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Microsoft Plans More IM Options

Microsoft Plans More IM Options 08/03/2004 12:46 PM
Microsoft is developing a new version of its MSN Messenger that will allow users to fully customize their IM experience. This MSN Messenger upgrade won't come till sometime in mid-2005. Microsoft will also be working on integrating new services which might involve fees, subscriptions, or other forms of payments. Personally if I had to pay to get a feature that I felt should have already been there I'd be pissed off. If it's a one time fee I would probably go along with that, but not a subscription based fee.

Microsoft plans to deliver a new version of its popular MSN Messenger client by mid-2005 that will let users create a more customized instant messaging experience, the company says. Aside from the user experience, MSN Messenger also has to bring in more money, Microsoft representatives say. The company has not really tapped the online advertising opportunities in the client, said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of Microsoft's MSN Information Services & Merchant Platform division. He addressed the topic at a meeting last week with financial analysts at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

To that goal, some of those new services might involve fees, subscriptions, and other user costs, Mehdi said. For example, the company charges a monthly fee for access to a game IM users can play with their MSN contacts. Microsoft introduced gaming recently in the U.S. and will roll it out internationally in the coming months, according to a Microsoft spokesperson.

News source: PCWorld.com

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Microsoft staff to get $382 m from stock
options

Microsoft staff to get $382 m from stock
options 12/13/2003 08:43 PM
Deccan Herald Dec 13 2003 7:45PM ET

Seven Microsoft VPs getting millions in
options deal

Seven Microsoft VPs getting millions in
options deal 12/13/2003 04:56 AM
Seattle Times Dec 13 2003 4:16AM ET

Microsoft workers can cash in options

Microsoft workers can cash in options 12/11/2003 10:44 PM
Boston Globe Dec 11 2003 9:36PM ET

Microsoft Augments SMB Storage Options

Microsoft Augments SMB Storage Options 04/12/2004 12:54 AM
Enhancements for network-attached storage and storage area networks are on the way, with the aim of bringing high-end management within reach of small and midsize businesses.

Microsoft Workers Can Cash in Options

Microsoft Workers Can Cash in Options 12/11/2003 10:44 PM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Dec 11 2003 9:23PM ET

Microsoft workers to get $382 million
from stock options

Microsoft workers to get $382 million
from stock options 12/12/2003 07:45 PM
USA Today Dec 12 2003 6:43PM ET

Microsoft Opens Up Live Meeting Options

Microsoft Opens Up Live Meeting Options 08/11/2004 11:52 AM
Today Microsoft will be unveiling new subscription/ licensing plans for its Live Meeting Web service. Soon after Microsoft acquired PlaceWare it launched Live Meeting. Live Meeting allows users to present information over the Internet such as presentations, and allows users to collaborate better on projects. As of right now WebEx, Cisco, and Raindance Communications dominate the Web conferencing market. Something Microsoft is hoping to change over the next few years.

Already Microsoft is making good progress. Earlier this year Microsoft announced a partnership with MCI. Together with Intercall these two companies are giving Microsoft’s Live Meeting the push it needs. There are a total of three new subscription/licensing plans. The first plan is called "Named User". This plan supports a maximum meeting size of 15 with prices ranging from $180 to $300 dollars (Standard and Professional Edition). The next license is called "Room" which has a maximum meeting size of 2,000 with prices ranging from $6,000 to $10,000. The last new license is called "monthly minutes" which carries an unlimited meeting size, which only costs at $0.35 to $0.45. Please note that I haven't listed the minimum purchase for each new license. This information can be found on Microsoft’s site later in the day.

Live Meeting is showing some real potential as Microsoft continues to improve upon it, but it's going to takes some time for businesses to adopt it. The Web conferencing market has shown to be pretty profitable, especially during last year. If Microsoft plays its cards right it may have another cashcow.

View: Microsoft's Live Meeting Homepage
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Microsoft workers get $382m cash options

Microsoft workers get $382m cash options 12/12/2003 05:43 AM
Silicon.com Dec 12 2003 4:54AM ET

Microsoft expands Web conferencing
pricing options

Microsoft expands Web conferencing
pricing options 08/11/2004 08:10 AM
Looking to win more users for its Live Meeting Web conferencing service, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday introduced three additional licensing models.

Microsoft Keeps Legal Options Against
Office Alternative

Microsoft Keeps Legal Options Against
Office Alternative 09/15/2004 10:58 PM
Linux Insider Sep 16 2004 3:06AM GMT

Microsoft Windows does not adequately
validate IP options

Microsoft Windows does not adequately
validate IP options 04/13/2005 04:21 AM
Addict3d.org Apr 13 2005 8:22AM GMT

Microsoft workers cash options for $382
million

Microsoft workers cash options for $382
million 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
The software giant says about 50 percent of eligible employees sold their underwater stock options, as the company carries out changes to the way it compensates its workers.

Microsoft expands Media Center options

Microsoft expands Media Center options 07/14/2004 11:56 AM
Selling Windows XP Media Center Edition PCs will soon no longer be the exclusive domain of large, multinational PC makers, Microsoft says. In an effort to boost sales of premium versions of Windows, Microsoft will make the superset of Window XP Professional Edition available also to the system builder channel. This means that white box makers, the PC stores selling systems with no brand name, will also be able to build and sell Media Center PCs.

