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Microsoft To Take ERP to Windows Azure Cloud

Microsoft intends to deliver its entire Dynamics portfolio as a cloud-based service, the company said on Monday.

Blog Bytes: Cloud Computing's Billion-Dollar Week

The cloud got significantly more crowded this week, with Microsoft, IBM and Dell each announcing major initiatives.

Third-Party Software Flaws Spawn Heavy April Patch Tuesday for Microsoft

After a light Patch Tuesday in March, Windows security experts can expect a deluge of updates next week, based on Microsoft's advance notice on Thursday.

Dell To Spend $1 Billion on Cloud Computing Initiative

Dell Inc. plans to invest $1 billion in cloud computing over its next fiscal year, the company announced on Thursday.

Microsoft, Toyota Team Up on Energy-Saving Cloud Project

A new $12 million partnership between Microsoft and Toyota Motor Co. will allow automobile owners to access car telematics technologies via the Windows Azure cloud computing platform.

IBM Launches Pair of Tools for Public and Private Clouds

IBM accelerated its cloud push on Thursday, when it announced the launch of SmartCloud, a product designed to enhance IBM's public cloud infrastructure services, and Workload Deployer, a new private cloud solution.

Partners and the Cloud Transition: IT Heavyweights Roll Out Cloud Programs

There was a distinct cloud slant at some of the major IT players' recent partner confabs, with Cisco, IBM and VMware each rolling out new programs to help their partners transition customers to the new computing paradigm.

Windows Phone 7: Will Microsoft's Mobile Plans Pan Out?

Windows Phone 7 manages to lose share for the Windows Mobile platform in the three months that span the launch. Can Microsoft show enough momentum for partners to commit to the platform?

Microsoft Quietly Rolls Out Dynamics SL 2011

Microsoft's Dynamics SL 2011 enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution hit general availability late last week. For Microsoft partners, the product was made available for download on April 4.

Microsoft Appoints Capossela to Top Marketing Position

Chris Capossela has been appointed senior vice president of Microsoft's Consumer Channels and Central Marketing Group, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.

Unified Communications Adoption To Double in 2011, Move to Cloud

According the latest CDW-G Unified Communications Tracking Poll, unified communications adoption has doubled in the United States over the past year, with many organizations moving their UC implementations to the cloud.

Epsilon Hack Exposes Customer Data from Best Buy, Others

Worldwide marketing service firm Epsilon revealed on Friday that its clients' customer data, which the company used in e-mail campaigns, have been breached.

Microsoft Releases Windows Home Server 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials to Testing

Microsoft's professional services subscribers can now download the 64-bit Windows Home Server 2011 (WHS 2011). The company has also released the general-evaluation version of Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials).

High-Performance Sales Management for Microsoft Partners

Building a strategic and effective sales management system is just like building anything else: It takes time, refinement and follow-through.

Windows Intune Rounds Out Microsoft Cloud Services

With Windows Intune's availability, Redmond's cloud lineup for partners spans the back office, CRM, systems management and Infrastructure as a Service.