heise online news 01/11/2008

heise online news 01/11/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news PDC: Windows Server 2008 R2 coming in 2010 The coming Windows Server 2008 R2, due on the market in 2010, is tailor-made for Windows 7, says Microsoft › Read article     New beta version of Google's Chrome browser The new release solves a number of security and stability problems › Read article     Ballmer: Microsoft will provide the "platform for the next technology revolution" Microsoft's CEO plays down the money-saving aspects of online apps and SaaS and instead focuses on platform-independent information access and exchange from anywhere › Read article     PDC: Microsoft puts modelling into concrete terms with "Oslo" Microsoft has presented components of its modelling platform, previously codenamed Oslo, including the M modelling language and Quadrant, the associated graphical design surface › Read article     Google reworks its OpenID plans In response to criticism of its OpenID plans, Google has changed its OpenID plans, dropping a registration requirement and setting out how they plan to become a better accepted OpenID provider › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.