Ray Ozzie kicked off Microsoft's 2009 Professional Developers Conference with a keynote that focused heavily on Windows Azure and cloud computing.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- November 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Though smart phone sales grew by 12 percent over the past year, the share of new devices shipping with Windows Mobile have plunged, according to Gartner.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The IT hiring landscape is extremely volatile, according to a new study from IT workforce management specialist Foote Partners.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- November 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday announced two product betas of note for high-performance computing professionals.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is continuing to investigate holes in its Server Message Block file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft confirmed on Friday that open source GNU code landed in its utility software used to install Windows 7.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Sophos are at it again, this time arguing about Windows 7's user account control feature.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    AMD and Intel on Thursday agreed to a legal settlement in which Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's efforts on combating server-side Web vulnerabilities, as well as patching its Internet Explorer client, may be paying off.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's decision to slash the price of Business Productivity Online Suite from $15 to $10 per month is not sitting well with some of its partners.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.
                    
			            - By Wyatt  Kash
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- November 12, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hewlett-Packard has said it will acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion in cash, in an agreement reached by both companies' boards.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 12, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google described its efforts in the enterprise software space, including its e-mail contract win with the city of Los Angeles.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 12, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Someone spilled hot COFEE, otherwise known as Microsoft's Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 10, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out six security fixes in its November patch on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 10, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An organization's security has a lot to do with its E-mail system, a top security official at Microsoft suggested.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 10, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials announced the public release of Exchange 2010 on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 09, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sales of Windows 7 to U.S. consumers during the operating system's October debut outpaced those of Vista when it first launched.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 06, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Security experts commented on Version 7 of Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report, which was announced this week. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 06, 2009