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Love & Sucess Story of Narayana Murthy and Sudha (From Sudha's Autobiography)

It was in Pune that I met Narayan Murty through my
friendPrasanna who is now the Wipro chief, who was also training in
Telco.Most of the books that Prasanna lent me had Murty's name on them
whichmeant that I had a preconceived image of the man.
Contrary to expectation, Murty was shy,bespectacled and an introvert.
When he invited us for dinner. I was a bit taken aback as I thought the
young man was making a very fast move. I refused since I was the only
girl in the group. But Murty was relentless and we all decided to meet
for dinner the next day at 7.30 p.m.at Green Fields hotel on the Main
Road,Pune.

The next day I went there at 7' o clock since I had to
go to the tailor near the hotel. And what do I see? Mr. Murty waiting in
front of the hotel and it was only seven. Till today, Murty maintains
that I had mentioned (consciously!) that I would be going to the tailor
at 7 so that I could meet him...And I maintain that I did not say any
such thing consciously or unconsciously because I did not think of Murty
as anything other than a friend at that stage. We have agreed to
disagree on this matter.

Soon, we became friends. Our conversations were filled
with Murty's experiences abroad and the books that he has read. My
friends insisted that Murty was trying to impress me because he was
interested in me. I kept denying it till one fine day, after dinner
Murty said, I want to tell you something. I knew this was it. It was
coming. He said, I am 5'4" tall. I come from a lower middle class
family. I can never become rich in my life and I can never give you any
riches. You are beautiful, bright, and intelligent and you can get
anyone you want. But will you marry me? I asked Murty to give me some
time for an answer. My father didn't want me to marry a wannabe
politician,(a communist at that) who didn't have a steady job and wanted
to build an orphanage...

When I went to Hubli I told my parents about Murty and
his proposal. My mother was positive since Murty was also from
Karnataka, seemed intelligent and comes from a good family. But my
father asked: What's his job, his salary, his qualifications etc? Murty
was working as a research assistant and was earning less than me. He was
willing to go dutch with me on our outings. My parents agreed to meet
Murty in Pune on a particular day at10 a. m sharp. Murty did not turn
up. How can I trust a man to take care of my daughter if he cannot keep
an appointment, asked my father.

At 12noon Murty turned up in a bright red shirt! He had
gone on work to Bombay, was stuck in a traffic jam on the ghats, so he
hired a taxi(though it was very expensive for him) to meet his would-be
father-in-law. Father was unimpressed. My father asked him what he
wanted to become in life. Murty said he wanted to become a politician in
the communist party and wanted to open an orphanage. My father gave his
verdict. NO. I don't want my daughter to marry somebody who wants to
become a communist and then open an orphanage when he himself didn't
have money to support his family. Ironically, today, I have opened many
orphanages something, which Murty wanted to do 25 years ago. By this
time I realized I had developed a liking towards Murty which could only
be termed as love. I wanted to marry Murty because he is an honest man.
He proposed to me highlighting the negatives in his life. I promised my
father that I will not marry Murty without his blessings though at the
same time, I cannot marry anybody else. My father said he would agree if
Murty promised to take up a steady job. But Murty refused saying he will
not do things in life because somebody wanted him to. So, I was caught
between the two most important people in my life.

The stalemate continued for three years during which our
courtship took us to every restaurant and cinema hall in Pune. In those
days, Murty was always broke. Moreover, he didn't earn much to
manage. Ironically today, he manages Infosys
Technologies Ltd., one of the world's most reputed companies. He always
owed me money. We used to go for dinner and he would say, I don't have
money with me, you pay my share, I will return it to you
later. For three years I maintained a book on Murty's debt to me. No, he
never returned the money and I finally tore it up after my
wedding. The amount was a little over Rs 4000. During
this interim period Murty quit his job as research assistant and started
his own software business. Now, I had to pay his salary too! Towards
the late 70s computers were entering Indiain a big way.

During the fag end of 1977 Murty decided to take up a
job as General Manager at Patni Computersin Bombay. But before he
joined the company he wanted to marry me since he was to go on training
to the USafter joining. My father gave in as he was
happy Murty had a decent job, now.

