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Microsoft on Tuesday will give developers a preview of a hosted version of Office after more than a year of speculation about when the company would put its productivity suite on the Web to compete with google Docs.

Microsoft's antidote to Vista -- its upcoming Windows 7 OS -- touts lower resource requirements, tighter device integration and IT-friendly features.

Hours before Microsoft planned to trot out Windows 7 at its developer conference, officials leaked some details about the impending alpha edition on Microsoft's own Web site.

Microsoft today said that it will expand testing of its upcoming Windows 7 OS to the general public in early 2009.

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REGIONAL pay-TV operator Austar is "pretty positive" about its outlook in the face of the global financial crisis.

THE Ten network will launch an advertising-light 24/7 sports digital multi-channel next year.

Works in Firefox, Safari, and IE PDC Microsoft has finally announced a version of its Office productivity applications for the web with the next full-edition of its suite.

Telecom New Zealand's Australian subsidiary AAPT will spend $10 million upgrading its premium business services capabilities.

MICROSOFT is betting its next Windows operating system will be faster and easier to use as it dives into the world of cloud computing.