Microsoft opened the new year with marketing push designed to wean small-to-medium orgs off older Windows and Office products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 7 has the potential to become a security target in 2010, according to researchers, although it's held up so far.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analyst: Microsoft is still being careful not to compete with partners on ERP.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- January 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has been ordered to stop selling its Microsoft Word software starting Jan. 11.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- December 22, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided more details about its settlement with the EC, particularly with regard to interoperability agreements
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 18, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Private-label offering includes uptime SLA and data guarantee.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- December 18, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described a security feature in Office 2010 designed to block malware associated with older Office binary file formats.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New programs, financing come as the networking giant continues to push for small business revenues.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- December 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    HP for the first time is enabling infrastructure and application provisioning services to third-party cloud providers, initially Amazon's EC2.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced last week that it acquired Opalis Software for an undisclosed amount.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The European Commission on Wednesday ended its antitrust suit against Microsoft, accepting Redmond's agreement to allow users the choice of making any browser their default Web interface.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hosting provider provides free server space and access to test ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- December 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that one of its software vendors copied code from a microblogging application called Plurk.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A "bug for all seasons" looks to be the legacy carved out for Adobe Systems as 2009 winds to a close.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IDC: In tough times, vendors are rewarding partners that can help them gain or retain share.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- December 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft makes some business moves in the fourth quarter of 2009.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- December 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued hotfixes on Friday to address problems some users were having with Microsoft Office 2003 files.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft formed a new organization within its Server and Tools Business last week called the Server and Cloud Division (SCD).
                    
			            - By Anne  Watkins
- December 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon has launched the beta for Spot Instances, which lets developers and customers bid for unused capacity on Amazon's EC2 service.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google is reportedly considering offering its own mobile phone based on the Android operating system as early as next year.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 14, 2009