Microsoft Corp. has filed 26 lawsuits accusing U.S. companies of selling pirated software, the latest move in its ramped-up efforts to boost sales by cracking down on illegal copies.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/17/2006
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are beginning a limited test of plans to make their instant messaging systems work together.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/13/2006
European Union regulators fines Redmond and warns that the company needs to make sure it doesn't get into the same trouble again.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/12/2006
Microsoft on Wednesday at its Velocity 2006 partner conference in Boston debuted a desktop virtualization licensing plan for Windows Vista Enterprise in hopes of generating more interest in its Software Assurance program.
The EU fined Microsoft Corp. $357 million and threatened more penalties, saying the company failed to obey a 2004 antitrust order to share technical information with rivals.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/12/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s customers will never again face as long a wait between new versions of Windows software as they're enduring now, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vowed Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/12/2006
Microsoft Corp. issued seven patches to fix a variety of flaws, five of which the company has deemed "critical" -- its highest security rating.
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said there was an 80 percent chance the company's next-generation operating system, Vista, would be ready in January.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/11/2006
Ballmer takes wraps off hosted CRM app at partner confab.
Microsoft Corp.'s customers will never again face as long a wait between new versions of Windows software as they're enduring now, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vowed Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/11/2006
European Commission to levy more fines against Microsoft due to noncompliance with EU antitrust order to share information with rivals.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/06/2006
Seoul High Court shoots down request for a stay on sanction against the Redmond giant for antitrust.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/04/2006
Softricity acquisition fills in its virtualization portfolio.
A three-headed beta release lights the fuse on Office, Windows and Longhorn Server.
- By Michael Desmond and Don Jones
- 07/01/2006
Our final sprint to the finish line stretches over replication: its limitations, high availability and the many improvements since the last version.
- By Eric Johnson
- 07/01/2006