WE WERE MARRIED IN MURTY'S HOUSE IN BANGALOREON
FEBRUARY 10, 1978WITH ONLY OUR TWO FAMILIES PRESENT.I GOT MY FIRST SILK
SARI. THE WEDDING EXPENSES CAME TO ONLY RS 800 (US $17) WITH MURTY AND I
POOLING IN RS 400 EACH.

I went to the USwith Murty after marriage. Murty
encouraged me to see Americaon my own because I loved travelling. I
toured Americafor three months on backpack and had interesting
experiences which will remain freshin my mind forever. Like the time
when the New Yorkpolice took me into custody because they thought I was
an Italian trafficking drugs in Harlem. Or the time when I spent the
night at the bottom of the Grand Canyonwith an old
couple. Murty panicked because he couldn't get a response from my hotel
room even at midnight. He thought I was either killed or kidnapped.

IN 1981 MURTY WANTED TO START INFOSYS. HE HAD A VISION
AND ZERO CAPITAL...initially I was very apprehensive about Murty getting
into business. We did not have any business background. Moreover we were
living a comfortable life in Bombaywith a regular pay check and I
didn't want to rock the boat. But Murty was passionate about creating
good quality software. I decided to support him.
Typical of Murty, he just had a dream and no money. So I
gave him Rs 10,000 which I had saved for a rainy day, without his
knowledge and told him, This is all I have. Take it. I give you three
yearssabbatical leave. I will take care of the financial
needs of our house. You go and chase your dreams without any worry. But
you have only three years!

Murty and his six colleagues started Infosys in
1981,with enormous interest and hard work. In 1982 I left Telco and
moved to Pune with Murty. We bought a small house on loan which also
became theInfosys office. I was a clerk-cum-cook-cum-programmer. I
also took up a job as Senior Systems Analyst with Walchand group of
Industries to support the house. In 1983 Infosys got their first
client, MICO, in Bangalore. Murty moved to Bangaloreand
stayed with his mother while I went to Hubli to deliver my second child,
Rohan. Ten days after my son was born, Murty left for the USon
project work. I saw him only after a year, as I was
unable to join Murty in the USbecause my son had infantile eczema, an
allergy to vaccinations. So for more than a year I did not step outside
ourhome for fear of my son contracting an infection. It was
only after Rohan got all his vaccinations that I came to Bangalorewhere
we rented a small house in Jayanagar and rented another
house as Infosys headquarters. My father presented Murty
a scooter to commute. I once again became a cook, programmer, clerk,
secretary, office assistant et al. Nandan Nilekani (MD of Infosys)
and his wife Rohini stayed with us. While Rohini babysat
my son, I wrote programs for Infosys. There was no car, no phone, and
just two kids and a bunch of us working hard, juggling our lives and
having fun while Infosys was taking shape. It was not
only me but also the wives of other partners too who gave their
unstinted support. We all knew that our men were trying to build
somethinggood.

It was like a big joint family,taking care and looking
out for one another. I still remember Sudha Gopalakrishna looking after
my daughter Akshata with all care and love while Kumari Shibulal cooked
for all of us. Murty made it very clear that it would either be me or
him working at Infosys. Never the two of us together... I was involved
with Infosys initially.

Nandan Nilekani suggested I should be on the Board but
Murty said he did not want a husband and wife team at Infosys. I was
shocked since I had the relevant experience and technical
qualifications.
He said, Sudha if you want to work with Infosys, I will
withdraw, happily. I was pained to know that I will not be involved in
the company my husband was building and that I would have to give up a
job that I am qualified to do and love doing.

It took me a couple of days to grasp the reason behind
Murty's request. I realized that to make Infosys a success one had to
give one's 100 percent. One had to be focussed on it alone with no
other distractions. If the two of us had to give 100
percent to Infosys then what would happen to our home and our children?
One of us had to take care of our home while the other took care of
Infosys.

