Microsoft rolled out multiple public betas at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- November 18, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials briefed financial analysts on the company's cloud computing strategy at its Professional Developers Conference on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 18, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A year ago, at the 2008 Professional Developers Conference, Steven Sinofsky earned plaudits when he offered a mea culpa for the mess left by Vista.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- November 18, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 to manufacturers on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday released betas of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 to its MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ray Ozzie kicked off Microsoft's 2009 Professional Developers Conference with a keynote that focused heavily on Windows Azure and cloud computing.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- November 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday announced two product betas of note for high-performance computing professionals.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is continuing to investigate holes in its Server Message Block file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft confirmed on Friday that open source GNU code landed in its utility software used to install Windows 7.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Sophos are at it again, this time arguing about Windows 7's user account control feature.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's efforts on combating server-side Web vulnerabilities, as well as patching its Internet Explorer client, may be paying off.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's decision to slash the price of Business Productivity Online Suite from $15 to $10 per month is not sitting well with some of its partners.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.
                    
			            - By Wyatt  Kash
- November 13, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- November 12, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google described its efforts in the enterprise software space, including its e-mail contract win with the city of Los Angeles.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 12, 2009