Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc., Sept. 6, 2006
Yes, vendor-sponsored case studies and whitepapers are notorious for not-too-honest marketing take on projects. However, if you know how to use them to your advantage, they can become one of the best research tools for any interop project.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 10/19/2006
Microsoft and consultancy Capgemini Group announced Wednesday that they are expanding their existing relationship. Under the deal, Capgemini and Microsoft say they will invest in joint marketing, "demand generation" and partner solutions.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/18/2006
Microsoft last week said it is cooperating with antivirus and security providers so that they can provide the same level as its own products, including OneCare Live. At least one big Microsoft partner and competitor, though, disputes those statements.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/18/2006
In the countdown to Vista's release, there have been no reports of dumpster diving by enterprising reporters, but the largest circulation Seattle paper says it has seen a sign that points to the end of testing on Oct. 25th.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/17/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s effort to get big businesses to buy the new version of its Windows operating system isn't just about selling security improvements, better search tools and improved graphics.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/17/2006
Microsoft is readying to ship in January a suite of tools that aims to make it less painful for volume customers to deploy and manage applications and desktops.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/17/2006
Microsoft officially ended support for SP1 and SP1a on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/12/2006
More than 13 months after Hurricane Katrina came ashore, Microsoft confirmed Monday that it is moving three of its annual conferences, including two of its largest shows, out of New Orleans -- at least temporarily.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/10/2006
TV sting operation raises concern among India's outsourcing companies.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/06/2006
Microsoft to offer beta test for exam aimed at candidates who work with Windows Server 2003 in a hosted scenario.
- By Michael Domingo
- 10/05/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s forthcoming Windows Vista will take much harsher steps to curtail piracy than previous versions of its operating system, including crippling the usefulness of computers found to be running unlicensed copies of the new software.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/04/2006
In a Merrill Lynch survey asking CIOs what their intentions were for enterprise and server software spending, many indicated that they planned to push back plans to upgrade to Windows Vista.
Itching to deploy Microsoft's powerful new SharePoint portal server technology? Better know what you're getting yourself into first.
Niall Kennedy, touted as an important hire for Microsoft's Live effort, talks about what went wrong during his short tenure.
- By Michael Desmond
- 10/01/2006
Spying, blackmailing and thievery -- are there criminals in your IT shop?
Is it time for Gates in 2008?
Each company's licensing plan figures to play a role in winning the middleware battle.
Scott offers realistic steps for gaining the ultimate bargaining chip when dealing with Microsoft: a willingness to move to something else.
- By Scott Braden
- 09/28/2006
Partway into testing of Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, Microsoft has released an interim build of the system to be tested on the side by a subset of beta testers.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/26/2006