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Microsoft Adds Social Links to Outlook

Microsoft on Wednesday released a beta of Outlook Social Connector, which lets users view the activities of their LinkedIn contacts within their Outlook inbox.

CA Taps McCracken as New CEO

Swainson protege expected to keep moving company in same direction.

Microsoft To Release New SQL Server Service Packs

Microsoft on Friday announced when it will release new service packs for two of its SQL Server products.

Microsoft's Embedded OSes Get Windows 7 Branding

Microsoft changed its product naming scheme for its embedded operating system family, taking a cue from its Windows 7 desktop OS.

Microsoft Releases Anti-Piracy Update for Windows 7

Microsoft plans to release an update for Windows 7 today to counter software piracy.

Developers Await Windows Phone 7 Specs

Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 Series raises questions for ISVs, partners, developers and enterprise customers.

Microsoft Revamps Mobile Strategy with Windows Phone 7

Microsoft has launched an ambitious new mobile platform that is a major departure from its existing Windows Mobile offering.

Oracle Plans to Take on Microsoft Office

Sun acquisition leaves Oracle with some components for an Oracle Cloud Office.

Microsoft Clams up on BPOS-Lite Rumor

Public job listing suggests a new, stripped-down version of the Business Productivity Online Suite is on the way.

IT Recovery Is Tepid, as Expected

Tech giants reporting fairly solid financials, while Washington proposes some assistance to spur SMB hiring.

Documenting the Microsoft Product Schedule

A former Microsoft employee posted RTM dates, but are they real, even in the shifting context of Microsoft's development cycle?

Office 2010 Hits RC Stage

The release marks one of the final testing stages before RTM.

Market Share Continues to Drift to Chrome, Away from IE

Net Applications: Firefox lost a bit in January, too.

Microsoft Issues Fixes for Outlook 2010 Beta Bug

Microsoft on Thursday announced fixes for its Outlook 2010 beta to address an e-mail message bloat problem.

Microsoft Affirms BSOD, Halts Windows Patch

Redmond is once again looking into chatter about Microsoft security patches causing "screens of death."

SAP Now Supported on Hyper-V R2

SAP announced last week that its enterprise infrastructure software is now supported by Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Office for Mac 2011 To Get the 'Ribbon' UI

Microsoft's controversial "ribbon" user interface will be coming to the Apple Macintosh platform when Office for Mac 2011 arrives sometime this year.

Former Business Objects CEO Is Out at SAP

SAP has announced the departure of John Schwarz, who headed the company's Business Objects unit.

Microsoft Reports Bug in Web Security Protocols

Microsoft on Tuesday warned of a "vulnerability" associated with two protocols commonly used to establish secure client-server communications.

Microsoft Issues Hotfix for AD Rights Management

IT shops using Active Directory rights management services will need to install an update before Feb. 22, according to Microsoft.