Microsoft this week rolled out a dashboard tool for customers around the globe using its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) hosted services.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 29, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The state of Minnesota has embraced Microsoft's Internet cloud services by agreeing to an application outsourcing deal.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today released BizTalk Server 2010 to its hardware manufacturing partners, which means that products will ship to customers soon.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 23, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud computing services accounted for 12.5 percent of overall IT budgets, according to a research report released this week by Gartner. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 23, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New release aimed at broadened use of Windows HPC Server.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 21, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Technical Computing GM discusses new Windows HPC Server release. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 21, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new cloud computing engagement model for U.S. partners that will double the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) finders' fee for top-selling partners from 12 percent to 24 percent.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- September 16, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week disclosed that its Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) had three service outages that affected BPOS customers in North America in August and September.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 10, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today released a beta of its upcoming customer relationship management (CRM) solution.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft received a "strong positive" rating in a study of e-mail system vendors by Gartner, which was released in mid-August.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In our three main features this month, we're looking at three different ways Microsoft is bringing its traditional products to the cloud.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- September 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CFO Peter Klein makes the case for Microsoft's financial upside in cloud computing at the Microsoft Financial Analyst meeting.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- September 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Windows Azure Platform Appliance is coming this fall. While you can't buy one of these limited-production releases, it could portend the future of private clouds.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Simply put, if you create a cool product and want to deliver it via the cloud, you need to create your own channel.
                    
			            - By Keith  Lubner
- September 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Some MSPs are intrigued by the new Microsoft cloud-based Windows Intune, but the product's early positioning and the company's commitment to the managed services model are questioned.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- September 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move aimed at extending its Open Cloud infrastructure, Citrix Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire VMLogix Inc. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- August 31, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided more information about security for Windows Azure, publishing a talk and white paper.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced on Monday that a "preview" of Windows Small Business Server codenamed "Aurora" is now available for download.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 17, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today updated some of its free tools to help users move to Microsoft SQL Server and released a new Oracle MySQL migration tool.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft used the occasion of an open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 10, 2010