I opted to be a homemaker, after all Infosys was Murty's
dream. It was a big sacrificebut it was one that had to be made. Even
today, Murty says, Sudha, I stepped on your career to make mine. You are
responsible for my success. I might have given up my career for my
husband's sake.
But that does not make me a doormat...

Many think that I have been made the sacrificial lamb at
Narayan Murty's altar of success. A few women journalists have even
accused me of setting a wrong example by giving up my dreams to
make my husbands a reality. Isn't freedom about living
your life the way you want it? What is rightfor one person might be
wrong for another. It is up to the individual to make a choice that is
effective in her life. I feel that when a woman gives up her right to
choose for herself is when she crosses over from being an individual to
a doormat.

Murty's dreams encompassed not only himself but a
generation of people. It was about founding something worthy, exemplary
and honorable. It was about creation and distribution of wealth. His
dreams were grander than my career plans, in all aspects. So, when I had
to choose between Murty's career and mine, I opted for what I thought
was a right choice. We had a home and two little children.

Measles, mumps, fractures, PTA meetings, wants and needs
of growing children do not care much for grandiose dreams. They just
needed to be attended to. Somebody had to take care of it all.
Somebody had to stay back to create a home base that
would be fertile for healthy growth, happiness, and more dreams to
dream. I became that somebody willingly. I can confidently say that if I
had had a dream like Infosys, Murty would have given me
his unstinted support. The roles would have been reversed.

We are not bound by the archaic rules of marriage. I
cook for him but I don't wait up to serve dinner like a traditional
wife. So, he has no hassles about heating up the food and having his
dinner.
He does not intrude into my time especially when I am
writing my novels. He does not interfere in my work at the Infosys
Foundation and I don't interfere with the running of Infosys. I teach
Computer Science to MBA and MCA students at Christ college for a few
hours every week and I earn around Rs 50,000 a year. I value this
financial independence greatly though there is no need for me to pursue
a teaching career. Murty respects that. I travel all over the world
without Murty because he hates travelling. We trust each other
implicitly. We have another understanding too. While he earns the
money, I spend it, mostly through the charity.
Philanthropy is a profession and an art... The Infosys Foundation was
born in 1997 with the sole objective of uplifting the less- privileged
sections
of society. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE BUILT
HOSPITALS, ORPHANAGES, REHABILITATION CENTRES, SCHOOLBUILDINGS, SCIENCE
CENTRES AND MORETHAN 3500 LIBRARIES. Our work is mainly in the rural
areas amongst women and children. I am one of the trustees and our
activities span six states including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra,
Orissa, Chandigarhand Maharashtra.I travel to
around 800 villages constantly. Infosys Foundation has a
minimal staff of three trustees and three office members. We all work
very hard to achieve our goals and that is the reason why Infosys
Foundation has a distinct identity. Every year we donate around Rs 5-6
crore (Rs 50 - 60 million). We run Infosys Foundation the way Murty runs
Infosys in a professional and scientific way.

Philanthropy is a profession and an art. It can be used
or misused. We slowly want to increase the donations and we dream of a
time when Infosys Foundation could donate large amounts of
money. Every year we receive more than 10,000
applications for donations. Everyday I receive more than 120 calls.
Amongst these, there are those who genuinely need help and there are
hood winkerstoo. I receive letters asking me to donate Rs five lakh
to someone because five lakh is, like peanuts to Infosys.

Some people write to us asking for free Infosys shares.
Over the years I have learnt to differentiate the wheat from the chaff,
though I still give a patient hearing to all the cases. Sometimes
I feel I have lost the ability to trust people. I have
become shrewder to avoid being conned.

It saddens me to realize that even as a person is
talking to me I try to analyze them: Has he come here for any donation?
Why is he praising my work or enquiring about my health, does he want
somemoney from me? Eight out of ten times I am right. They
do want my money. But I feel bad for the other two whom I suspected. I
think that is the price that I have to pay for the position that I am in
now.

