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Motorola 'Open' to Smartphone Partnership with Microsoft

A deal with Microsoft to put Windows on Motorola's mobile devices is not out of the question, according to a top Motorola executive on Tuesday.

Windows Phone 7 Falls Behind Samsung Bada in Latest Share Numbers

Smartphones are on a rising tide, but the Windows Phone 7 boat isn't getting a lift.

Gartner: Windows 7 Will Run 42 Percent of PCs by Year End

Gartner Inc.'s latest model predicts 94 percent of all PCs will ship with Windows 7 in 2011, and that by year end, Windows 7 will be the leading OS version worldwide.

Outages Hit Microsoft, Amazon Cloud Datacenters After Lightning Strikes

Microsoft and Amazon both suffered brief cloud outages on Sunday when lightning struck cloud datacenters run by both companies in Dublin, Ireland.

Windows Phone Exec Kindel Leaving Microsoft for Startup

Charlie Kindel, a 21-year Microsoft veteran and a key figure in Microsoft's Windows Phone business, is leaving the company to found his own startup.

Microsoft, Google Trade Verbal Blows over Android 'Attacks'

Two Microsoft executives have stepped forward to refute Google's contention that Microsoft and other companies have made a concerted effort to "attack" the Android mobile OS.

Former Microsoft, FCC Exec VanRoekel Named Federal CIO

Former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel has been named the new Federal CIO, replacing Vivek Kundra, who was the first to hold that position.

Google: Android Lawsuits Part of 'Hostile' Campaign by Microsoft, Others

According to Google's senior vice president and chief legal officer David Drummond, Android is under attack from intellectual property lawyers at Microsoft, Apple and Oracle.

Microsoft Releases R2 of Desktop Optimization Pack 2011

On Monday, Microsoft made available the second release of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011, a suite of seven tools for IT professionals running Windows environments.

Laplink Revamps Partner Program, Gives Windows Migration Discounts

Laplink Software, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner based in Bellevue, Wash., has rolled out an upgraded channel partner program for PC resellers, VARs and system integrators.

Microsoft Releases Dynamics AX 2012 Globally

Microsoft made its Dynamics AX 2012 product generally available in 25 countries on Monday.

Microsoft Ordered To Pay Alcatel-Lucent $70 Million

A long-running dispute regarding Microsoft's use of a patented Alcatel-Lucent software technology called "Day" culminated on Friday with a jury awarding Alcatel-Lucent $70 million in damages.

Dimension Data Boosts Its Cloud Cache with OpSource Buy

For Microsoft global alliance partner Dimension Data, the OpSource acquisition both takes the company to the cloud, and gives it a more multivendor presence up there.

Google Buys More Than 1,000 IBM Patents, Pads IP Portfolio

Google has purchased 1,030 patents from IBM that cover server and router architectures, chip fabrication and search technologies.

Microsoft Extends Interop Support for Red Hat Linux on Hyper-V

Red Hat Linux operating systems running on Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor now have continued interoperability support, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.

Forrester: IE 9 Can Bring Companies $3 Million Over 3 Years

Upgrading from Internet Explorer 8 to IE 9 can represent a significant cost benefit to organizations -- more than $3 million over three years, in fact.

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Phone 7 'Mango' to OEM Partners (UPDATED)

The Windows Phone 7 "Mango" update has officially hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage.

Windows Phone Devs Get Early RC Build of 'Mango'

Developers do not have access to the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows Phone 7 "Mango" that was released on Tuesday; instead, Microsoft said, they will receive an early release candidate (RC) version.

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011

Microsoft officially released Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 on Tuesday to MSDN subscribers, with general availability -- via Microsoft stores and resellers -- slated for this Thursday.

Former Microsoft Server & Tools Chief Muglia Joins Juniper

Bob Muglia, the former president of Microsoft's Server & Tools Business, has joined Juniper Networks as the vice president of that company's Software Solutions Division.