 300 million not passing out of high school. A knowledge society will be impossible unless we find innovative means of reaching these people. Localizing a mass-based and mass-use software could be a positive step forward that will have a far-reaching effect and impact", he said.
The collection of tools and solutions introduced by Microsoft India today are an attempt to cater to and enable the 95 percent Indians who still prefer their local language more than English in their work and personal life.
Commenting on the need for language computing to enable mass IT usage in India, Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, said, "Each one of us knows of at least a few people who would benefit from ICT if language wasn't a barrier - our parents, the neighborhood grocery store owner, the policeman at the local station, the farmer you see when you travel to the villages - the list is endless. The language barrier is an added challenge towards providing access to information to a huge number of Indians - and thereby having them participate in India's growth curve. Microsoft, under its global Unlimited Potential effort, aims to deliver computing through accessible, relevant and affordable solutions. Localization issues are a huge factor where accessibility is concerned, and as a global industry leader, we believe Microsoft has a responsibility and the resources to make some difference."
Microsoft has been working on language computing in India since 1998, since the first India visit of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. The idea was to usher in the IT revolution in the country in a phased manner - and localization was identified as the key catalyst for effecting this development. In 2003, Microsoft India launched Project Bhasha, a cohesive effort to bring together governments, the academia and research institutions, the local ISVs and developers and the industry associations on a common ground for promoting local language usage in IT. The www.bhashaindia.com portal is India's leading community for Indian language computing.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Microsoft offers rebates to boost its search engine use
With its share of the Internet search market in steady decline and its pursuit of an alliance with Yahoo! in doubt, Microsoft is taking a new approach to jump-start its search engine by offering rebates to people who use it to find and buy products.
Microsoft executives said the programme, called Live Search cashback, is part of a plan to come up with new approaches to areas of the search business where they see opportunities to make inroads against Google.
The new programme focuses on searches for products to be bought online, which Microsoft executives said account for roughly a third of search queries and a majority of search advertising revenue, reported New York Times Thursday.
"This is a very big part of the $20 billion search market," said Microsoft chairman Bill Gates at an advertising conference. "Make no mistake, we are about having the best search, having the best results."
Some innovations in the business model of search, like Live Search cashback, "will help drive that", he said.
Live Search cashback is essentially a marketing effort by Microsoft to promote its search service, which lags far behind those of Google and Yahoo! in popularity. On Wednesday, research firm comScore reported that Google's share of all searches in the US grew again in April to 61.6 percent from 59.8 percent in March.
Google gained at the expense of Yahoo! and Microsoft, which experienced declines in search share - Yahoo! to 20.4 percent and Microsoft to 9.1 percent.
Google has put marketing dollars into some of its services, but it has managed to dominate in search while spending virtually no money to promote its search engine. The company declined to comment on the Microsoft announcement.
Microsoft said that 700 merchants offering over 10 million products have agreed to participate in the programme. They include Barnesandnoble.com, Circuit City, Foot Locker, Home Depot and Hewlett-Packard.
"It is a great opportunity for buyers who come to eBay," said Matt Ackley, eBay's vice president for Internet marketing and advertising. "And it is all about driving demand for our sellers."
In most cases, Microsoft will determine the amount of the rebate that shoppers will get. On a Samsung digital camera that costs $90 to $107, rebates range from two percent to five percent.
"Microsoft's issue is lack of consumer share," said Bryan Wiener, the chief executive of 360i, a digital marketing agency that specialises in Internet search.
"This is an interesting effort to try to motivate consumers to use Microsoft without cheapening the process.
"Will the incentives be enough?" he said. "Time will tell."
Microsoft executives said the programme, called Live Search cashback, is part of a plan to come up with new approaches to areas of the search business where they see opportunities to make inroads against Google.
The new programme focuses on searches for products to be bought online, which Microsoft executives said account for roughly a third of search queries and a majority of search advertising revenue, reported New York Times Thursday.
"This is a very big part of the $20 billion search market," said Microsoft chairman Bill Gates at an advertising conference. "Make no mistake, we are about having the best search, having the best results."
Some innovations in the business model of search, like Live Search cashback, "will help drive that", he said.
Live Search cashback is essentially a marketing effort by Microsoft to promote its search service, which lags far behind those of Google and Yahoo! in popularity. On Wednesday, research firm comScore reported that Google's share of all searches in the US grew again in April to 61.6 percent from 59.8 percent in March.
