Microsoft and Intel on Wednesday touted the ability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM to expand to meet multiple user needs when powered by Intel's Xeon 5500 processor.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - June 03, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Programs: Microsoft opens data services component of the Azure platform, called Project Huron, to customers for testing. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Almost every aspect of the Microsoft stack -- from OSes to tools to apps -- is up for renewal in the coming year. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - June 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Marketplace: Researchers actually find some good news amid the slowdown for Microsoft in the areas of BizTalk and SharePoint.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - June 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Now that there's some movement toward a U.S. cybersecurity policy, it's time to roll up the sleeves and get to work, and that task won't be easy, software security experts suggested on Friday. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - May 29, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The opening keynote address at Tech-Ed on Monday featured  Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Windows business, who described a number  of upcoming milestones for Microsoft's new products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 12, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has set up a repository in which government agencies may upload and store their public-facing datasets so that they can be reused by other parties.
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
 - May 12, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next release of Microsoft's SQL Server database, code-named "Kilimanjaro," will offer master data management (MDM) and support real-time  data feeds for business intelligence (BI), reporting and analytics, the company  revealed today. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - May 11, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The middleware software market has entered the slow lane in  2009, according to a Gartner report announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - May 07, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to roll out only one "critical" patch on Tuesday, affecting PowerPoint, for its May security update.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - May 07, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced  that it is seeking customers  willing to test their databases in a cloud-based data connectivity project.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 04, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The general release date for Windows 7 on new PCs could be  as early as this October, according to an Acer executive.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 30, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The release candidate (RC) of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest  operating system, can be downloaded today by Microsoft TechNet and MSDN  (Microsoft Developer Network) subscribers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 30, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday stepped up its services push by  announcing a partner-driven effort to deliver hosted Microsoft applications in  19 countries.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - April 28, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided a couple of Windows 7 tidbits on Friday,  confirming the availability of Windows 7 release candidate (RC) and describing  a forthcoming virtualization capability in the new operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 27, 2009