The world's largest PC maker says it was merely bowing to customer demand when it decided to start offering microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in some of its high-end servers.
- By The Associated Press
- May 19, 2006
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has trained 300 Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) on its way to a goal of 900 MCPs as it ramps up its services capabilities for a major push into small business sales.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 18, 2006
Every day, it seems, a new service pops up offering to send you video over the Internet. "Desperate Housewives," Stephen Colbert heckling the president, clips of bad dancers at wedding parties: It's all there.
- By The Associated Press
- May 18, 2006
Company's corporate restructuring designed to allow Microsoft Corp. to make decisions more quickly, says top exec.
- By The Associated Press
- May 18, 2006
More than 300 Best Buy employees now certified under training and certification program, jointly developed with Microsoft.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 18, 2006
Score one for the spammers. The company behind a controversial anti-spam initiative is shutting down the service after spammers began threatening users and rendering the company's site inaccessible.
- By The Associated Press
- May 18, 2006
DOJ to continue keeping an eye on Microsoft's business practices for two more years.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Rivals Symantec and McAfee band together to bust eBay software pirates.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Windows Live Search, competitor to Google Search, offered as a free download.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Ten years ago, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates told CEOs attending the keynote of his first CEO Summit that the exponential changes being brought about by technology would continue unabated.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 17, 2006
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new laptop rebate program to encourage system builders in the Microsoft Partner Program to focus on mobile systems.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 17, 2006
In a post-keynote press conference with Microsoft executives and Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani, Microsoft pushed its vision for the next version of SharePoint Server, scheduled to ship to business customers in October.
- By Michael Desmond
- May 17, 2006
Intel chips sweep through the Mac landscape; what's left to complete the transition are high-end Macs.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Monday touted the capabilities of the company's upcoming Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 16, 2006
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.'s biggest rival in personal computer microprocessors, plans to unveil chips Tuesday it says will lead to more power-efficient PCs that are smaller and more stylish.
- By The Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
HP bests Wall Street estimate of 49 cents per share by a nickel.
- By The Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
Researchers at International Business Machines Corp. say a new method for cramming data onto magnetic tape will increase storage capacity at least 15 times, enough to squeeze the text from 8 million books onto a cartridge half the size of a VHS tape.
- By The Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
Microsoft has released the first community technology preview (CTP) of its Expression Web Designer tool targeted for designers producing professional Web sites.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 16, 2006
EMC Corp. acquires IT professional services firm Interlink.
Margo Day, the leader of the U.S. Partner Group since September 2001, is moving into an alternate role in the Small and Mid-Market Solutions and Partners organization.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 15, 2006