Google gained at the expense of Yahoo! and Microsoft, which experienced declines in search share - Yahoo! to 20.4 percent and Microsoft to 9.1 percent.
Google has put marketing dollars into some of its services, but it has managed to dominate in search while spending virtually no money to promote its search engine. The company declined to comment on the Microsoft announcement.
Microsoft said that 700 merchants offering over 10 million products have agreed to participate in the programme. They include Barnesandnoble.com, Circuit City, Foot Locker, Home Depot and Hewlett-Packard.
"It is a great opportunity for buyers who come to eBay," said Matt Ackley, eBay's vice president for Internet marketing and advertising. "And it is all about driving demand for our sellers."
In most cases, Microsoft will determine the amount of the rebate that shoppers will get. On a Samsung digital camera that costs $90 to $107, rebates range from two percent to five percent.
"Microsoft's issue is lack of consumer share," said Bryan Wiener, the chief executive of 360i, a digital marketing agency that specialises in Internet search.
"This is an interesting effort to try to motivate consumers to use Microsoft without cheapening the process.
"Will the incentives be enough?" he said. "Time will tell."
Friday, May 2, 2008
Microsoft close to making hostile bid for Yahoo!
Microsoft Corp was expected to go for a hostile bid to acquire Yahoo Inc., with an announcement likely Friday, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
But the paper cautioned that the situation was fluid as discussions continued at Microsoft. Earlier Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer declined to indicate the software giant's decision or when the company would announce its decision.
Price will be a key factor if Microsoft does take a hostile approach to Yahoo!, for which it made an unsolicited offer in January. Microsoft's original cash-and-stock offer, which Yahoo! has repeatedly said is inadequate, was valued at $29.48 a share as of Thursday.
Microsoft this week indicated a willingness to raise its bid to as much as $33 per Yahoo! share, but major shareholders of the internet company want a price in the range of $35 to $37 a share, the Journal said.
Going hostile would mean that Microsoft would have to put forward a price acceptable to shareholders holding the majority of Yahoo! shares.
It would also be a drawn-out process that would risk that many key Yahoo! employees would leave. Then, its board would have to be removed. A vote on the directors occurs annually at Yahoo!'s shareholder meeting, for which it hasn't announced a date but is expected to hold by July.
Ballmer said Thursday that he was confident that his company can build a competitive online-advertising business without buying Yahoo! At the same time, he outlined why he thought Microsoft could benefit from buying Yahoo!
He said Yahoo! has strong technology but not the "scale" - such as numbers of customers and advertisers - that it needs.
On alternative acquisitions to Yahoo!, Ballmer said there were very few internet companies that have the kind of size Microsoft needs to expand its business faster.
For its part, Yahoo! is awaiting Microsoft's decision, as it continues to pursue alternative deals with Google and Time Warner's AOL Internet unit, said the Journal.
Indo-Asian News Service
But the paper cautioned that the situation was fluid as discussions continued at Microsoft. Earlier Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer declined to indicate the software giant's decision or when the company would announce its decision.
Price will be a key factor if Microsoft does take a hostile approach to Yahoo!, for which it made an unsolicited offer in January. Microsoft's original cash-and-stock offer, which Yahoo! has repeatedly said is inadequate, was valued at $29.48 a share as of Thursday.
Microsoft this week indicated a willingness to raise its bid to as much as $33 per Yahoo! share, but major shareholders of the internet company want a price in the range of $35 to $37 a share, the Journal said.
Going hostile would mean that Microsoft would have to put forward a price acceptable to shareholders holding the majority of Yahoo! shares.
It would also be a drawn-out process that would risk that many key Yahoo! employees would leave. Then, its board would have to be removed. A vote on the directors occurs annually at Yahoo!'s shareholder meeting, for which it hasn't announced a date but is expected to hold by July.
Ballmer said Thursday that he was confident that his company can build a competitive online-advertising business without buying Yahoo! At the same time, he outlined why he thought Microsoft could benefit from buying Yahoo!
He said Yahoo! has strong technology but not the "scale" - such as numbers of customers and advertisers - that it needs.
On alternative acquisitions to Yahoo!, Ballmer said there were very few internet companies that have the kind of size Microsoft needs to expand its business faster.
For its part, Yahoo! is awaiting Microsoft's decision, as it continues to pursue alternative deals with Google and Time Warner's AOL Internet unit, said the Journal.
