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Stories about: 2008 Beijing Olympics

Silverlight 2 at the Heart of the Most Widely Watched Olympics Online Microsoft, MSN and NBC are gearing up for what the Redmond company referred to as a groundbreaking online Olympics viewing experience, nothing short of the most widely watched Olympic event via the Internet. And Silverlight 2 will be placed firmly at the heart of the sporting competition, courtesy of the NBCOlympics.... 30 July 2008 07:13 GMT XP Preferred Over Vista, Because of Stability and Maturity to Play Vital Role Microsoft made Windows Vista available for businesses in November 2006. Additionally, the company released its latest, and touted as most secure Windows platform to consumers in January 2007. Still, Windows Vista is not considered ripe enough to be at the core of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. This perspec... 9 August 2007 05:52 GMT Vista Breathing Down XP's Neck Microsoft's latest platform, Windows Vista is breathing down Windows XP's neck in the race for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Although initial reports revealed that Vista had not managed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, new information points out that Microsoft will integrate the operati... 2 July 2007 04:46 GMT