ZDNet reports that Microsoft is working on developing a new database software dependent file system for future releases of their Windows operating system. The new technology would add to stability as well as increase performance and reliability according to analysts and developers. Read more... The first tests of the new technology are planned to be implemented into the next version of Windows code named Longhorn. Such a radical move in change of integral software parts will also require adopted applications such as Office or Outlook. "We're going to have to redo the Windows shell; we're going to have to redo Office, and Outlook particularly, to take advantage" of the new data store, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a recent interview. "We're working hard on it. It's tough stuff." Read the full story @ ZDNet via the above link.