Software company SAP AG acknowledged Tuesday that one of its units made "inappropriate downloads" of Oracle Corp. computer code for fixes and support documents, responding to a lawsuit filed by its rival.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - July 03, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has released a new community technology preview of the ADO.NET Entity Framework, which allows coders to program against data defined in a conceptual fashion instead of directly interacting with information stored in traditional table-and-column fashion.
                    
			            - By Chris  Kanaracus
 - July 03, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here's an up-to-date sketch of Microsoft's competitive landscape -- including the peaks and valleys that most affect partners.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - July 01, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Partners can get seen in the small business space through some basic marketing moves. 
                    
			            - By M.H.  McIntosh
 - July 01, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Take steps ahead of time to ensure a successful Microsoft partnership on products that will succeed.
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
 - July 01, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Opening an office near Microsoft's corporate HQ can help you get inside information and access to the right people -- or simply drain your bank account. Here's what to consider before deciding whether a Redmond branch is right for you.
                    
			            - By Rich  Freeman
 - July 01, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Questions loom as Microsoft hints at changes to Partner Program.  
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - July 01, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Identity management is gaining prominence as a way to authenticate users across multiple platforms. 
                    
			            - By David  Doane
 - July 01, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A hacker managed a rare feat Wednesday, successfully attacking a Web page within Microsoft's U.K. domain and replacing the page with several graphics related to Saudi Arabia.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
 - June 29, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two Microsoft partners closed deals to join Microsoft or to sell their intellectual property to the software giant.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - June 26, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 23 percent as the business software maker harvested more sales from the crop of customers picked up in a $25 billion shopping spree that has buried much of its competition.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - June 26, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has done an about-face on virtualization licensing for Windows Vista and decided to maintain the status quo.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
 - June 20, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Israel-based GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd. to bundle the vendor's extreme transaction processing middleware with a Microsoft front-end and enterprise grid. The agreement is on the heels of GigaSpaces' announcement of version 6.0 of its flagship data grid and caching platform, expected in September.
                    
			            - By Kathleen  Richards
 - June 19, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has launched beta versions of Visual FoxPro 9 Service Pack 2 and its associated "Sedna" extensions.
                    
			            - By Chris  Kanaracus
 - June 18, 2007
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unify Corp. is offering  a product that lets companies switch their IBM Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration applications  to the Microsoft Office system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 15, 2007