The greatest difficulty in having money is teaching your
children the value of it and trying to keep them on a straight line....
Bringing up children n a moneyed atmosphere is a
difficult task.
EVEN TODAY I THINK
TWICE IF I HAVE TO SPEND RS 10 ON AN AUTO WHEN I CAN
WALK UP TO MY HOUSE. I cannot expect my children to do the same. They
have seen money from the time they were born. But we can lead by
example. When they see Murty wash his own plate after eating and clean
the two toilets in the house everyday they realize that no work is
demeaning irrespective of how rich you are. I DON'T HAVE A MAID AT HOME
BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR ONE. When children see both parents
working hard, living a simple life, most of the time they tend to
follow. This doesn't mean we expect our children to live an austere
life. My children buy what they want and go where they want but they
have to follow certain rules. They will have to show me a bill for

whatever they buy. My daughter can buy five new outfits but she has to
give away five old ones. My son can go out with his friends for lunch or
dinner but if he wants to go to a five star hotel, we discourage it. Or
we accompany him. So far my children
haven't given me any heartbreak. They are good children.
My eldest daughter is studying abroad, whereas my son is studying in
Bangalore. They don't use their father's name in vain. If asked, they
only say that his name is Murty and that he works for Infosys. They
don't want to be recognized and appreciated because of their father or
me but for themselves. I DON'T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT
HAVING MONEY FOR WE HAVE WORKED HARD FOR IT. BUT I DON'T
FEEL COMFORTABLE FLAUNTING IT...IT IS A CONSCIOUS DECISION ON OUR PART
TO LIVE A SIMPLE, SO-CALLED MIDDLE CLASS LIFE.WE LIVE IN THE SAME TWO-
BEDROOM, PARSELY FURNISHED HOUSE BEFORE INFOSYS BECAME A SUCCESS. Our
only extravagance is buying books and CDs. MY HOUSE HAS NO LOCKERS FOR I
HAVE NO JEWELS. I WEAR A STONE EARRING WHICH I BOUGHT IN BOMBAYFOR RS
100. I don't even wear my mangalsutra until I attend some family
functions or I am with my mother-in-law. I am not fond of jewellery or
saris.

Five years ago, I went to Kashi where tradition demands
that you give up something and I gave up shopping. Since then I haven't
bought myself a sari or gone shopping. It is my friends who gift me with
saris. Murty bought me a sari a long time ago. It was not to my taste
and I told him to refrain from buying saris for me in the future. I am
no good at selecting men's clothes either. It is my daughter who does
the shopping for us. I still have the same sofa at home which my
daughter wants to change. However, we have indulged ourselves with each

one having their own music system and computer. I don't carry a purse
and neither does Murty most of the time. I do tell him to keep some
small change with him but he doesn't. I borrow money from my secretary
or my driver if I need cash. They know my habit
so they always carry extra cash with them. But I settle
the accounts every evening. MURTY AND I ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH OUR
LIFESTYLE AND WE DON'T SEE THE NEED TO CHANGE IT.

NOW THAT WE HAVE MONEY. Murty and I are two opposites
that complement each other... Murty is sensitive and romantic in his own
way. He always gifts me books addressed to >From Me to You. Or
to the person I most admire etc. We both love books. We
are both complete opposites. I am an extrovert and he is an introvert. I
love watching movies and listening to classical music. Murty loves
listening to English classical music. I go out for movies with my
students and secretary every other week. I am still young at heart. I
really enjoyed watching "Kaho Na Pyaar Hai" and I am a Hrithik Roshan
fan. It has been more than 20 years since Murty and I went for a movie.
My daughter once gave us a surprise by booking tickets for "Titanic".
Since I had a prior engagement that day, Murty went for the movie with
his secretary Pandu. I love travelling whereas Murty loves spending time
at home. Friends come and go with the share prices... Even in my dreams,
I did not expect Infosys to grow like the way it has. I don't think even
Murty envisioned this phenomenal success, at least not in 1981. After
Infosys went public in 1993, we became what people would call as rich,
moneyed people. I was shocked to see what was happening to Infosys and
to us. Suddenly you see and hear about so much money. Your name and
photo is splashed in the papers. People talk about you. It was all new
to me. SUDDENLY I HAVE PEOPLE WALKING UP TO ME SAYING, OH, WE WERE SUCH
GOOD FRIENDS, WE HAD A MEAL 25 YEARS AGO.

