Apple has announced that it will ship the new dual-core iPad 2 next week. 
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- March 02, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    T-Mobile announced that it plans to stop using Microsoft's Danger data service for its Sidekick mobile device users after May 31.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 02, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a broad outreach to partners and customers in the Asia-Pacific region, Amazon Web Services today said it has opened a datacenter in Tokyo. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- March 02, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco debuted its Jabber unified communications suite of products on Tuesday at the Enterprise Connect 2011 trade show in Orlando. 
                    
			            - By Dan  Rowinski
- March 01, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Embedded Compact 7, Microsoft's latest compact componentized operating system for device manufacturers, was released on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 01, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to IDC on Monday, the global server market yielded very positive results in the fourth quarter of 2010.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- March 01, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud-based systems management product acquired MSP capabilities in a second beta, and partner internal-use rights are included in Microsoft's partner program.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- February 28, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has released a new connector to link its Dynamics AX enterprise resource planning solution with its customer relationship management solution. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 28, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's tracking protection approach, which is used in the Internet Explorer 9 release candidate, is up for review at the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 28, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a Thursday blog post, Microsoft panned the recently released Google plug-in for Microsoft Office, which allows document sharing and collaboration.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 25, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services on Friday rolled out a new tool designed to facilitate the deployment and development of apps to the cloud.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 25, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Phone 7 hit a snag this week after its update rendered some Samsung phones unusable.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 25, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CA has created a microsite for partners to help them sell the CA Virtual portfolio and get past the "virtual stall" that often occurs when customers get about 30 percent of their servers virtualized.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 25, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Thursday, Google made globally available its free Microsoft Office plug-in that enables document collaboration and sharing.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 24, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to veteran Microsoft watcher Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft may be planning a "Windows 8" release for mid-2012. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 24, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it recently signed contracts with over a dozen state and local government entities for its cloud computing services.
                    
			            - By Paul  McCloskey
- February 24, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco is discontinuing its hosted e-mail service, which the company made available for testing over a year ago.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 23, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After issuing its first Windows Phone 7 update on Monday, Microsoft has announced it is suspending the update due to problems being reported by some Samsung phone owners.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 23, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Washington superior court judge today enforced a temporary restraining order preventing Salesforce.com from hiring a former Microsoft employee for an executive sales position.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 23, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Parallels has just given partners more reasons to pay attention to the company: Today it promoted former Microsoft executive Birger Steen to CEO. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- February 23, 2011