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• Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has lymphoma

  Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with lymphoma.

• Microsoft adds app, data marketplace to Windows Azure

  Microsoft said on Tuesday that its upcoming cloud computing platform will come with marketplaces for both online apps built to run on Azure as well as datasets that companies can use to build their own apps.

• Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation

  Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7's activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past.

• Office 2010 public beta leaks to Internet

  Office 2010's public beta has leaked to the Web, days ahead of its anticipated roll-out next week, searches of file-sharing sites showed today.

• Microsoft developer technologies take center stage at PDC

  With a full schedule on tap, the 2009 Microsoft PDC (Professional Developers Conference) next week will tout efforts ranging from the company's Windows Azure cloud platform to plans for programming languages

• Windows Mobile smartphone sales plunge 20% in Q3

  Sales of smartphones running the Window Mobile operating system declined 20% in the third quarter at the same time that total smartphone sales surged 13%, according to an analysis of newly released sales data from Gartner.

• Apache readies Tomcat Java servlet container upgrade

  The Apache Software Foundation for open source projects is readying an upgrade to its Tomcat Java servlet container, with improvements eyed in areas such as scalability and security, Apache personnel said on Wednesday afternoon.

• Microsoft, Novell say alliance still bearing fruit

  The alliance between Microsoft and Novell continues to bear fruit three years after it was first signed, say the two companies -- one the world's largest proprietary software vendor, the other one of the largest open-source companies.

• Windows 7 early adoption rate outpaces Vista's

  Windows 7 has broken the 4% market share barrier in less than three weeks, a mark that took Windows Vista five months to reach, a Web metrics company said today.

• Microsoft plugs 15 holes, including critical drive-by bug

  Microsoft today patched 15 vulnerabilities in Windows, Windows Server, Excel and Word, including one that will probably be exploited quickly by hackers. None affect Windows 7, the company's newest operating system.

• Microsoft makes case for upgrade to Exchange 2010

  Microsoft is emphasizing the potentially money-saving features of Exchange 2010, the latest revamp of its e-mail application officially released Monday at its TechEd European customer conference in Berlin.

• Microsoft releases security guidelines for Agile

  Microsoft will release on Tuesday guidelines for developers building online applications and for those utilizing the Agile code-development process.

• Microsoft buys bridge between Java and .Net developers

  Microsoft plans to acquire technology that has enabled Microsoft's TFS (Team Foundation Server) software to be an ALM (application lifecycle management) server for different software development platforms. The company will purchase Teamprise-related assets from SourceGear. Teamprise software lets Java developers using Eclipse-based IDEs or developers leveraging operating systems including Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X build applications via Visual Studio TFS.

• Microsoft makes case for upgrade to Exchange 2010

  Microsoft is emphasizing the potentially money-saving features of Exchange 2010, the latest revamp of its e-mail application officially released Monday at its TechEd European customer conference in Berlin.

• Open source software ready for big business

  The combination of pumped-up technical features and relatively low prices are giving vendors with open source-based products more inroads to corporate networks than ever before.