Indo-Asian News Service
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Microsoft threatens Yahoo! with proxy battle
Microsoft Corp. has threatened Yahoo! Inc with a hostile takeover of the company if they do not agree to the offered deal within three weeks.
Microsoft chief executive Steven A. Ballmer, in a letter Saturday to Yahoo! board, said that "by choosing not to enter into substantive negotiations with us, you have failed to give due consideration to a transaction that has tremendous benefits for Yahoo!'s shareholders and employees."
According to the letter, in case Yahoo!'s board fails to begin talks within three weeks, Microsoft would be compelled to take its offer directly to shareholders and try to replace Yahoo!'s directors through proxy fight.
After the deadline, Microsoft's offer may even be lower than the one they made Jan 31, currently valued at about $40 billion,
"If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders, that action will have an undesirable impact on the value of your company from our perspective which will be reflected in the terms of our proposal," the letter said, adding that worsening economic conditions have reduced Yahoo's market value.
Yahoo!'s board is reviewing the letter, a person close to the company said, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. They had rejected the earlier offer saying the company was worth substantially more than what Microsoft offered.
The Redmond, Washington, based software giant's new gambit to acquire the Sunnyvale, California based internet services company came after senior executives from both companies failed to make any progress in meetings recently.
To stave off takeover by Microsoft, Yahoo! has held fruitless talks with several other parties, including Google and Time Warner's AOL unit.
Microsoft wants Yahoo! in its fold to be able to compete with Google in internet search and other services.
Indo-Asian News Service
Microsoft chief executive Steven A. Ballmer, in a letter Saturday to Yahoo! board, said that "by choosing not to enter into substantive negotiations with us, you have failed to give due consideration to a transaction that has tremendous benefits for Yahoo!'s shareholders and employees."
According to the letter, in case Yahoo!'s board fails to begin talks within three weeks, Microsoft would be compelled to take its offer directly to shareholders and try to replace Yahoo!'s directors through proxy fight.
After the deadline, Microsoft's offer may even be lower than the one they made Jan 31, currently valued at about $40 billion,
"If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders, that action will have an undesirable impact on the value of your company from our perspective which will be reflected in the terms of our proposal," the letter said, adding that worsening economic conditions have reduced Yahoo's market value.
Yahoo!'s board is reviewing the letter, a person close to the company said, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. They had rejected the earlier offer saying the company was worth substantially more than what Microsoft offered.
The Redmond, Washington, based software giant's new gambit to acquire the Sunnyvale, California based internet services company came after senior executives from both companies failed to make any progress in meetings recently.
To stave off takeover by Microsoft, Yahoo! has held fruitless talks with several other parties, including Google and Time Warner's AOL unit.
Microsoft wants Yahoo! in its fold to be able to compete with Google in internet search and other services.
Indo-Asian News Service
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Google Docs Aims At Microsoft Office Live With 'Gears'
Google (NSDQ:GOOG) took an important step forward Monday in its rivalry with Microsoft Office Live, reporting that Google Docs will allow users to edit word processing documents offline.
Google said users of its Google Docs word processing application can use Google Gears to save and then edit documents without being connected to the Internet.
"Cloud computing is great, but you need the cloud to make it work," Philip Tucker, software engineer, Google Docs, wrote in a Google blog. "On an airplane, on the shuttle commuting to work, or at home when my cable modem goes down, I want to work on my documents. And, until now, that usually meant saving a copy and editing on the desktop.
"Now there's a better solution. With Google Docs offline, I can take my little piece of the cloud with me wherever I go," Tucker added. "Once enabled, I have a local version of my document list and editors, along with my documents."
The editing feature, Google Gears, is an application programming interface introduced by Google more than a year ago to application developers to create Web applications that can run offline.
The technology already works within Google's news feed reader, Google Reader, and applications from independent Web developers such as task-management service "Remember the Milk," from an Australian-based company of the same name, Reuters reported.
"Everything I need is saved locally," Tucker said. "And I do everything through my web browser, even when I'm offline (the goodness that Google Gears provides). When my connection comes back, my documents sync up again with the server."
With this offline functionality, Google Docs has another important feature that it can sell as it competes with Microsoft Live, which capitalizes on the strengths of its Office suite.
Google said users of its Google Docs word processing application can use Google Gears to save and then edit documents without being connected to the Internet.
