A top Microsoft official answered questions about the state of IT spending and Microsoft's product offerings at the Nasdaq OMX 23rd Investor Program on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 01, 2009
IBM on Monday said it has acquired Guardium, a leading supplier of real-time database application monitoring software.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 01, 2009
Since Windows 7 launched, Microsoft has resuscitated two well-received partner funding programs: The Big Easy and the HP/Microsoft Frontline Partnership.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 01, 2009
More than 2,300 customers responded to a Microsoft-sponsored survey identifying what solution provider characteristics matter most to them, and how and why they choose a partner.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 01, 2009
It is customary to end a year by reflecting on positive moments. But by nearly all measures, 2009 was one of the worst business years on record since the Great Depression.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 01, 2009
Selling based on your buyer's personality can help increase your sales volume and improve your velocity.
- By Ken Thoreson
- December 01, 2009
As part of the recent overhaul of its partner program, Microsoft made a big bet on leveraging existing social networks.
- By Naomi Grossman
- December 01, 2009
Long the subject of benign neglect, the Services Provider License Agreement has been rejuvenated in the last year with significant program changes.
- By Paul DeGroot
- December 01, 2009
Microsoft announced last week that Chris Liddell is stepping down as Microsoft's chief financial officer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 30, 2009
A new zero-day Internet Explorer bug awaits IT pros returning from the holiday break.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- November 30, 2009
More than 99 percent of Microsoft voting shareholders have approved the company's executive compensation practices in its first "say-on-pay" vote.
- By Anne Watkins
- November 29, 2009
First release of Microsoft's flagship database in two years offers substantial scalability gains.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 29, 2009
Resources designed to help with Windows 7 desktop virtualization.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2009
Some partners worry that Microsoft is undercutting the value proposition of Exchange, selling below cost to fend off Google.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 29, 2009
Latest version of e-mail server emphasizes S+S and unified communications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2009