Microsoft launched its free Windows Live versions of Office Web Apps on Monday.
The day-one keynote centered on product enhancements to the Windows Azure platform, Bing Maps, Windows 7, Windows Server and Communications Server, among other technologies.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 06/07/2010
Microsoft on Monday announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
Kentucky switched over its PK-12 public education system to Live@edu to meet its e-mail, communications and collaboration needs.
Microsoftis driving its customers toward online services, but do its customers really want to ride along?
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 06/01/2010
Microsoft might be "all in" for the cloud -- where it now has competition from Salesforce.com and VMware -- but its Dynamics applications will likely benefit most from a hybrid model.
Google restricts the use of Windows by its employees, according a story by the Financial Times on Monday.
The new Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services release promises to up the ante on cloud security.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/01/2010
Hewlett-Packard announced Monday that it will lay off 9,000 workers after completing its new datacenters.
A few organizational changes will be coming to Microsoft's Server and Tools Business (STB) segment in July, Microsoft announced this week.
Split Decision: University of Arizona CIO explains why Google Apps was OK for students, while Microsoft BPOS was better-suited for faculty and employees.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/27/2010
For some enterprises, BPOS is fine but others opt for private cloud deployments.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/27/2010
Apple Inc.'s market capitalization on Wednesday surpassed that of Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft contended this week that partners and business customers are abandoning Google Apps.
Microsoft Application Infrastructure Virtual Conference highlights integration between new cloud-savvy, .NET middleware and Microsoft's integration server.
- By Michael Desmond
- 05/20/2010
Patch-management pioneer and long-time Microsoft partner Shavlik Technologies LLC revealed this week new cloud offerings that the company will use to distribute patch data and IT-management applications rapidly to customers.
Capgemini will offer Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite solutions to customers worldwide.
Microsoft rolled out its latest version of Dynamics NAV 2009 today at Directions EMEA 2010 in Prague.
- By Herb Torrens
- 05/19/2010
Microsoft filed a lawsuit against rival software-as-a-service company Salesforce.com, alleging nine patent infringements.
CA Technologies, which has changed its name from CA Inc., has launched a series of cloud computing products and services at CA World this week in Las Vegas.