Microsoft announced last week that it acquired Opalis Software for an undisclosed amount.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 16, 2009
The European Commission on Wednesday ended its antitrust suit against Microsoft, accepting Redmond's agreement to allow users the choice of making any browser their default Web interface.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 16, 2009
Hosting provider provides free server space and access to test ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 16, 2009
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that one of its software vendors copied code from a microblogging application called Plurk.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 15, 2009
A "bug for all seasons" looks to be the legacy carved out for Adobe Systems as 2009 winds to a close.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 15, 2009
IDC: In tough times, vendors are rewarding partners that can help them gain or retain share.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 15, 2009
Microsoft makes some business moves in the fourth quarter of 2009.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 15, 2009
Microsoft issued hotfixes on Friday to address problems some users were having with Microsoft Office 2003 files.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 14, 2009
Microsoft formed a new organization within its Server and Tools Business last week called the Server and Cloud Division (SCD).
- By Anne Watkins
- December 14, 2009
Amazon has launched the beta for Spot Instances, which lets developers and customers bid for unused capacity on Amazon's EC2 service.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 14, 2009
Google is reportedly considering offering its own mobile phone based on the Android operating system as early as next year.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 14, 2009
While social networking has opened new possibilities for communicating over the Internet, it also gives hackers more vectors through which to attack.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 11, 2009
Looking to extend its presence in the growing field of health care IT, Microsoft Thursday said it will acquire Sentillion Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 11, 2009
The telecom industry has joined the effort to forge interoperability among cloud providers by forming a consortium backed by some key cloud providers, including Microsoft and IBM.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 10, 2009
New program includes partner specializations, resources and a bigger emphasis on social media.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 10, 2009
Microsoft uses a day in December to highlight its ongoing efforts to stop illegal reproductions.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 10, 2009
According to the latest tallies from Gartner and IDC, the Unix market continues to contract dramatically.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- December 10, 2009
A Microsoft corporate vice president talked about the company's business prospects, including competition with Google, at a Barclays event on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 08, 2009
As expected, the last Windows Security Update of 2009 will include six security bulletins -- three dubbed "critical" and three labeled "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 08, 2009
If recent market research is any indication, computing in the clouds could achieve a breakthrough of sorts in 2010.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- December 08, 2009