THEY CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN PRESENT AT OUR WEDDING (WHICH IS
AN UTTER LIE BECAUSE ONLY MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT AT MY WEDDING). I DON'T
EVEN KNOW ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO KNOW MURTY AND ME SO WELL. But
that doesn't mean I don't have true friends. I do have genuine friends,
a handful,who have been with me for a very long time. My equation with
these people has not changed and vices versa. I am ALSO VERY CLOSE TO
NARAYAN MURTY'S family, especially my sister-in-law KAMALA MURTY, a
SCHOOLTEACHER, who is more of a dear friend to me. I have discovered
that these are the few relationships and friendships that don't
fluctuate depending on the price of Infosys shares. Have I lost my
identity as a woman, in Murty's shadow? No. I might be Mrs. Narayan
Murty. I might be Akshata and Rohan's mother.

I might be the trustee of Infosys Foundation. But I am
still Sudha. I play different roles like all women. That doesn't mean we
don't have our own identity. Women have that extra quality of
adaptability and learn to fit into different shoes. But we are our own
selves still. And we have to exact our freedom by making the right
choices in our lives, dictated by us and not by the World.

Info. Tech. : Microsoft Updates

by rohit on Tuesday, March 28, 2006

rohit on Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Hi,

Latest Micorsoft updates:
Microsoft Releases Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)

As part of its ongoing efforts to address current and emerging security threats to computer users, Microsoft today announced two new technology solutions that will provide added protection against spyware and malicious software. Customers now can download the first beta version of Microsoft® Windows® AntiSpyware, a solution that will help protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. In addition, the Microsoft Windows malicious software removal tool, which complements traditional antivirus technologies by removing prevalent viruses and worms from a PC, will be available beginning January 11, 2005. These solutions build on the advanced security technologies and proactive protection features of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which help better safeguard computers from hackers, viruses and other security risks.

"Customers have told us that they need solutions that make it easier to keep computers protected from emerging and ever-changing threats," said Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Security Business and Technology Unit at Microsoft. "The solutions we're announcing today will offer customers additional resources to help to protect their PCs against spyware and viruses on an ongoing and predictable basis."

Based on technology acquired from GIANT Company Software Inc. in December 2004, the beta release of Windows AntiSpyware will help reduce negative effects caused by spyware, including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings and unauthorized use of private information. It is available for Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions.

Windows AntiSpyware enables customers to do the following:

· Detect and remove spyware. Known spyware can be quickly and easily removed from a PC.

· Improve Internet browsing safety. Continuous protection guards more than 50 ways Web sites and programs can put spyware on a PC.

· Stop the latest threats. Signatures for new spyware identified by the SpyNet (TM) community and Microsoft researchers can be automatically downloaded to a PC, helping to stop new threats quickly.

System Requirements

· Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

· A 300 MHz or faster processor with at least 64 MB of RAM

· Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server(tm) 2003

· At least 10 MB of available free space on your hard disk

· Internet access with at least a 28.8 Kbps connection to use SpyNet(tm)

More information can be found by visiting the Microsoft Security at Home Web site, or by reading the AntiSpyware FAQ.

You can download the Beta of Microsoft's AntiSpyware from the Microsoft download [6.23 MB] Web site. You can find additional information in the Release Notes.

Important Information

This is pre-release (beta) software distributed for feedback and testing purposes. Microsoft does not provide technical support for beta releases. If Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is causing an issue with your system, Microsoft recommends removing it by using Add or Remove Programs and even using System Restore if the problem persists.
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Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to help remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000. The Malicious Software Removal Tool supersedes all virus-cleaner tools that were previously released by Microsoft.

The Malicious Software Removal Tool is a roll-up of all of the malware removal utilities that Microsoft had previously released. It scans your PC and removes a number of viruses and worms: Berbew, Blaster, DoomJuice, Gaobot, Mydoom, Nachi, Sasser, and Zindos. The tool doesn't include any real-time scanning capabilities. Microsoft says it will release new versions of the tool each month alongside its monthly security updates.

