Microsoft has tacitly acknowledged that it will have something to say after all about its next-generation mobile platform, including a possible Windows Phone in March.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 20, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Materials focus on partners serving customers with 250 seats or more.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- January 20, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Critics call the steps insufficient on the patent side.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 20, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM's hosted e-mail agreement with Panasonic, announced on Thursday, drew swift ire from Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM expanded its vision for bringing social networking to the enterprise with a preview of new technology at Lotusphere 2010.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday said SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of its database, will be generally available in May. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided more advice about a zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited by hackers last week.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New "Medium Business Solution Provider" to replace Networking Infrastructure Solutions, and is an outgrowth of the Small Business Specialist Community.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- January 18, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After appeals court upholds ruling, Microsoft updates Office app to remove patent-infringing technology.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- January 18, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analysts say Canadian data center automation vendor's code helps Redmond catch up to competitors.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 18, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Offer in effect until June 30, good for upgrades of two prior versions of software.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 18, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Canadian RMM vendor hopes to seed SMB market with new "freemium" approach.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- January 18, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft continues to investigate the first zero-day exploit of 2010 surrounding Internet Explorer.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to continue to operate its search service in China, despite Google's recent suggestions that it might exit that market.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council, representatives from Google and Microsoft debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Panasonic has selected IBM to provide hosted e-mail and collaboration services for its global workforce.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 14, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Bill Veghte is stepping down as senior vice president for Windows Business.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 14, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft changed its licensing for businesses that rent out PCs by announcing an extra, one-time fee for Office and Windows.
                    
			            - By Anne  Watkins
- January 14, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday released a free search engine optimization tool for Web sites.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 13, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and HP disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation datacenter technology and application infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 13, 2010