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Oracle's Earnings Miss Sparks Fears of IT Downturn

Oracle's surprising revenue and earnings miss have stirred some fears that IT spending may be in for a rough ride in 2012. However, others say it's too early to tell whether such concerns are valid.

RCP's 2011 Round-Up: The 10 Most Popular Blogs of the Year

From reasons to hate Twitter to what's plaguing Windows Phone, here are the blog posts that got RCPmag.com readers riled up the most.

Microsoft Exec: Analysts Will Be 'Shocked' When Office 365 Sales Figures Come Out

WEB EXCLUSIVE: In Part 2 of our Q&A with Microsoft's Tom Rizzo, he discusses Office 365's momentum and how Microsoft's advisor and syndication partners are contributing to its growth.

Microsoft Exec: Google's Problems in L.A. Wouldn't Have Happened to Us

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Microsoft's Tom Rizzo. He talks about the cloud, Office 365's recent compliance coup, and why Google Apps wouldn't be missed if it got shuttered.

RCP's 2011 Round-Up: The 10 Most Popular News Stories of the Year

Here are the breaking news articles that RCPmag.com's readers were most interested in over the past 12 months.

Microsoft's EA Licensing Changes 'No Big Deal,' Says Expert

According to consulting firm Directions on Microsoft, organizations assessing the Enterprise Agreement (EA) licensing changes that Microsoft issued in July will face no big surprises.

Analysis: How Apple, Google Are 'Disrupting' Microsoft's Dominance

Gartner analysts say that while the three companies are different, they are competing in the same battlegrounds: social networking, portals and collaboration, mobile device operating systems, the Internet cloud and e-mail.

Microsoft Puts SkyDrive on Windows Phone, Apple iOS Devices

Microsoft on Tuesday made its consumer-oriented SkyDrive cloud storage service available for Windows Phone-based devices and, somewhat surprisingly, for Apple mobile devices.

7 Things We Learned in 2011

For starters, this tablet thing seems to be really taking off.

Microsoft Appoints New Windows Phone Chief

Microsoft's Windows Phone Division has a new leader, the company announced on Monday.

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 5

Microsoft made the final version of Silverlight 5 available via download on Friday.

Microsoft Hints at BizTalk Server 2010 R2 Plans

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it is planning a future R2 product release of BizTalk Server 2010, but did not reveal an exact release date.

2012: The Year of Cloud Acceleration

All this cloud hype will finally come to a head next year. Here's what your business needs to do to get ready.

Microsoft Confirms Windows 8 Beta Arriving February

A beta of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will be released in late February, a Microsoft official confirmed on Tuesday.

Microsoft Gives Peek Inside Windows App Store

Besides revealing the approximate release date of the Windows 8 beta, Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled details about its forthcoming online store for selling Windows 8 Metro-style applications.