Microsoft Weighs Options and Keeps Its
Cards Close

Microsoft Weighs Options and Keeps Its
Cards Close 02/14/2004 01:15 AM
New York Times Feb 14 2004 5:53AM GMT

Microsoft weighs options: Investor,
knight or observer

Microsoft weighs options: Investor,
knight or observer 02/13/2004 09:16 AM
Microsoft has three options in the Comcast-Disney takeover fight: play the savior, the banker or stay on the sidelines. Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner has shown no sign that he intends to relinquish control to Comcast after the cable giant's unsolicited $54 billion bid for Disney on Wednesday. Comcast's offer, which Disney's board has said it will consider, sets the stage for what might become a fierce battle over control of the entertainment company.

Microsoft keeps legal options against
free Office alternative

Microsoft keeps legal options against
free Office alternative 09/15/2004 06:57 PM
SearchVB.com Sep 15 2004 10:58PM GMT

Microsoft Expands Media Center Options
(PC World)

Microsoft Expands Media Center Options
(PC World) 07/13/2004 05:06 PM
PC World - More PC makers will be able to build and sell the multimedia systems.

Microsoft prohibited from paying
employees with stock instead of options

Microsoft prohibited from paying
employees with stock instead of options 11/04/2003 10:55 AM
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the biggest U.S. pension fund, said it voted against a Microsoft Corp. proposal that would let the company pay workers with stock instead of options. The fund also opposed the makeup of the board's audit committee. Calpers withheld votes for directors on Microsoft's three-member audit committee because the company authorized its auditor, Deloitte & Touche LLP, to perform other services, spokesman Brad Pacheco said.

Microsoft workers to receive $382
million from stock options program

Microsoft workers to receive $382
million from stock options program 12/11/2003 10:44 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Dec 11 2003 9:29PM ET

Microsoft workers to receive US$382
million from stock options recycling

Microsoft workers to receive US$382
million from stock options recycling 12/12/2003 03:17 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 12 2003 2:18AM ET

Phasing out options, Microsoft gives
workers stock awards worth $1.5 billion

Phasing out options, Microsoft gives
workers stock awards worth $1.5 billion 11/14/2003 05:15 PM
AP via New Jersey Online Nov 14 2003 4:33PM ET

Insights from Customers and Partners
Help Microsoft Create More Flexible
Licensing and Financing Options

Insights from Customers and Partners
Help Microsoft Create More Flexible
Licensing and Financing Options 09/22/2004 04:13 PM
Continuing its commitment to communicate directly and consistently about the latest developments in licensing programs and policies, Microsoft today hosted a Volume Licensing Quarterly Update Webcast for its customers intended to help them better plan software investments.

Microsoft Expands Options to Bring More
Choices and Flexibility To Customers
Buying Its Office Live Meeting Service

Microsoft Expands Options to Bring More
Choices and Flexibility To Customers
Buying Its Office Live Meeting Service 08/11/2004 11:59 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced new Microsoft® Office Live Meeting subscription models and naming to augment the existing options and provide a more flexible, customizable and expansive way for customers to deploy Live Meeting across their entire organization. In addition to its present Shared Seat and Per-Minute Web conferencing subscription options, Live Meeting now offers the following models:

App-Options-0.90

App-Options-0.90 02/19/2004 06:06 PM

More Wi-Fi Stereo Options

More Wi-Fi Stereo Options 12/15/2003 02:08 PM
Since we wrote a blurb last week about one product that streams digital music to your stereo, we've gotten a couple of notes from readers or companies that like other solutions: Inupon is one company that makes a device that can stream audio to stereos. Another is called Squeezebox....

After I.B.M.'s Options Overhaul

After I.B.M.'s Options Overhaul 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
I.B.M. is to be congratulated for recognizing that options are a transfer of wealth from shareholders to management with not enough risks attached.

Changing TCP/IP Options

Changing TCP/IP Options 06/05/2004 04:55 PM

Ask Ars: Groupware options

Ask Ars: Groupware options 12/28/2003 01:58 PM
This Ask Ars comes from the Ars HQ: what Groupware have you used, and what do you think about it?

Autopatcher XP- New Options

Autopatcher XP- New Options 04/15/2004 06:28 PM

Options Explained

Options Explained 09/10/2004 09:22 AM
Learn how these potentially risky investments work before considering them.

options 0.3pre1

options 0.3pre1 04/17/2004 04:54 AM
A simple option parsing library for C programs

Logging Options

Logging Options 09/11/2004 08:28 PM

Keep Your Options Open

Keep Your Options Open 02/13/2004 02:39 PM
Serve web pages off your own Mac regardless of your connection, run multiple virtual screens and put a tab on Safari's menu bar.

Expand your options with this week's Freeloader Friday.

Like Pixels? Check out MacDesign

Expensive options

Expensive options 08/02/2004 05:34 PM
USA Today Aug 2 2004 9:32PM GMT

[ECL] Windows IP Options DoS POC [ECL]

[ECL] Windows IP Options DoS POC [ECL] 04/18/2005 10:48 AM
Posted by Yuri Gushin, Apr 17 2005

All Win32_Baseboard Options

All Win32_Baseboard Options 03/06/2004 02:09 AM

ATW More New Options, Features

ATW More New Options, Features 01/21/2003 05:53 AM
Already the undisputed king of advanced search options, AllTheWeb just keeps cranking out more features.

Yes, Options Really Are an Expense

Yes, Options Really Are an Expense 12/19/2004 03:27 PM
FASB stares down the tech lobby and mandates that employee stock options must be expensed.
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