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
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
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
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.
Microsoft launched "Windows phone" branding on Tuesday, marking the global rollout of Windows Mobile 6.5-based phones by Microsoft's hardware partners.
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
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
Eight identity management products from seven vendors have earned interoperability certification for the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML 2.0) in this summer's round of interoperability testing.
- By William Jackson
- 09/30/2009
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer gave a keynote talk at a Microsoft event called "The New Efficiency" on Tuesday.
With relatively few attendees and even fewer big announcements, VMware's annual show left just one lasting impression: fear of Microsoft.
With VMware and Google threatening Microsoft's traditional stronghold, Redmond must battle on two new fronts while still keeping Windows on top of its game.
Google's acquisition of open source security technology firm reCaptcha could help the search giant's Internet security, except against persistent hackers.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/18/2009
Microsoft on Thursday announced that it had commenced an invitation-only public technical preview of Microsoft Office Web Apps.
Google has announced that it will soon offer a set of cloud services to government through the Apps.gov cloud computing storefront.
- By Joab Jackson
- 09/16/2009
Microsoft's chief financial officer fielded questions about Microsoft's business at the Citi Annual Technology Conference on Wednesday.
IBM released a virtualized client computing offering it touts as a cloud-based desktop.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/02/2009
New developments -- Microsoft's search deal with Yahoo! and Google's planned introduction of an OS -- are ratcheting up competition for IT dollars between the two rivals.