Amazon Web Services on Friday rolled out a new tool designed to facilitate the deployment and development of apps to the cloud.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 25, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CA has created a microsite for partners to help them sell the CA Virtual portfolio and get past the "virtual stall" that often occurs when customers get about 30 percent of their servers virtualized.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 25, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Thursday, Google made globally available its free Microsoft Office plug-in that enables document collaboration and sharing.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 24, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to veteran Microsoft watcher Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft may be planning a "Windows 8" release for mid-2012. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 24, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it recently signed contracts with over a dozen state and local government entities for its cloud computing services.
                    
			            - By Paul  McCloskey
- February 24, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco is discontinuing its hosted e-mail service, which the company made available for testing over a year ago.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 23, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Washington superior court judge today enforced a temporary restraining order preventing Salesforce.com from hiring a former Microsoft employee for an executive sales position.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 23, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Parallels has just given partners more reasons to pay attention to the company: Today it promoted former Microsoft executive Birger Steen to CEO. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- February 23, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to a Microsoft blog, Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers later this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 22, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to Microsoft, next-generation thin clients are poised for an enterprise comeback thanks to its Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 18, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced a new set of reference architectures designed for partners building Fast Track data warehouse products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 15, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft filed a motion with a Washington State Superior Court on Thursday that accuses Matt Miszewski, former market development manager for Microsoft's government group, of stealing 600 MB of documents the company considered confidential when taking a new position at Salesforce.com.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- February 11, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 11, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 10, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today announced the appointment of Satya Nadella as president of the company's Server and Tools Business.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 09, 2011