Microsoft is among a small number of software firms that have been named some of the World's Most Ethical Companies of 2011 by the Ethisphere Institute.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2011
Microsoft has released add-ons for Word and PowerPoint as part of the company's push to improve accessibility in Office 2010, and a wider initiative to help improve Internet and software accessibility.
- By David Nagel
- March 18, 2011
Internet Explorer 9 reached 2.35 million downloads within 24 hours after its release on Monday night, according to Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2011
Beta 2 of Visual Studio LightSwitch, Microsoft's rapid business application development tool, is now available for immediate download.
- By Michael Desmond
- March 16, 2011
According to a blog post attributed to a Microsoft program manager, Microsoft has not officially confirmed the purported demise of the hardware version of the Zune MP3 player.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 16, 2011
Continuing the legal battle over "custom XML" technology, i4i LLP has filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief contesting Microsoft's appeal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 16, 2011
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced plans to launch a public cloud service in a speech by CEO Leo Apotheker on Monday at the company's annual analyst meeting.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 15, 2011
The release-to-Web version of Internet Explorer 9 will be available for download Monday night at 9 p.m. PST (12 a.m. EST).
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 14, 2011
Microsoft recently discussed its "optimized desktop" concept and "dynamic delivery" strategies, which tap into the company's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), application virtualization and Remote Desktop Services technologies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 14, 2011
A lot of ink has been spilled, figuratively speaking, over Microsoft's lack of presence in the tablet market.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 11, 2011
Microsoft has announced the launch of Microsoft Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES), a new long-term subscription licensing program for academic institutions.
- By David Nagel
- March 11, 2011
The release-to-Web version of Internet Explorer 9 is scheduled to become available this Monday, Microsoft announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2011
Kinect, Microsoft's Xbox 360 add-on for motion and voice control, is the fastest-selling consumer electronics product in Guinness' history.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 10, 2011
Microsoft has made available the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011, which includes updated desktop virtualization and application virtualization tools.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2011
Microsoft released Service Pack 1 of Visual Studio 2010 on Tuesday, as well as a preview of the upcoming LightSwitch Beta 2.
- By Michael Desmond
- March 08, 2011
According to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources, Microsoft will pay Nokia more than $1 billion for Windows phone promotional and development efforts.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 08, 2011
According to a comScore report, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is fourth in the rankings, trailing Android, Research In Motion and Apple.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 07, 2011
Microsoft is planning to roll out a version of Windows for tablets during the 2012 school season, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg media.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2011
On Friday, Microsoft launched a Web site devoted to killing Internet Explorer 6 -- or at least shrinking its global browser share to 1 percent.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2011
Salesforce.com is beefing up the social networking capabilities of its Service Desk app with support for native Facebook integration.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 03, 2011