Microsoft today released the fourth "platform preview" of Internet Explorer 9, the company's next-generation Web browser.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week touted global market share gains for Internet Explorer 8 over rival browsers, citing July data from Net Applications.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today said it is readying a tool that will let non-programmers develop desktop- and cloud-based business apps. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- August 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Dynamics AX for the retail industry was released this week in North America, as well as parts of Europe, Asia and South Africa. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today disclosed retail pricing and release plans for Office for Mac 2011.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company unveils new consumption-based licensing.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- August 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The international registries that allocate IP addresses say only about 6 percent of IPv4 addresses remain available, and with an uptick in demand since the beginning of the year, the pool could be exhausted in about six months.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- August 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows InTune enters beta 2 phase with new partner-focused features.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- August 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Partners HP, Dell and Fujitsu will deliver 900-server, private-cloud enclosures running Windows Azure and SQL Azure services.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- August 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Bates leads new SMB organization; Flinders takes all of U.S. Partner Group.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- August 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's business strategies were described at the company's Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 29, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office confirmed i4i's patent, sending another blow to Microsoft's legal strategy.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Licensing deal lets Microsoft customize ARM's architecture.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An annual survey of IT organizations found rising trends toward deploying Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified communications solutions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tablet handheld computers will begin to outsell netbooks in two years in the U.S. market, according to Forrester Research.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- July 26, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After a year of working on security steps to comply with federal government regulations, Google today launched Google Apps for Government.
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
- July 26, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced the latest beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- July 23, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Big Blue's zEnterprise pools RISC and x86-based blades.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 23, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell Inc. announced on Thursday that it reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over financial fraud allegations.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- July 23, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Long-term partners Citrix and Microsoft have extended their pact with a new program aimed at jointly serving enterprise customers' desktop and server virtualization requirements.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 23, 2010