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Server and Tools Chief Nadella Stumps for a Microsoft Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Server and Tools President Satya Nadella pushed his company's hybrid cloud efforts to investors at this week's Citi Technology Conference, held in New York City.

Microsoft Boosts Windows 8 Startup Time by up to 70 Percent

Microsoft recently detailed a new startup procedure for its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system that it says will result in 30 to 70 percent faster boot speeds compared to Windows 7.

Office 365, Other Microsoft Cloud Services Go Dark After DNS Error

An outage on Thursday affecting several Microsoft Live services, including Office 365, SkyDrive, Hotmail and MSN, was caused by a DNS error, Microsoft reported.

Microsoft Loses Key Public Sector, Visual Studio and Bing Execs (UPDATED)

Several high-ranking Microsoft executives exited the company this week.

Microsoft Unveils Another Incentive Program at Dynamics AX 2012 Launch Event

A month after releasing its Dynamics AX 2012 ERP software, Microsoft on Thursday held a formal launch of the product in a virtual event headlined by CEO Steve Ballmer and Business Solutions President Kirill Tatarinov.

Microsoft: Windows 8 Will Come with Hyper-V

Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor will be a part of the forthcoming Windows 8 client operating system, Microsoft announced on Wednesday in a Building Windows 8 blog post.

Yahoo Fires CEO Carol Bartz (UPDATED)

Yahoo's board of directors has "removed" Carol Bartz from her position as CEO, according to an announcement from Yahoo on Tuesday.

HP Launches Beta of Public Cloud Services

Hewlett-Packard Co. is taking a step closer toward its promise of offering a public cloud service by providing early access to select testers.

Reports: HP Splits webOS Business in Two

Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to split its webOS business into two divisions of the company, according to published reports.

Sony Taps Former Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Exec for Security Chief

After a series of highly publicized security hacks, Sony Corp. has named its first chief information security officer: Philip Reitinger, who was the former head of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing unit.

Next Version of Windows Intune Coming Oct. 17

The next version of Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud service for systems management will be generally available starting Oct. 17.

Microsoft, Google and the Game of Patents

Google: "Android is under legal attack by Microsoft, Apple and Oracle." Microsoft: "No it's not." Who's telling the truth?

Microsoft Releases System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Beta

Microsoft rolled out on Thursday a beta of System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (DPM 2012), one of the components of Microsoft's System Center line of enterprise-level management products.

HTC Takes Wraps Off Windows Phone 'Mango' Smartphones

HTC Corp. unveiled two global Windows Phone "Mango" smartphones on Thursday that will begin coming to market in October.

Salesforce.com CEO Benioff Touts Enterprise Social Network 'Chatter'

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff left no doubt about his company's direction during his Wednesday keynote at the annual Dreamforce conference taking place this week in San Francisco.

Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 7 Connector 2.0 for Mac

An updated version of a connector that synchronizes multimedia files between Macs and Windows Phone 7 or Zune HD was released on Tuesday.

Microsoft Puts 'Ribbon' UI on Windows 8 Explorer

Windows Explorer, the file management system used in Windows operating systems, will be redesigned for the upcoming Windows 8 OS to run the "ribbon" user interface, Microsoft announced on Monday.

HP: 'One Last Run' of TouchPad Tablets on the Way

Despite announcing that it is ceasing production of its TouchPad slate devices, Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Monday that it will manufacture more in the coming weeks.

Microsoft-VMware Rivalry Puts Spotlight on Cloud Licensing

The rivalry between Microsoft and VMware over the costs of tapping virtualization infrastructure has intensified.

Microsoft Worldwide Enterprise & Partner Group Chief Simon Witts Departs

Simon Witts, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Enterprise & Partner Group, is leaving the company.