Microsoft rolled out multiple public betas at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
- By Herb Torrens
- 11/18/2009
Microsoft officials briefed financial analysts on the company's cloud computing strategy at its Professional Developers Conference on Wednesday.
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
- 11/17/2009
Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.
Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.
- By Herb Torrens
- 11/12/2009
Google described its efforts in the enterprise software space, including its e-mail contract win with the city of Los Angeles.
Microsoft announced that it has bulked up some its software-as-a-service offerings and lowered prices.
- By Herb Torrens
- 11/03/2009
Cisco, EMC and VMware on Tuesday kicked off a new Virtual Computing Environment "coalition" to promote datacenter virtualization and private cloud deployments.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 11/03/2009
"Three screens and the cloud" is the updated take on Microsoft's Software plus Services strategy.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 11/01/2009
Cloud platforms might offer cost savings and other benefits, but they can also have costly bottleneck issues.
Just weeks before Microsoft is expected to launch SQL Azure, Amazon on Tuesday said it will let customers host relational data in its EC2 cloud service using MySQL.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/27/2009
For some, the move to the new OS from Vista is taking a little longer than expected. Plus: Microsoft reaches for cloud compliance; lazy hackers hit clickjackpot.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/26/2009
The president of Microsoft's Business Division got the hot seat at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo event last week.
- By Herb Torrens
- 10/26/2009
An independent security researcher and a prominent figure in open source exploit data collection now has a new commercial home.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/21/2009
Microsoft sent a letter to T-Mobile Sidekick users claiming that most of the customer data thought to be lost during a network failure is now being restored.
Microsoft has devised a way to introduce new PC buyers to its Office productivity suite through a "Starter" edition.
Cisco this week partnered with SaaS pioneer Salesforce.com to promote a combined CRM and contact center offering with a cloud twist.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 10/06/2009
Microsoft launched "Windows phone" branding on Tuesday, marking the global rollout of Windows Mobile 6.5-based phones by Microsoft's hardware partners.
A Microsoft-sponsored IDC study predicted relatively healthy employment prospects for skilled IT labor over the next four years.
It might surprise you to know which Microsoft products are poised to make a big splash in 2010.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 10/01/2009