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UPDATE: Microsoft: IE 9 Will Not Require Windows 7 SP1, but Don't Wait

Despite the excitement of last week's beta debut of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft wants organizations moving to Windows 7 to use its Internet Explorer 8 browser.

Microsoft Security Essentials Free for Small Businesses

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will be free for small businesses to use "beginning in early October," Microsoft announced today.

Microsoft Takes HPC to the Cloud

New release aimed at broadened use of Windows HPC Server.

Microsoft Releases Preview of Windows SBS 7

Microsoft today released a test version of Windows Small Business Server code-named "7," which is the successor to the current SBS 2008 product.

UPDATE: Microsoft Realigning Its Windows Embedded Business

Microsoft announced today that it plans to realign its Windows Embedded Business group to better connect with the company's management and security product lines.

Microsoft To Double BPOS Margins for Top U.S. Partners

Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new cloud computing engagement model for U.S. partners that will double the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) finders' fee for top-selling partners from 12 percent to 24 percent.

Microsoft Exec Slams Android, Outlines Windows Phone 7 Strategy

A Microsoft executive answered questions today about the company's Windows Phone 7 business strategy at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in San Francisco.

IBM, Microsoft, Google, Intel Top Worldwide Brand Study

Apple, Google and BlackBerry are biggest gainers in "brand value" in 2010.

Report: Novell Has Deal To Sell Itself in Two Parts

The New York Post reported Wednesday morning that Novell has agreed to "a deal in principle" to sell itself in two separate parts to two separate buyers.

Microsoft Launches Public Beta of Internet Explorer 9

With the release of its IE 9 beta, Microsoft on Wednesday promised that Web surfing would, from here on out, be about the sites users visit and not about the browser.

EMET Wards Off Adobe Exploits, Microsoft Says

Microsoft is heralding its newly released Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 as a fail-safe against hacker incursion methods.

Report: Tech Job Growth Seen in First Half of 2010

TechAmerica, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an employment report today showing an increase in tech-related job hiring for the first half of 2010.

Security a Bright Spot in IT Spending

Security spending may have slowed, but it still outpaces spending in other segments.

Office Communications Server Renamed Lync, Close to Release

Microsoft has renamed its Office Communications Server Lync Server 2010 and has posted the release candidate and a planning tool.

Elop Bolts Microsoft to Head Nokia

The head of Microsoft's Office group is jumping ship to Nokia.

Microsoft Reports Major BPOS Outages, SLAs Affected

Microsoft this week disclosed that its Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) had three service outages that affected BPOS customers in North America in August and September.

Microsoft Releases Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta

Microsoft today released a beta of its upcoming customer relationship management (CRM) solution.

Citrix, Cisco Partner on Desktop Virtualization Solution

Citrix Systems is on the move yet again, virtually speaking, having formed a desktop virtualization partnership with Cisco Systems.

IDC: Smartphone Adoption Growing Faster Than Expected

A fierce mobile OS competition will start leveling the field in the next four years, the research firm predicts.

Office for Mac 2011 To Get Web Apps Functionality

Microsoft continued to dribble out information about the forthcoming Office for Mac 2011 product, announcing four new features on Wednesday.