In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 08, 2008
Essential Business Server makes its debut in the wake of the Windows 2008 launch wave. Watch the sales roll in.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 01, 2008
A survey released by Compuware Corporation and the Ponemon Institute shows "an overwhelming majority of organizations surveyed risk compromising critical information by using actual customer data for the development and testing of applications."
- By James E. Powell
- February 01, 2008
Microsoft today has made a surprise bid to acquire Yahoo Inc. for a $44.6 billion, a 62 percent premium over the company's closing share price Thursday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 01, 2008
Once left for dead, Sybase Inc. has shored up its key tools and mobile businesses, while it remains a factor in a database market dominated by Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 30, 2008
Microsoft recently unveiled a new site for developers to download and share Microsoft-related code samples.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 29, 2008
Despite public confidence that SQL Server 2008 would ship by the end of June, Microsoft today indicated it probably is more likely to arrive toward the end of the year.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 25, 2008
While Microsoft's record revenues of $16.4 billion and earnings of $4.7 billion for the second quarter put the spotlight on strong sales of Vista and Office, Redmond's latest financial report also showed steady growth in its server and tools business.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 25, 2008
A rumor is spreading across the Web that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) may be scheduled to arrive on Feb. 15.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 24, 2008
System builders can now get a piece of the $10 million program.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 23, 2008
For the past 10 days, Sausalito, Calif.-based online document and storage hosting company Joyent struggled to get its online secure document collaboration service, Strongspace, back online.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 21, 2008
Microsoft today followed up on its earlier promise to start releasing the .NET framework library source code for .NET 3.5.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 16, 2008
Microsoft Corp. said hackers have found a way to use some older versions of its Excel spreadsheet program to take over control of people's computers.
- By The Associated Press
- January 16, 2008
A Microsoft spokesperson said today that Rob Short, corporate vice president of Windows Core Technology, left the Redmond, Wash.-based company last month.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 16, 2008
Sun Microsystems today said it will acquire MySQL, the leading supplier of open source database software, for $1 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 16, 2008
Microsoft this week has rolled out a turnkey solution that ties front-end CRM functions with back-end ERP and supply chain management systems.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 15, 2008
European Union regulators investigating whether Microsoft is using monopoly powers to squeeze out competing Internet browsers and software rivals.
- By The Associated Press
- January 14, 2008
A flock of new-age tech powers -- Amazon.com, Google, eBay, Facebook -- want your developers to target their pieces of "the Cloud."
- By Barbara Darrow
- January 10, 2008
The Microsoft LAR shelled out $100 million, gaining new markets.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 04, 2008
Microsoft's TS2 team offers half-day partner briefing and networking events nationwide. The agenda focuses on the next wave of Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.