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Microsoft researcher stores digital life

Insight newsmaker Senior Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell has been recording his life for a decade. He talks about the ideas behind the project, what the future holds, and why he wants a database.

Sunday, February 15 2009 07:33 PM

Tags: Databases, Data Management, Storage software, Microsoft Corp., WinFS, Conference, File System, Database, Memory, Digital Equipment Corp.

Prepping for Microsoft's coming attractions

Insight Security consultant John McCormick gives his take on Longhorn, the reworked WinFS file system, and Avalon and Indigo components of WinFX.

Wednesday, March 23 2005 11:45 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows

Longhorn goes to pieces

News Some much-hyped features of Microsoft's next major release of Windows are being cut back, while others may debut ahead of schedule, CNET News.com has learned.

Friday, May 14 2004 10:38 AM

Tags: Longhorn

Windows Vista September CTP

Product Reviews Windows Vista September CTP

Sunday, October 19 2008 03:36 AM

Tags: Microsoft Corp., WinFS, File System, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, administrator privilege, window, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation

WinFS heads for Microsoft database

News In the latest switch of plans, Redmond delays beta 2 and will deliver an unstructured data store in the next version of SQL Server.

Tuesday, June 27 2006 11:06 AM

Tags: Database management

Windows chief: Don't call it 'Shorthorn'

News Despite the removal of WinFS, Longhorn will not be short on features, Windows chief Jim Allchin tells CNET News.com.

Monday, August 30 2004 10:39 AM

Tags: Longhorn

New Windows file system enters testing

News Microsoft surprises developers with a test release of WinFS, a new file system for Windows.

Tuesday, August 30 2005 09:36 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows

Windows work hits a snag

News Microsoft made "mistake" to promise more than it could deliver with Window's new file system, a top exec says.

Monday, December 13 2004 08:34 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows

Developers react to Longhorn delay

News It's a mixed bag, with some welcoming the early arrival of key features and others unhappy with the fragmenting of Windows.

Monday, August 30 2004 10:26 AM

Tags: Longhorn

M'sian pirates tout Longhorn

News Malaysia's pirates have struck again: Two years before the official release of the next version of Windows, codenamed Longhorn, copies of it have appeared in the country's roadside markets priced at US$1.58.

Tuesday, December 02 2003 09:30 AM