Microsoft's chief financial officer fielded questions about Microsoft's business at the Citi Annual Technology Conference on Wednesday.
Big Iron shops have two options to run their Windows applications on System z: emulation via z/Vos or full-blown porting via Mono.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 09/08/2009
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the availability of a test version of its Windows Embedded Standard 2011 operating system, formerly code-named "Quebec."
If left unchecked, Microsoft's Apple fixation could be the company's undoing.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 09/01/2009
Doug's a big fan of Windows 7, from its quickness to its stability. But that doesn't mean it's perfect.
As Windows 7 nears, more enterprises consider inexpensive netbooks -- but only for a narrow range of applications.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 09/01/2009
Microsoft released the latest version of its free standalone server virtualization solution on Friday.
Microsoft got it right with Windows 7, according to Michael Cherry, vice president of research on operating systems for Directions on Microsoft.
- By Herb Torrens
- 08/31/2009
Top IT managers who work with mainframes can expect to earn significantly more than other IT executives, according to the latest salary survey by ESJ.com.
Microsoft and Nokia are staking a new claim to the mobile phone space with a global alliance announced today.
- By Herb Torrens
- 08/12/2009
Subscribers to Microsoft's professional services -- TechNet and the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) -- can begin downloading Windows 7 RTM editions starting today.
Microsoft has released a beta version of its App-V 4.6 application virtualization technology.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/04/2009
IDC report says expenditures by enterprises on open source software jumped 34 percent last year and spending in 2009 is on pace to increase at least another 24 percent.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/04/2009
New, all-in-one tool handles core-computing chores without fuss.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese and Tim Duggan
- 08/01/2009
Reimage's PC Repair will likely prove more useful at home than at work, but it does offer some powerful analysis and repair capabilities.
- By Brian Freedman
- 08/01/2009
Microsoft, Check Point and McAfee provide three whole-disk encryption options; we examine each and choose the best of the bunch.
- By Tony Bradley
- 08/01/2009
The Unified Computing System supports VMware and Hyper-V and aims to be a "Cloud in a Box" solution. But can Cisco transition from routers to servers?
- By Mark Ferelli
- 08/01/2009
Microsoft popped the champagne corks in Redmond today by announcing that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have both reached the "release to manufacturing" stage.
Redmond is taking steps to increase Microsoft Surface developer participation.
Google is developing an operating system designed primarily for lightweight Web-based tasks, the company announced on Tuesday.
- By Joab Jackson
- 07/08/2009