Continuing the legal battle over "custom XML" technology, i4i LLP has filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief contesting Microsoft's appeal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 16, 2011
In a Thursday blog post, Microsoft panned the recently released Google plug-in for Microsoft Office, which allows document sharing and collaboration.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 25, 2011
On Thursday, Google made globally available its free Microsoft Office plug-in that enables document collaboration and sharing.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2011
IBM made a few announcements at its Lotusphere 2011 event today, including some upcoming social networking improvements plus the debut of a new cloud-based productivity suite called "LotusLive Symphony."
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 31, 2011
Microsoft mostly beat financial analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter, reporting overall earnings of $19.9 billion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 27, 2011
The Document Foundation today released LibreOffice 3.3, calling it the first "stable release" of the free, open source productivity suite.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 25, 2011
The Interior Department can't award a noncompetitive contract to Microsoft, a federal judge has ruled.
- By Matthew Weigelt
- January 05, 2011
A three-judge federal circuit court issued an opinion today that will like renew a legal skirmish between Uniloc and Microsoft over patented software product activation technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 04, 2011
IT organizations need to plan for Office 2010 upgrades, which may require setting up user support aids and addressing file compatibility issues beforehand, according to a December report published by Forrester Research.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 03, 2011
Microsoft needs to reconsider its practice of directly billing cloud computing customers if the company expects to gain serious traction among partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 01, 2011
This time, Rizzo pulls no punches when it comes to talking down Google's effort to compete against Microsoft, and also discusses future integration opportunities with Windows Azure.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 28, 2010
Microsoft's Online Services Director explains how Office 365 fits into the partner ecosystem, and how the transition from BPOS to Office 365 will work.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 22, 2010
At town hall meeting, top Microsoft channel exec acknowledges difficulties for partners with current billing policies and vows, 'We are working on it.'
- By Scott Bekker
- December 02, 2010
Microsoft has a tradition of making a market breakthrough with the third release of a product. For that pattern to hold true in unified communications and collaboration, the channel will have to play a critical role.
- By Alison Diana
- December 01, 2010
When Microsoft overhauls the Online Suite as Office 365 next year, it will include Office desktop products in the subscription. An analyst calls the change a "mixed bag" for the channel.
- By John K. Waters
- December 01, 2010