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Microsoft and General Dynamics Itronix Ink Android Deal

Microsoft today chalked up yet another intellectual property win against the Linux-based Android mobile operating system.

Office 365: Analyst Explains Limitations and Nuances

Organizations looking to move to Office 365 got some of the finer points discussed during a Thursday Directions on Microsoft talk.

Google Under U.S. Investigation, Possible Antitrust Scrutiny

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google's business practices, an announcement by the company acknowledged today.

Scareware Ring Allegedly Racked Up $74 Million

The FBI this week announced the arrest of two people suspected of being involved in a "scareware" scheme that extorted $74 million from about one million computer users over the last three years.

Wyoming Goes Google

The state governor's office announced this week that Wyoming is the first state to "go Google."

Google: Bypass IE and Admins With Chrome Frame

Google on Monday announced the availability of a test version of its Google Chrome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer that installs without requiring administrative privileges.

Microsoft To Cut Windows Azure Charge

Microsoft plans to change its Windows Azure pricing next month, offering free inbound data transfers during peak hours, in addition to off hours.

Microsoft's Online Exchange Service Out for Hours

An outage affected Microsoft's cloud-based Exchange messaging service, which went down on Wednesday across North America.

Citrix CTO To Leave for Cloud Startup

Simon Crosby blogged that he's joining two other founders at Bromium; company will focus on security and virtualization solutions.

Microsoft Exec Nadella Bullish on Cloud Prospects

Microsoft's new president of the Server and Tools Business Division answered some cloud questions today at the GigaOM Structure event, which is happening today and tomorrow in San Francisco.

Microsoft Beefs Up Windows Live SkyDrive Service

Microsoft upgraded its free consumer-oriented Windows Live SkyDrive personal cloud storage and file-sharing service on Monday.

Report: IT Cloud Services Spending To Hit $72.9 Billion by 2015

According to a newly released forecast by IDC, the IT segment is projected to grow its spending in public cloud services by a compound annual growth rate of 27.6 percent over the next four years.

Brand-Name Domains Cleared by ICANN

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced what President Rod Beckstrom called "one of the biggest changes ever to the Domain Name System" at the opening of its 41st annual meeting, being held in Singapore.

System Center Orchestrator 2012 Beta Released

Microsoft released a beta of System Center Orchestrator 2012 last week.

UPDATE: Microsoft's Skype Purchase Approved by U.S. Regulators

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission indicated on Friday that Microsoft received U.S. governmental approval to buy Skype, estimated at $8.5 billion.

Report: Windows 7 Use on the Rise, IE on the Decline

The use of Windows 7 at companies has more than doubled over the past year, but that hasn't meant correspondingly good news for Microsoft's sliding Internet Explorer browser market share, according to a study published this month by Forrester Research.

Hacker Groups Anonymous and LulzSec Planning Government Web Attacks

In an team up to attack government Web Sites, hacker groups LulzSec and Anonymous announced their intent to steal classified information and are encouraging others to follow in their footsteps.

Microsoft Renames Mobile Communications Business Unit

Microsoft this week renamed its Mobile Communications Business (MCB) unit, calling it the "Windows Phone Division."

Windows Phone 7 Connector RC Enables Server Access

Microsoft this week announced the availability of a release candidate (RC) version of its Windows Phone 7 Connector for remotely managing and accessing Windows home and small business servers.

Microsoft Reports 'Success' on World IPv6 Day

Microsoft today pronounced World IPv6 Day to be a "success," reporting no incidents after enabling IPv6 access on some of its Web sites.

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