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PC Microprocessor Shipments Up; Will PC Sales Follow?

A study on worldwide PC microprocessor shipments released by IDC on Thursday bodes well for the PC market's prospects this year.

Wanted: More Windows Intune Licenses

For some reason, Microsoft is being stingy with the partner licenses for Windows Intune, the cloud-based systems management and security toolset that launched in March.

Google No. 1 in Corporate Reputation Survey; Microsoft Ranked 16th

Google is the most reputable company in the United States, according to a recent survey by market researcher Harris Interactive.

Microsoft Talks Up IE 9, Addresses Browser Migration Worries

A Microsoft-hosted webinar on Monday spotlighted the company's new Internet Explorer 9 browser, and what IT managers should know before adopting it.

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Lineup: A Complete Guide to International Models

WEB EXCLUSIVE: While there are several Windows Phone 7 devices jockeying for position in the U.S. smartphone market, there are currently five that are also available internationally from LG, Samsung and HTC. Here's a breakdown of each.

VMware Joins Amazon in Cloud Outage Damage Control

VMware's Cloud Foundry, the company's fledgling cloud offering, suffered two brief outages last week.

Microsoft Reaches Agreement in Bid To Buy Nortel's IPv4 Addresses

Microsoft has entered a legacy agreement with the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) over its purchase of Nortel's IPv4 numbers, possibly heading off controversy over the issue of who controls IPv4 numbers.

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Lineup: A Complete Guide to U.S. Models

Microsoft has six horses in the U.S. smartphone race, from Samsung, HTC, LG and Dell. Here's a detailed roundup of all the devices Microsoft hopes will carry its Windows Phone 7 platform past the competition.

Guthrie To Head Microsoft's Azure Application Platform Team

Microsoft has confirmed that Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of the .NET Platform at Microsoft, will move to the Windows Azure group as part of a May reorg, as expected.

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Thin PC Release Candidate

The release candidate (RC) version of Microsoft's Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) solution is now available for download, the company announced on Monday.

HP Helps Partners Build Cloud Expertise

Finally, the company enters a cloud market that's becoming increasingly crowded with other IT heavyweights, including IBM and Cisco.

Channel Metrics Most Microsoft Partners Ignore

Traditionally, businesses monitor things like revenue, leads and phone calls made. All are important items to measure...but they only tell part of the story.

Microsoft Partners and the 'Adjacency Growth Strategy'

It's when your business expands more than one degree of separation from your core offering that things unravel.

Analyst: Windows 8 Coming in 2013

According to one Directions on Microsoft analyst, Windows 8 -- or whatever Microsoft calls its next operating system -- might be released in 2013.

Amazon Breaks Silence on Cloud Outage, Offers Explanation and Credit

Amazon Web Services on Friday issued a detailed postmortem explaining the cause of last week's massive outage of its cloud services that left numerous customers crippled.