Microsoft's long-awaited mid-market server bundle now has a name: Windows Essential Business Server, which is slated to hit beta two in 30
to 60 days.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 07, 2007
Electric Cloud's automated software development process offering will now integrate with VMWare's Lab Manager, the company said Wednesday.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 07, 2007
After a trickle of updates and "betas" bearing the Windows Live moniker, Microsoft Corp. is ready to start promoting its official package of free desktop programs for e-mail, instant messaging, blogging and sharing photos.
- By The Associated Press
- November 06, 2007
Once one of Silicon Valley's most bellicose technology companies, Sun Microsystems Inc. struck new alliances during the first quarter with two of its fiercest former foes, Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp.
- By The Associated Press
- November 06, 2007
Microsoft said that it's giving away Search Server 2008 Express in release candidate form to anyone who wants it, just by downloading it directly from Microsoft's Web site.
- By Michael Domingo
- November 06, 2007
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it will build a $500 million data center in Ireland to boost its services for tens of millions of customers, chiefly in Europe.
- By The Associated Press
- November 06, 2007
Google's attempt to take a leading role in social networking has some pundits saying yet another Google vs. Microsoft battle scenario is playing out.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 06, 2007
Microsoft Corp. has fired its chief information officer, saying he violated company policies. A spokesman declined to give the exact reason for the dismissal.
- By The Associated Press
- November 06, 2007
In announcing today that it will release to manufacturing Visual Studio 2008 this month, Microsoft is meeting the most optimistic forecasts for when the long anticipated upgrade to its flagship IDE would ship.
- By Kathleen Richards
- November 05, 2007
Computer maker Dell said Monday it has agreed to buy EqualLogic Inc., which makes storage network systems, for $1.4 billion in cash.
- By The Associated Press
- November 05, 2007
The next version of Microsoft's development flagship product will include the latest version of the .NET Framework, iteration 3.5.
- By Keith Ward
- November 05, 2007
Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 02, 2007
The ongoing file format battle between proponents of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) took a surprising turn lthis week, when a key ODF proponent announced that it intended to abandon the ISO-approved specification.
- By Michael Desmond
- November 02, 2007
Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 02, 2007
Google's attempt to grab moral high ground in the social networking development is a step in the right direction, according to industry analysts.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 02, 2007
Microsoft filed federal lawsuits against 20 companies allegedly distributing "counterfeit or infringing" software.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
IBM Corp. plans to announce Thursday that it will boost what it spends developing computer security products to $1.5 billion in 2008, reflecting an intensifying focus for the company.
- By The Associated Press
- November 01, 2007
Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday launched the Cisco Managed Services Channel Program, which it called one of the first channel programs for MSPs.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
A security vendor's high-profile commitment to the channel sales model this year appears to be paying off.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
Oracle on Wednesday added new training tools and vertical industry resources for the 19,500 members of its Oracle PartnerNetwork.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007