"Cloud computing is great, but you need the cloud to make it work," Philip Tucker, software engineer, Google Docs, wrote in a Google blog. "On an airplane, on the shuttle commuting to work, or at home when my cable modem goes down, I want to work on my documents. And, until now, that usually meant saving a copy and editing on the desktop.
"Now there's a better solution. With Google Docs offline, I can take my little piece of the cloud with me wherever I go," Tucker added. "Once enabled, I have a local version of my document list and editors, along with my documents."
The editing feature, Google Gears, is an application programming interface introduced by Google more than a year ago to application developers to create Web applications that can run offline.
The technology already works within Google's news feed reader, Google Reader, and applications from independent Web developers such as task-management service "Remember the Milk," from an Australian-based company of the same name, Reuters reported.
"Everything I need is saved locally," Tucker said. "And I do everything through my web browser, even when I'm offline (the goodness that Google Gears provides). When my connection comes back, my documents sync up again with the server."
With this offline functionality, Google Docs has another important feature that it can sell as it competes with Microsoft Live, which capitalizes on the strengths of its Office suite.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Microsoft releases Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Microsoft released its first major update to its Windows Vista operating system Wednesday, prompting a flood of complaints from users who said the service pack fouled up their computers.
Microsoft made the free update available via its Windows Update website and said the software improved the stability, security and performance of the Vista. However it also warned that the service pack could clash with some security software and other programs customers may have installed on their machine.
Numerous people who downloaded the software pack complained that it had interfered with the smooth operation of their computers. Reported troubles ranged from a simple inability to download the software from Microsoft's Windows Update site to sudden spikes in memory usage.
"I downloaded it via Windows Update, and got a blue screen on the third part of the update," wrote "Iggy33" in a comment posted Wednesday on Microsoft's Vista team blog.
"SeppDietrich" said the update had uninstalled all his Nvidia drivers while "Bikkja" said that the update had drastically slowed down the computer.
The reactions matched the initial criticism incurred by Microsoft when it first released Vista. Corporate and home users complained about its resource requirements and its lack of compatibility with existing applications.
Vista SP1 was released initially in only five languages - English, French, Spanish, German, and Japanese. Another 31 languages will follow in mid-April when the software will be distributed to those users signed on for Microsoft's automatic updates.
Microsoft recommends that Vista users go to Windows Update to get the service pack rather than use its download service, saying that the Windows Update could diagnose driver problems before installation.
DPA
Microsoft made the free update available via its Windows Update website and said the software improved the stability, security and performance of the Vista. However it also warned that the service pack could clash with some security software and other programs customers may have installed on their machine.
Numerous people who downloaded the software pack complained that it had interfered with the smooth operation of their computers. Reported troubles ranged from a simple inability to download the software from Microsoft's Windows Update site to sudden spikes in memory usage.
"I downloaded it via Windows Update, and got a blue screen on the third part of the update," wrote "Iggy33" in a comment posted Wednesday on Microsoft's Vista team blog.
"SeppDietrich" said the update had uninstalled all his Nvidia drivers while "Bikkja" said that the update had drastically slowed down the computer.
The reactions matched the initial criticism incurred by Microsoft when it first released Vista. Corporate and home users complained about its resource requirements and its lack of compatibility with existing applications.
Vista SP1 was released initially in only five languages - English, French, Spanish, German, and Japanese. Another 31 languages will follow in mid-April when the software will be distributed to those users signed on for Microsoft's automatic updates.
Microsoft recommends that Vista users go to Windows Update to get the service pack rather than use its download service, saying that the Windows Update could diagnose driver problems before installation.
DPA
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Yahoo! paints rosy picture, partner thinks Microsoft will prevail
Yahoo! Inc looked to a bright future over the next three years to bolster its argument that it is worth more than what Microsoft Corp offered, but the moves by its Chinese partner underscore investor doubts that the web portal can stay independent.
Yahoo! forecast released in a regulatory filing was intended to convince investors that it has a bright future as an independent company, despite a series of recent struggles.
But unconvinced analysts are concluding that the report was merely a tactic to get Microsoft to raise its bid, initially valued at $44.6 billion or $31 a share.
Yahoo!'s executives are meeting major shareholders this week to show strong revenue and cash flow projections. The company expects operating cash flow to nearly double during the next three years to $3.7 billion, and revenue, excluding commissions on advertisements, to reach $8.8 billion in 2010, a 72 percent gain from last year.