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is available for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003. Currently, only Windows XP users can download and run the tool by using Windows Update or Automatic Updates. Support for computers that are running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 will be added in a future release. If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003, you can run the tool On-Line.

You can download the Malicious Software Removal Tool manually from the Microsoft Download Center [Eng - 256 KB]. Other languages are available from the Microsoft Download Center

If you receive an error while running the tool, check Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 891717 for more information.

For more information on this tool read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 890830.
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Microsoft Longhorn: Beta 1 in March?

Microsoft continues working on its next generation operating system, currently code-named "Longhorn," and is apparently on target for a Beta 1 release in March/April of this year.

Company sources also indicate that Beta 2 of Longhorn is scheduled for Q3 in 2005, to coincide with the September 2005 Professional Developers Conference (PDC) which will be held in Los Angeles. A shipping date for the final version of Longhorn is set for May 2006, and was officially announced by Microsoft in a press release back in August 2004.

Another change with Longhorn will be the array of product editions Microsoft is planning to release. Although no details have been released by Microsoft, several people who follow the software giant closely have speculated that Microsoft might want to increase the number of product editions. New editions would include a "Starter Edition", a "Small Business Edition" besides the Windows XP editions that are currently available ("Home", "Professional", "Tablet PC" and "Media Center"). A "Super" version combining all functionality of the different editions (excluding the "Starter" edition) is also considered.

None of the product edition names have been finalized, and it could be that Microsoft will initially release only a limited number of product editions (like they did with Windows XP, where initially only the "Home" and "Professional" editions where released). This could be especially true if Microsoft would try to stick to its published release date of May 2006.
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Microsoft Announces Internet Explorer 7

Despite having previously announced that no new version of Internet Explorer would be released prior to the release of Microsoft's next Windows Operating System (Longhorn), Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates announced this week that Microsoft will release a new version of Internet Explorer before Longhorn.

In his Keynote speech at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Bill Gates said: "Internet Explorer 7.0 will add new levels of security to Windows XP SP2 while maintaining the level of extensibility and compatibility that customers have come to expect. Internet Explorer 7.0 will also provide even stronger defenses against phishing, malicious software and spyware."

According to Gates we will see a beta release of Internet Explorer 7 this summer.

No release date have been made public, nor have much asked for features such as tabbed-browsing been announced (although tabbed-browsing is widely expected to be included). It is also unclear if Internet Explorer 7 will be made available for Windows 2000.
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Microsoft Updates Beta Of Windows AntiSpyware

Last week Microsoft updated the Beta of Windows AntiSpyware. According to Microsoft, since releasing Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) on January 6, 2005, they received feedback from customers and have made enhancements to the software based on this feedback.

Microsoft made enhancements to some of the real-time protection agents, added new threat categories, and improved stability and performance. If you are using a previous version you can simply upgrade to the refreshed version. The version number of the refreshed version is 1.0.509. To check the version number, click About Microsoft AntiSpyware... on the Help menu of Windows AntiSpyware.

You can download the latest version of Windows AntiSpyware from the Microsoft download [ENG - 6.22 MB] Web site.
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Microsoft Issues 12 Security Bulletins

Microsoft issued a massive number of security updates as part of its monthly security update release schedule. A total of 12 security bulletins were released, covering various products including Windows, Exchange, SharePoint and Office.

The Windows fixes include Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer, MSN & Windows Messenger technology fixes. Microsoft Office, Project and Visio.
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Microsoft Promises: Longhorn beta by June

Microsoft is targeting a June release for Beta 1 of Longhorn, the next major Windows client release. That news came from John Montgomery, a director in Microsoft's developer division, during an interview taken at the VSLive conference in San Francisco.

An early version might also be made available at the WinHEC 2005 (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference), which is held from April 25-27 in Seattle. Last year, build 4074 was made available at WinHEC 2004, but since then, changes to Longhorn have been announced by Microsoft affecting the core of the Operating System.

