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Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Details Leak By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 03, 2012 Microsoft's next mobile operating system will offer improved data synchronization and NFC capabilities. Tags: Windows Phone 8, Microsoft Barnes & Noble's Patent-Misuse Claim Against Microsoft Rejected By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 01, 2012 The ITC will soon hear Microsoft's patent infringement case against the Nook e-reader. Tags: Android, patent infringement, Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, ITC Windows 8: Big Changes, Big Gamble By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published January 30, 2012 A tech pundit opines that Microsoft's decision to adapt its desktop OS to the mobile world raises a question about Windows 8. Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft Google Teams with Facebook and Microsoft to Phight Phishing By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 30, 2012 The DMARC alliance hopes to prevent phishing messages from reaching users' spam folders. Tags: DMARC, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, phishing Forrester: Microsoft Losing Ground to Apple in Enterprise By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 27, 2012 Apple is making inroads on the client side of enterprise computing, with one-in-five information workers now using one or more Apple products for work, says Forrester Analyst Frank Gillett. Tags: Microsoft, Apple, Enterprise Microsoft Names Ex-Antivirus Employee as Botnet 'Suspect' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 24, 2012 The company believes that Andrey Sabelnikov, a former employee of a Russian security vendor, helped write the code for the Kelihos botnet. Tags: Microsoft, security, botnet Microsoft Defies Weak PC Market and Analysts Expectations By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published January 19, 2012 The software giant on Thursday exceeded analysts' expectations to post revenue of $20.89 billion and net income of $6.62 billion for its second quarter. Tags: Microsoft, earnings, PC, Windows 8 Microsoft Makes Cloud Management Move On VMware By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 18, 2012 Microsoft has released release candidates or betas for all of the components of its System Center 2012 cloud management suite. Tags: Microsoft, cloud computing, VMware Foxconn Workers in China Threatened Suicide Over Assignments By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 12, 2012 The manufacturing firm says that it has now resolved the dispute. Tags: Foxconn, Microsoft, China Microsoft Licenses Patents to LG for Android, Chrome OS Devices By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 12, 2012 Microsoft now gets a cut of the purchase prices for 70 percent of Android devices sold in the U.S. Tags: Microsoft, licensing, patent, Android Microsoft Fixed Eight Bugs in Seven Patches in January's Patch Tuesday By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 11, 2012 The month's security updates were light, but did include a fix for the BEAST vulnerability. Tags: Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, security Ballmer's Final CES Keynote: "Nothing is More Important at Microsoft than Windows" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 10, 2012 Microsoft's CEO talks up Windows 8, Kinect and Windows Phone at his final CES keynote. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, CES 2012 Microsoft Declares Demise of IE6 in U.S. By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 04, 2012 Fewer than 1 percent of U.S. Internet users ran the outdated Microsoft browser last month. Tags: Microsoft, IE6 Microsoft Windows XP Losing Share to Windows 7 By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published January 03, 2012 Microsoft XP shed nearly 11 percent of global desktop operating system market share between February 2011 and December 2011, while Windows 7 picked up nearly 13 percent in the same period. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, Windows XP Users Desert Windows XP in Near-Record Numbers By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 03, 2012 In the last four months, Microsoft's 10-year-old operating system has lost six percentage points of market share. Tags: Windows XP, Windows 7, operating systems, Microsoft Microsoft Wins Partial Ruling Over Motorola Mobility By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 21, 2011 An ITC judge finds that Motorola's smartphones violate one Microsoft patent, but not six others. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, Motorola, patent infringement Novell-Microsoft Trial Ends as Jurors Deadlock By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 19, 2011 A hung jury means Novell will likely seek a re-trial. Tags: lawsuit, Novell, Microsoft, antitrust Microsoft Moves IE to 'Silent Update' By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 15, 2011 Soon, you'll never need to manually update a browser -- Chrome, Firefox or IE -- as Microsoft announces its intentions to move to the silent updating model. Tags: Chrome, IE, Firefox, Microsoft, updates Microsoft Beefs Up Office 365 EU, US Regulatory Compliance By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published December 14, 2011 Seeking to make the Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite more attractive to customers subject to regulatory compliance, Microsoft will sign EU model clauses and add features to ensure HIPAA compliance. Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, cloud computing, Office Microsoft Windows Azure Update Previews Hadoop Distro By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published December 13, 2011 The software giant is making available a limited preview of an Apache Hadoop-based distribution for its cloud operating system platform that will add Big Data capabilities. Tags: Hadoop, Microsoft, Azure Microsoft and HP Seal Deal on Public, Private Cloud Apps By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published December 09, 2011 The four-year initiative will make HP a reseller of the Microsoft Office 365 cloud productivity suite, while Microsoft delivers solutions like Exchange Server 2010 as a service via HP's global array of data centers. Tags: HP, cloud computing, hybrid cloud, private cloud, Microsoft Microsoft Updates Exchange 2010 with Service Pack 2 By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published December 06, 2011 SP2 adds increased support for hybrid environments that blend on-premises mailboxes with cloud-based mailboxes, as well as a number of other enhancements and bug fixes. Tags: SP2, Exchange, Microsoft, Windows Big Data Fuels Hadoop's Rise By Herman Mehling | Article Published December 05, 2011 Call it a sign of the times: Now even Microsoft -- the king of proprietary software -- is embracing open source Hadoop. Bottom line: big data makes a compelling case. Tags: Hadoop, big data, Apache, Microsoft Microsoft Streamlines Windows 8 Setup By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published November 24, 2011 The software giant will shift its focus to Web delivery for upgrades to Windows 8 and says it has streamlined the setup process to make it easier than ever before. Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, Windows Microsoft Socl: Inside the Company's Secret Social Network By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 16, 2011 Like Facebook and Google, Microsoft is also working on a project that makes search more social. Tags: Socl, Microsoft Microsoft Minimizes Windows Update Auto-Restarts in Windows 8 By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published November 16, 2011 The software behemoth is revising how Windows Update works in Windows 8 to minimize the number of automatic restarts required and prevent disruption and data loss. But one thing it won't do is push updates for third-party applications. Tags: auto-start, Windows updates, Microsoft, Windows 8 Apple and the Danger of the Corporate Market By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 16, 2011 Apple is gaining presence in the enterprise despite its historic disdain for marketing to the workplace. Can it survive its success? Tags: Enterprise IT, Apple, consumerization of IT, Microsoft Commercial Kinect for Windows SDK Due Early Next Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 31, 2011 Celebrating the first year anniversary of the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360, Microsoft finally puts a date on the promised commercial SDK for Kinect on Windows -- sort of. Tags: Kinect, Kinect SDK, Microsoft Nokia May Miss U.S. Holidays with Windows Phone By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 25, 2011 A publication that tracks advertising says it hasn't seen any signs of a marketing campaign for Nokia's Windows Phones as the holidays loom. Tags: Windows Phone, Nokia, mobile, Microsoft Microsoft's YouTube Channel Gets Hijacked And Wiped Clean By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 25, 2011 The guilty party may have been the previous owner of the account. Tags: YouTube, Microsoft, security Microsoft, Compal Sign Patent Deal for Android, Chrome By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 24, 2011 The manufacturers of half of all Android devices now pay licensing fees to Microsoft. Tags: Android, patent, Microsoft Microsoft (Yawn) Breaks Revenue Record Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 21, 2011 In a traditionally slow quarter, Microsoft broke revenue records but just barely. Tags: earnings, stock, revenue, Microsoft In New Antitrust Case, All Eyes Will Be on Bill Gates By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 18, 2011 The former Microsoft CEO is scheduled to testify in a lawsuit brought by Novell. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits Google: Microsoft is Competing in Mobile by Harassing Customers By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 14, 2011 Google CEO Larry Page lashes out at Microsoft's legal attacks on Android, as Google revenues continue to grow. Tags: mobile, Android, Microsoft, Google Microsoft CEO Says 'Reimagining' Both Windows and Entire Company By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 14, 2011 Steve Ballmer said his company is changing to respond to new innovations like cloud computing. Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft Microsoft Completes Skype Acquisition By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 14, 2011 Former Skype CEO Tony Bates now reports directly to Steve Ballmer. Tags: Skype, Microsoft First Blush: Meg Whitman Could be Great for HP By Rob Enderle | Article Published October 13, 2011 The stakes are high for HP's new CEO. Will she be able to avoid the missteps of her predecessors? Tags: whitman, IBM, HP, Microsoft Buyer's Guide: Microsoft ERP Systems By Drew Robb | Article Published October 12, 2011 The sheer range of Microsoft ERP offerings might be confusing for some enterprise IT managers. What's the best choice for your company? Tags: ERP software, enterprise resource planning, ERP, Microsoft Microsoft Sucks Up $444 Million From Android By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 30, 2011 A Goldman Sachs report says Microsoft may be using Android licensing fees as a way to get Windows Phone 7 on more devices. Tags: Android, Microsoft IBM Tops Microsoft to Become Second-Most Valuable in Technology By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 30, 2011 On Thursday, IBM's market cap reached $214 billion. Tags: IBM, Microsoft Is Yahoo Up for Sale? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 26, 2011 Reports are circulating that Yahoo is considering offers to buy out the number two search firm. Tags: search, Microsoft, Yahoo Microsoft's Virtualization Offering Marches Forward By Paul Rubens | Article Published September 22, 2011 The competition in the red-hot virtualization market is only getting fiercer, as Microsoft moves to elbow in and grab more share from VMware. Tags: windows server 8, virtualization, vSphere, VMware, Microsoft Microsoft Ships Beta Tools to Tie Kinect to Robots By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 19, 2011 With a new developers kit, designers will be able to create their own robots that use Xbox Kinect as the user interface. Tags: Kinect, Xbox, Microsoft, robotics Microsoft Ships Tech Preview of Windows Server 8 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 14, 2011 Microsoft moves to make Windows Server 8 an integral part of "reimagining Windows." Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, windows server 8 Microsoft Gives Out Windows 8 Tablets By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 13, 2011 With the first technical previews of Windows 8 released to developers this week, Microsoft is moving to get the latest version of Windows out by the end of 2012. Tags: tablets, Windows 8, Microsoft, developers Microsoft Unveils Dynamics AX 2012 ERP By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 12, 2011 Microsoft's newest enterprise resources planning solution clearly targets a global audience, with support for almost two dozen languages. Tags: Dynamics, ERP, Microsoft Microsoft to Deliver Shorter Boot Times with Windows 8 By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 12, 2011 In advance of Microsoft's developer conference for Windows 8, the company is sharing more details of what to expect with Windows 7's replacement. Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft Microsoft Restores Services After Crash Affects Millions Worldwide By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 09, 2011 Last night, Office 365, MSN.com, Live@edu and Windows Live Hotmail went down for users in Europe and Asia. Tags: Microsoft, outage, cloud computing With Bartz Gone - Whither Bing? By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 07, 2011 Does this week's shakeup leave an opening for Microsoft to capitalize on its search and advertising deal with troubled Yahoo? Tags: Microsoft, Yahoo, Bartz, search Intune Update Due in Mid-October By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 06, 2011 The first major update of Microsoft's online PC management service will become available to subscribers on October 17, the company said. Tags: Azure Cloud, Intune, PC management, Microsoft The Microsoft-VMware Virtualization Battle By Paul Rubens | Article Published September 06, 2011 In the virtualization market, VMware certainly had the first-mover advantage over Microsoft, yet the Redmond giant appears focused on closing the gap. One tech pundit calls it a long shot. Tags: virtualization, VMware, Microsoft Has Microsoft's Patent Deal with Novell Hurt Red Hat? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 24, 2011 Red Hat CEO addresses the patent issue. Tags: patent, Red Hat, Microsoft Microsoft Blog: Windows 8 to Support USB 3.0 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 23, 2011 Microsoft says native USB 3.0 will be an integral part of Windows 8. Tags: USB, Microsoft, Windows 8 Microsoft Starts Blog for Windows 8 Information Exchange By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 16, 2011 In an attempt to repeat Windows 7's success, Microsoft's Windows head cranked up a new blog for Windows 8 this week. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows 8 Unintended Consequences: Will Motorola Deal Help Microsoft? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 15, 2011 Google's plan to buy Motorola Mobility promises to impact virtually every player in the smartphone space. Tags: iPhone, Google, Motorla, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7, Android More Than 40 Percent of PCs Will Run Windows 7 This Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 09, 2011 Just as Windows 7 seems to be hitting its stride in corporate deployments, it's starting to see its own view in the window of the enterprises' rotating door. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows 8 Microsoft Renews $100m Linux Deal with Suse By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 26, 2011 Microsoft will purchase Suse Linux Enterprise certificates and agrees not to sue Suse. Tags: SUSE Linux, Microsoft Microsoft Office on Android: The Best 2011 Response to the iPad By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 26, 2011 Perhaps Microsoft and Google should partner to challenge their common competitive foe, Apple. Tags: Apple, Google, iPad, Microsoft, Office Businesses Investing in IT Drove Microsoft Earnings Past Expectations By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 22, 2011 Microsoft profits climbed 30 percent in its fourth quarter. Tags: Microsoft What Buyers Look for in Virtualization Solutions By Jeff Vance | Article Published July 21, 2011 Real world examples of the key factors that companies consider as they select virtualization solutions. Tags: Microsoft, cloud computing, Citrix, virtualization, VMware Leaked Website Hints at Microsoft Social Networking Site By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 15, 2011 Are Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter collaborating on a competitor for Google+? Tags: Microsoft, social networking Microsoft to Open 75 More Retail Stores By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 14, 2011 The company's COO tells partners that the idea has been so successful, they're going to expand to a lot more areas. Tags: retail, Microsoft, Apple Store Microsoft Emphasizes Cloud Services to Partners - Again By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 12, 2011 On day two of the software giant's annual partner conclave the company honed in on making sure its resellers get the newest information on its near-term cloud computing plans. Tags: Microsoft, Cloud, windows server 8, system center 2012 Ballmer: Microsoft 'All In' For Partners By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 11, 2011 Worldwide partner conference keynote highlights existing and future opportunities to Microsoft's sales partners. Tags: Windows 7, Windows 8, Microsoft, Worldwide Partner Conference Microsoft Ships Windows 7 for In-Store Use By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 08, 2011 Microsoft said this week that the POS version of Windows 7 Embedded is now generally available. Tags: POS, Microsoft, Windows 7 Microsoft Scores Android Royalties By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 08, 2011 Microsoft hasn't been aggressive in launching a tablet, yet that doesn't mean the company is ignoring the mobile market. Tags: Android, Microsoft, mobile Will Ballmer Kick Off Windows 8 Consumer Beta at CES? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 07, 2011 A leading tech rumor site claims that the public beta of Windows 8 will be available in January. Tags: CES, Ballmer, Microsoft, Windows 8 Citrix and Microsoft Gain on VMware By Paul Rubens | Article Published July 07, 2011 VMware has clearly held the top spot in the burgeoning virtualization market, running ahead of competitors Citrix and Microsoft. Yet the race appears to be shifting. Tags: Microsoft, virtualization, Citrix, VMware Baidu Chooses Bing for English Search By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 05, 2011 In a move aimed at further penetrating the largest search market in the world, Microsoft teams with the Chinese search titan to provide Bing for English searches. Tags: Microsoft, Baidu.com, Bing, search Microsoft to Partner With China's Leading Search Engine By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 05, 2011 Bing will power Baidu's English-language searches. Tags: China, Microsoft Microsoft Ships Windows Thin PC By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 01, 2011 New release lets IT professionals deploy locked down Windows PCs. Tags: Microsoft, thin PC, Windows 7, thin client Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2 Ready for Testers By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 01, 2011 Microsoft makes another pre-beta release of Internet Explorer 10 ready for download. Tags: IE, browser, IE 10, Microsoft Microsoft Releases Office 365 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 28, 2011 The online version of Microsoft's office productivity suite competes directly with Google Apps. Tags: Office, Microsoft BPOS Customers Face Transition to Office 365 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 27, 2011 Upgrading to Office 365 could be tricky for small businesses without dedicated IT staff. Tags: Microsoft Survey Has Good/Bad News for Office 365 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 27, 2011 A new study on cloud adoption plans by enterprises found that of companies not already using cloud-based unified communications, only 10 percent plan to adopt such a service in the next year. Tags: UC, cloud computing, Office 365, Microsoft, public cloud |
