The next versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework will be delayed by only three weeks, according to a brief announcement by Microsoft
- By Michael Desmond
- 01/15/2010
Microsoft on Tuesday released a free search engine optimization tool for Web sites.
Microsoft and HP disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation datacenter technology and application infrastructure.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/13/2010
All eyes tend to focus on Microsoft's monthly patch cycle, but don't forget Adobe.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/13/2010
Microsoft plans to release its January security patch today, which is expected to include just one fix for Windows systems.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/12/2010
A free toolkit helps database users migrate from MySQL to Microsoft's SQL Server database on-premise or in the cloud.
Ballmer's talk at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show consisted primarily of incremental announcements and positioning statements, but there were no major surprises.
The company announced on Monday that users can now upgrade their Windows Azure preview accounts to commercial subscriptions, or register for new services.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 01/06/2010
Microsoft is joining the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) Scalable Vector Graphics Working Group.
Google on Tuesday launched the Nexus One, a touch-based smartphone that boasts many of the features of Apple's iPhone as well as some new features.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/06/2010
After a year of dramatic growth, Google's Chrome has become the third most popular browser behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.
- By Anne Watkins
- 01/06/2010
Gartner on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Burton Group, a smaller but well-regarded IT research and advisory services firm, for $56 million.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/05/2010
Windows 7 has the potential to become a security target in 2010, according to researchers, although it's held up so far.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/04/2010
From Windows Azure to Silverlight, the 2009 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference provided plenty of concrete guidance for .NET developers looking ahead to 2010 and beyond.
- By Michael Desmond
- 01/01/2010
Microsoft has been ordered to stop selling its Microsoft Word software starting Jan. 11.
Microsoft provided more details about its settlement with the EC, particularly with regard to interoperability agreements
Microsoft says it needs more time to address concerns with virtual memory usage in its next-generation integrated development environment.
- By Michael Desmond
- 12/18/2009
HP for the first time is enabling infrastructure and application provisioning services to third-party cloud providers, initially Amazon's EC2.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/17/2009
The European Commission on Wednesday ended its antitrust suit against Microsoft, accepting Redmond's agreement to allow users the choice of making any browser their default Web interface.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/16/2009
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that one of its software vendors copied code from a microblogging application called Plurk.