Last August Microsoft announced that the presentation engine called Avelon and Web services architecture called Indigo were being removed from the Longhorn release, so they can be offered to both the current (Windows XP & Windows Server 2003) and future (Longhorn) Windows Operating System.

As reported last year September, another component of Longhorn, WinFS, the new Windows storage subsystem, has been delayed past Longhorn's release date. WinFS will be added to Longhorn at a later date, although it's unclear when.

So we can at least expect the first Longhorn Beta this year, and get a first look at Longhorn in its current form.
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Bill Gates: Designing Interoperable Software

This week Microsoft's Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates wrote an email in the series Executive E-mail, pledging that Microsoft will do more to make software interoperable by design.

According to Gates, Microsoft has been working with others in the industry to advance a new generation of software that is interoperable by design, reducing the need for custom development and tedious testing and certification processes.

At the heart of this new approach is the use of XML (Extensible Markup Language), which makes information self-describing - and thus more easily understood by different systems.

Gates also touted Microsoft's track record by pointing out that they participate in many formal and informal industry standards organizations to help define the specifications that are a prerequisite for interoperability. Gates also pointed out that Microsoft collaborates and share technology with a wide array of industry participants, even when some of these are direct competitors, to deliver interoperability solutions that work well with Microsoft's products.

A good example of interoperability can be found in Microsoft's Office System set of products. Office documents, spreadsheets and forms can be saved in XML file format. By supporting data in XML, customers can easily use their data in familiar Office applications, and information created within Office can be easily used by other business applications.

Microsoft is working with dozens of other companies in the industry including IBM, Sun, Oracle and BEA on the development of XML-based architecture for Web services, known as WS-* ("WS-Star"). This standard set of protocols promises to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of connecting disparate systems, and enabling interoperability on a global scale.

Microsoft also launched a new Web site: Microsoft Interoperability, that provides more details on the interoperability capabilities of their software.

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Windows XP HowTo: Using Remote Desktop in Windows XP

If you enable Remote Desktop in Windows XP Professional, it will give you the ability to access your desktop from a remote location. You can access your applications, files and network resources as if you where sitting behind your computer. Remote Desktop is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.

Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles Relating to the Remote Desktop:

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How to Connect to Terminal Services with More Than 256 Colors

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HOW TO: Shadowing a Windows XP Professional Remote Desktop Session

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How a Remote Desktop Connection Affects Windows XP Professional

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Remote Desktop Session Appears to Disconnect the Session

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Uninstalling Remote Desktop w/ MSI Does Not Remove Mstscax.dll

282043 -
How to Use the Autologon Feature in Remote Desktop Connection

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Installing Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows XP

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Audio Redirected When Using Terminal Services Sounds Garbled

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MIDI Files Not Playing w/ Audio Redirection in Remote Desktop

300470 -
Err Msg: You Cannot Initiate a Remote Desktop Connection...

300698 -
The Features of the Remote Desktop Client in Windows XP

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Windows XP Theme Is Not Available in Remote Desktop Session

302090 -
Can't See Program in Remote Desktop\Terminal Services Connection

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ClearType Is Not Supported in a Remote Desktop Session

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Some Windows Key Combinations Dont Work on Remote Desktop Client

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Remote Desktop Connection Client Does Not Start Properly

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Connectivity Problems When Language Is Different from Client

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"Logoff" and "Shutdown" Are Missing From the Start Menu

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Err Msg: Unable to Log You on Because of an Account Restriction

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Configuring Remote Desktop Client to Connect to Specific Port

306300 -
How to Disable Remote Desktop by Using Group Policy

306759 -
How to Change the Listening Port for Remote Desktop

306885 -
Cannot Paste Information Between Local and Remote Computer

307078 -
Desktop Icons Retain Position of Remote User w/ Remote Desktop

308653 -
Remote Desktop Connection Does Not Stay Minimized

312169 -
Remove Entries from the Remote Desktop Connection Computer Box

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Remote Desktop Connection does not permit loopback connections to ports that it is not listening on

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Regards,

Rohit

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