Microsoft and Nokia today announced a global strategic alliance on mobile smartphone technologies, centered on Windows phone.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 11, 2011
Microsoft filed a motion with a Washington State Superior Court on Thursday that accuses Matt Miszewski, former market development manager for Microsoft's government group, of stealing 600 MB of documents the company considered confidential when taking a new position at Salesforce.com.
- By Chris Paoli
- February 11, 2011
A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 11, 2011
Microsoft today issued the release candidate (RC) version of its Internet Explorer 9 Web browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2011
Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2011
Microsoft today announced the appointment of Satya Nadella as president of the company's Server and Tools Business.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2011
In a move key to bridging public and private clouds based on its virtual machines, VMware this week said it will release software that ties internal vSphere VMs to service providers' cloud platforms.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 09, 2011
Microsoft confirmed today that members of the Internet Explorer team will be in San Francisco for a news event this week, likely the launch of the release candidate (RC) version of Internet Explorer 9.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 08, 2011
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips late last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their Web sites on a single PC.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 07, 2011
Oracle today released software aimed at letting organizations build private clouds by adding elasticity to their applications via a clustered file system.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 07, 2011
Google is looking to reward those who can find a vulnerability in its Chrome browser.
- By Chris Paoli
- February 03, 2011
Microsoft today rolled out the release candidate (RC) versions of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server code-named "Vail."
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 03, 2011
Microsoft wants Congress to reform the U.S. patent laws by focusing on five issues that intellectual property stakeholders most want, according to the company's legal counsel.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 02, 2011
Microsoft admitted to copying search information in response to complaints from No. 1 search giant Google.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 01, 2011
Microsoft misses CES opportunity to wow industry with tablet innovation, but shows new foundations for future Windows-based devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 01, 2011
Gianugo Rabellino is a man on a mission, giving full attention to open source software and interoperability at Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 01, 2011
IBM made a few announcements at its Lotusphere 2011 event today, including some upcoming social networking improvements plus the debut of a new cloud-based productivity suite called "LotusLive Symphony."
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 31, 2011
Microsoft is releasing a January refresh of its Windows Embedded Compact 7 community technology preview today.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 28, 2011
Looking to accelerate its footprint as a provider of cloud and enterprise managed services, Verizon Communications Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire Terremark Worldwide Inc. for $1.4 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 28, 2011
Microsoft mostly beat financial analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter, reporting overall earnings of $19.9 billion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 27, 2011