"Yahoo! is positioned for accelerated financial growth - we have a powerful consumer brand, a huge global audience and a highly profitable operating model," Jerry Yang, Yahoo! chief executive, said in a statement.
The firm said that investments in Asia, particularly in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which are not reflected on its balance sheet, add a great deal to its overall value.
Alibaba, however, is talking to investors to finance purchase of Yahoo!'s 39 percent stake in it in a bid to expand its management independence, should Microsoft's bid prevail.
The talks signal Alibaba's belief that Microsoft could still succeed in acquiring Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.
Riding on speculation that Alibaba's management will seek to defend its independence against Microsoft, its shares surged 14 percent to HK$13.86 at the end of trading in Hong Kong Wednesday, the second-biggest advance since the stock began trading in November.
Back in the US, Yahoo! outlook's release helped its shares to close at $27.66, up seven percent. Microsoft's stock was up $1.12 to $29.42, a four percent gain. IANS
Yahoo! forecast released in a regulatory filing was intended to convince investors that it has a bright future as an independent company, despite a series of recent struggles.
But unconvinced analysts are concluding that the report was merely a tactic to get Microsoft to raise its bid, initially valued at $44.6 billion or $31 a share.
Yahoo!'s executives are meeting major shareholders this week to show strong revenue and cash flow projections. The company expects operating cash flow to nearly double during the next three years to $3.7 billion, and revenue, excluding commissions on advertisements, to reach $8.8 billion in 2010, a 72 percent gain from last year.
"Yahoo! is positioned for accelerated financial growth - we have a powerful consumer brand, a huge global audience and a highly profitable operating model," Jerry Yang, Yahoo! chief executive, said in a statement.
The firm said that investments in Asia, particularly in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which are not reflected on its balance sheet, add a great deal to its overall value.
Alibaba, however, is talking to investors to finance purchase of Yahoo!'s 39 percent stake in it in a bid to expand its management independence, should Microsoft's bid prevail.
The talks signal Alibaba's belief that Microsoft could still succeed in acquiring Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.
Riding on speculation that Alibaba's management will seek to defend its independence against Microsoft, its shares surged 14 percent to HK$13.86 at the end of trading in Hong Kong Wednesday, the second-biggest advance since the stock began trading in November.
Back in the US, Yahoo! outlook's release helped its shares to close at $27.66, up seven percent. Microsoft's stock was up $1.12 to $29.42, a four percent gain. IANS
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Microsoft Launches Document Interoperability Initiative
Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of its Document Interoperability Initiative, which is aimed at promoting user choice among document formats and expanded opportunity for developers, partners and competitors. The launch of this initiative is an important step in Microsoft's commitment to implement a set of strategic changes in its technology and business practices to expand interoperability through the implementation of its interoperability principles. The Document Interoperability Initiative focuses on bringing vendors together to promote interoperability between document format implementations through testing and refining those implementations, creation of format implementation test suites, and the creation of templates designed for optimal interoperability between different formats.
Microsoft hosted in Cambridge today a number of independent software vendors (ISVs), including Novell Inc., Mark Logic Corp., Quickoffice Inc., DataViz Inc. and Nuance Communications Inc., to launch this collaborative, community-based initiative. The Cambridge event is the first in a series of labs around the world that will bring together vendors to test interoperability between their implementations of well-known document formats, and between implementations of different formats. The Cambridge lab will test interoperability between existing implementations of the Microsoft Office Open XML Format and the Open Document Format (ODF) on a variety of platforms and devices, including Mac OS X Leopard, iPhone, Palm OS, Symbian OS, Linux and Windows Mobile.
Microsoft hosted in Cambridge today a number of independent software vendors (ISVs), including Novell Inc., Mark Logic Corp., Quickoffice Inc., DataViz Inc. and Nuance Communications Inc., to launch this collaborative, community-based initiative. The Cambridge event is the first in a series of labs around the world that will bring together vendors to test interoperability between their implementations of well-known document formats, and between implementations of different formats. The Cambridge lab will test interoperability between existing implementations of the Microsoft Office Open XML Format and the Open Document Format (ODF) on a variety of platforms and devices, including Mac OS X Leopard, iPhone, Palm OS, Symbian OS, Linux and Windows Mobile.
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