Microsoft has struck an agreement relating to consumer experience technologies with Campbell, Calif.-based 24/7 Inc.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, an attorney at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said Microsoft makes an unconvincing case in its patent infringement suit against Barnes & Noble.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 07, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, Microsoft's next-generation enterprise-grade security solution for clients and servers, is getting a tune-up.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 07, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft dropped one of the disputed patents from its lawsuit against Barnes & Noble on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 06, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced some upcoming enhancements to the so called "kiosk worker" plans in its Office 365 offering last month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 04, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft scored a legal victory this week in its intellectual property dispute against bookseller Barnes & Noble over the use of the Android mobile operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 02, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It looks like Dell is looking to up the ante in software. The company on Thursday named veteran John Swainson president of its newly created software group. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 02, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Kinect, Microsoft's popular motion-sensor technology for Xbox, is now available for PCs.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 01, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A statement from Microsoft first published in a a GeekWire story on Wednesday indicates the company is cutting marketing positions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 01, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering a free trial app of a new test service designed to help SQL Azure users monitor the security of their databases housed in Microsoft's cloud.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 31, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's System Center Advisor, a new service addition to the System Center management suite, became generally available last week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 30, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next generation of Microsoft's productivity suite, code-named "Office 15," is now in the technical preview stage.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 30, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a webinar on Thursday, consultancy firm Directions on Microsoft described a rough timeline for Microsoft's emerging products and services in 2012 and beyond.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 27, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As evidenced by its record-shattering earnings report, Apple is making significant inroads in the enterprise -- a prospect once unimaginable.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 26, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell has announced the new vStart 200 server, a new hardware product that can host up to 200 virtual machines.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 25, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SQL Server 2012, the next generation of Microsoft's relational database management system, appears to be marching closer to product release.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 25, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sales of iPhones, iPads and Macintosh computers blew away all expectations for the quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple said Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 25, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is shuttering its annual Web developer-centric MIX conference in favor of a new and still-unnamed developer show that will take place sometime this year, the company said on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 24, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft reported a positive fiscal Q2 in its earnings call on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 20, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Besides Microsoft, Google, Intel and IBM also announced their Q4 and full-year earnings results on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 20, 2012