Microsoft said that users of Windows XP can now gain access to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 06, 2008
With its improved console, easier reporting and service-oriented health checks, SCOM 2007 is a welcome improvement over MOM 2005.
- By Joanne Cummings
- May 05, 2008
Just two days after walking away from its $49.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the Times Online U.K. is reporting that Microsoft is meeting with Time Warner executives regarding a possible bid for America Online -- the very company Yahoo turned to in a possible attempt to stave off the takeover bid from Redmond.
- By Becky Nagel
- May 05, 2008
The plunge of Yahoo's stock happened as expected after Microsoft withdrew its takeover bid for the Web app company on Saturday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 05, 2008
Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.
- By David Nagel
- May 04, 2008
Shares of Microsoft closed just shy of 7 percent higher on Friday May 2 based on new speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are now actively negotiating to seal a deal.
- By Ed Scannell
- May 02, 2008
Internal Microsoft e-mails made public by the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit against the company reveal infighting, partner favoritism and a general sense of confusion -- none of which, it turns out, is all that unusual in the software industry.
- By Lee Pender
- May 01, 2008
An updated Reporting Services may finally be worth considering.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- May 01, 2008
Clients will see the light once you show how SharePoint can help them implement collaborative Web applications.
- By Ryan Thomas
- May 01, 2008
As Microsoft moves into the online hosting space, partners need to pay close attention to not only what the company is saying, but what it's actually doing as well.
- By Paul DeGroot
- May 01, 2008
As recession trickles through the economy, those in IT need to make sure operations remain ship-shape through it all. Here's a guide.
- By Anne Stuart
- May 01, 2008
Microsoft partners can blunt the impact of the recession by maintaining focus with these handy tips.
- By Ken Thoreson
- May 01, 2008
According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.
- By Becky Nagel
- May 01, 2008
Every type of hardware -- from chips to PCs to wireless LANs -- is evolving to support new enterprise demands for mobilization, virtualization and conservation.
- By Joanne Cummings
- May 01, 2008
Leaks from unnamed sources to The Wall Street Journal constitute the only "news" so far this week about Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 01, 2008