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IDC: Hardware Refreshes To Drive 2011 IT Spending Growth

According to a recent report from market research firm IDC, IT spending in the United States is expected to grow by 5.6 percent in 2011, nearly double the expected 3 percent growth in GDP.

Microsoft, Apple Join in $4.5 Billion Buy of Nortel Patents

A consortium of companies that includes Microsoft, Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Research In Motion and Sony has purchased Nortel's patent assets in an auction for $4.5 billion in cash, Nortel announced Thursday.

Microsoft Inks Two More Android IP Deals

On the heels of Monday's licensing agreement with General Dynamics Itronix, Microsoft has inked two more intellectual property (IP) licensing deals relating to use of the Android mobile OS.

Windows Thin PC Hits General Availability

Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is now available for download by Microsoft partners with silver and gold competencies in desktop and virtualization specialties.

How Arterian Went from Lifestyle Partner to Growth Partner

With effort, a little prodding and help from peers, Jamison West took a "one-man band" to a 30-person firm. His company, JWCS, acquired two other Seattle companies in the last year and relaunched July 1 as Arterian.

Amazon Joins Microsoft in Slashing Cloud Services Pricing

Amazon Web Services announced a new pricing plan today for all its cloud services, including its CloudFront content delivery network.

Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 7 'Mango' Beta to Developers

Microsoft released the beta of "Mango," the next version of the company's mobile OS, to Windows Phone 7 developers on Wednesday.

Microsoft Office 365 Now Available Globally

Microsoft's Office 365 is now officially available in 40 markets globally, the company announced today at a launch event in New York.

Microsoft Releases Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 SP1

Amid the buzz over Office 365's launch, Microsoft also released the first service packs (SP1) for Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Tuesday.

Microsoft Enters Royalty Deal with Android Device Maker

Microsoft has scored another legal win against the Linux-based Android mobile OS, announcing on Monday that it has entered a deal with General Dynamics Itronix.

FTC Investigating Google for Possible Search Antitrust

Google announced on Friday that it is being investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for possible antitrust or breach of consumer protection issues.

Microsoft Gold Partner Enterhost Debuts Cloud-Based Services

Enterhost, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner based in Fort Worth, Texas, recently rolled out four new cloud services based around Microsoft's cloud platform.

Google Cloud Gains Major Public Sector Client in Wyoming

This week, Wyoming became the first state to "go Google," according to its state governor's office. Specifically, all 10,000 of the state's employees have moved to Google Apps for Government.

Microsoft BPOS Hit by Another Outage

Microsoft's cloud-based Exchange messaging service once again went down on Wednesday across North America, but the company says service has been restored.

Microsoft To Make Inbound Azure Data Transfers Free

Microsoft will change the pricing for Windows Azure in July to allow for free inbound data transfers during peak hours as well as off-hours.

Microsoft's Nadella Talks Up Cloud, SaaS Products

Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business Division, spent 15 minutes on Wednesday answering questions about cloud computing, in particular relating to Windows Azure and the forthcoming Office 365.

Microsoft Revamps SkyDrive Cloud Storage Service

Microsoft rolled out an upgrade of Windows Live SkyDrive -- its free consumer-oriented cloud storage and file-sharing service -- on Monday.

IDC: Public Cloud Spending To Reach $73 Billion by 2015

IT spending on public cloud services will grow at an impressive compound annual rate of 27.6 percent over the next four years, according to a recent report by IDC.

Microsoft Releases System Center Orchestrator 2012 Beta

Microsoft has released a beta of its System Center Orchestrator 2012 product, which is designed to support runtime automation when working with datacenters.

Report: Corporate Windows 7 Use Has Doubled in Past Year

According to a recent study by Forrester Research, use of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system at companies has more than doubled over the past year. However, the good news does not extend to Internet Explorer's browser market share.