A final legal judgment against Microsoft that was rendered in 2002 over antitrust concerns expired on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 13, 2011
Google unveiled "Chromebooks," a new line of notebook devices that will run its Chrome operating system, on Wednesday, at the close of the Google I/O 2011 conference in San Francisco.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 12, 2011
While most of the analysis of Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype has focused on the consumer aspects of the deal, partners have responded enthusiastically and are seeing some opportunities for Skype alongside Microsoft Lync.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 12, 2011
In response to a Congressional investigation into device manufacturers' location data storage policies, Microsoft issued a letter explaining how Windows Phone 7-based mobile phones store users' location data.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 11, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today described the company's pending $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype as a major milestone in Redmond's effort to extend cross-platform communications across mobile devices, PCs and home entertainment systems.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 10, 2011
Marking the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history, the company today announced it has agreed to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 10, 2011
For shops of 25 to 75 seats with traditional IT requirements, the on-premises version of Microsoft Small Business Server still makes a lot of sense, and the new release contains a lot for partners and IT to like.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- May 10, 2011
The next big Windows Phone 7 update, dubbed "Mango," will be coming this fall, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 09, 2011
Novell Inc. now has the legal right of way to sue Microsoft for unfair competition in the office productivity software arena.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 06, 2011
Security is not a top priority for cloud computing vendors and customers, according to a recent CA Technologies-sponsored survey by the Ponemon Institute.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- May 06, 2011
A study on worldwide PC microprocessor shipments released by IDC on Thursday bodes well for the PC market's prospects this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 05, 2011
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.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 05, 2011
Google is the most reputable company in the United States, according to a recent survey by market researcher Harris Interactive.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 04, 2011
A Microsoft-hosted webinar on Monday spotlighted the company's new Internet Explorer 9 browser, and what IT managers should know before adopting it.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 04, 2011
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.
- By Keith Ward
- May 04, 2011