Yahoo is cutting ties with CEO Scott Thompson amid controversy over falsified academic credentials on Thompson's resume.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 15, 2012
Microsoft recently rolled out a community technology preview (CTP) of the forthcoming Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2008 R2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 15, 2012
Microsoft may catch a break in another patents infringement case against Motorola over so-called "push" technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 14, 2012
An attorney at Mozilla, which makes the Firefox Web browser, contended that Microsoft restricts browser choice on Windows RT (formerly known as "Windows 8 on ARM"), effectively moving the company into antitrust territory.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 11, 2012
A Microsoft executive explained the company's cloud-centric corporate strategy on Tuesday at a financial analyst event.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2012
Microsoft this week detailed some of the improvements coming to Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with the release of Windows Server 2012.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2012
Former Microsoft evangelist Steve Marx talks about Microsoft PaaS and his new role working with Windows Azure at Aditi Technologies.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 09, 2012
The patent case between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility stalled on Tuesday when a judge in the U.S. District Court for Western Seattle decided to postpone his decision.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 08, 2012
Windows Media Center, Microsoft's consumer entertainment application, will become an an optional add-on cost for Windows 8 users instead of a built-in component, Microsoft said last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 07, 2012
Microsoft on Thursday named Seagate President and CEO Stephen J. Luczo to its board of directors.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 03, 2012
In preparation for Windows 8's release, Microsoft is planning to kill its "Windows Live" branding over the next few months.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 03, 2012
A German court's ruling on Wednesday potentially bans the sale of multiple Microsoft products in that country, according to a Dow Jones Newswire report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 02, 2012
Microsoft Gold Certified partner Quest Software recently unveiled its line of solutions for businesses migrating to Office 365 and Exchange Online.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2012
Nokia, which early last year made the decision to shift its business model to center on Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system, had its credit rating downgraded on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2012
Microsoft will invest $300 million in a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, which until now has been embroiled in an intellectual property dispute against Microsoft over the past year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2012
Microsoft on Wednesday inked an intellectual property licensing deal with Pegatron Corp. over the Taiwan-based company's use of Android and Chrome software technologies in its products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
Microsoft also announced this week that the "release candidate" of Windows Server 2012 will be publicly available in a close timeframe with the Windows 8 release preview.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
A recent Microsoft blog providing details about the forthcoming Windows 8 Enterprise edition highlighted the issue of Software Assurance licensing, which seems particularly complicated for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) use.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
Microsoft detailed several major changes to its SkyDrive storage service on Monday, including a reduction in the amount of free storage provided.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 24, 2012
While consumers in droves are buying Apple iPads, enterprises in all sectors are embracing the tablets, as well.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 24, 2012