Intel pushed the outer limits of computing by unveiling a new experimental processor it described as a "single-chip cloud computer." 
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - December 04, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A top Microsoft official answered questions about the state of IT spending and Microsoft's product offerings at the Nasdaq OMX 23rd Investor Program on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Long the subject of benign neglect, the Services Provider License Agreement has been rejuvenated in the last year with significant program changes.
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
 - December 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Some partners worry that Microsoft is undercutting the value proposition of Exchange, selling below cost to fend off Google.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 29, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco, EMC, VMware partner for virtualization of data centers.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - November 29, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google, Microsoft and Amazon pitched their respective cloud offerings during the keynote panel session at Interop New York Thursday. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 20, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yousef Khalidi talked about Microsoft's new Azure cloud services at the Interop trade show on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 20, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is extending its Dynamics enterprise resource planning products capabilities with three add-on services.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - November 19, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprise customers that start to use cloud services will also host applications and/or data on premises. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 19, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out multiple public betas at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - November 18, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials briefed financial analysts on the company's cloud computing strategy at its Professional Developers Conference on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 18, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ray Ozzie kicked off Microsoft's 2009 Professional Developers Conference with a keynote that focused heavily on Windows Azure and cloud computing.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
 - November 17, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's decision to slash the price of Business Productivity Online Suite from $15 to $10 per month is not sitting well with some of its partners.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 13, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.
                    
			            - By Wyatt  Kash
 - November 13, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - November 12, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google described its efforts in the enterprise software space, including its e-mail contract win with the city of Los Angeles.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 12, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced that it has bulked up some its software-as-a-service offerings and lowered prices.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - November 03, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco, EMC and VMware on Tuesday kicked off a new Virtual Computing Environment "coalition" to promote datacenter virtualization and private cloud deployments. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - November 03, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Services Ready is a good idea, but it won't work in the long run unless Microsoft gets over it's paralyzing paranoia.
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
 - November 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The essential questions partners have about the managed services market have some surprising answers. The upshot? It may still be a good time to become an MSP.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - November 01, 2009