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Windows Tablets Gain Market Share at iPad's Expense By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 25, 2013 Tablet sales more than doubled year over year. Tags: Strategy Analytics, tablets, Windows, Apple, iPad, Android, report How to Setup a USB Drive that Can Run or Install Ubuntu By Matt Hartley | Article Published April 22, 2013 If you're on Windows or a Mac and would like to give Ubuntu a try, follow these steps to install Ubuntu on a USB drive. Tags: OS X, Mac, Ubuntu, USB drive, Windows, Linux, open source, Flash Microsoft Profits Climb 19% on Strong Software Sales By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 19, 2013 Revenue fell short of expectations. Tags: Microsoft, quarterly financials, revenue, software, earnings, Windows Microsoft Releases 'Boring' Patch Tuesday Update By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 10, 2013 The company still hasn't patched the IE vulnerability demonstrated at Pwn2Own. Tags: security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Windows, IE Patch Tuesday Release Addresses IE, USB Vulnerabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 13, 2013 This month's security update from Microsoft patches 20 bugs. Tags: security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, USB, Windows, Patch Tuesday Microsoft Revenue Climbs, Profits Fall By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 25, 2013 The company's earnings report largely met analyst expectations. Tags: earnings, revenue, quarterly financials, Microsoft, Windows Microsoft's Ballmer Makes Surprise Appearance at CES By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 09, 2013 After vowing not to do another CES keynote, Microsoft's CEO crashed the party. Tags: Windows, steve ballmer, Qualcomm, chips, tablets, CES, Microsoft, mobile January's Patch Tuesday Release Addresses 12 Vulnerabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 09, 2013 The release fixes security bugs in Windows and Office, but not an actively exploited vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Tags: Surface, Microsoft, Windows, Patch Tuesday, Office, Internet Explorer, security vulnerabilities, Windows RT Former Windows Chief Steve Sinofsky to Teach at Harvard By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 20, 2012 Sinofsky abruptly departed from his job at Microsoft about a month ago. Tags: Microsoft, Windows The Rebirth of Microsoft: Sinofsky’s Departure By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 14, 2012 The departure of its Windows chief could herald Microsoft's transformation into a far more powerful company. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, management Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Leaves Microsoft By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 13, 2012 The timing of his departure--just weeks after the launch of Windows 8--has raised many questions. Tags: Windows, Microsoft BlueStacks: Run Android Apps on AMD Windows PCs By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published September 28, 2012 Startup teams with AMD to open up the Android app market to Windows PCs. Tags: mobile, android apps, Android, Windows, AMD Microsoft Gets a New Logo for the First Time Since 1987 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 23, 2012 The company name is no longer italicized, and the logo now features a version of the familiar Windows symbol. Tags: Windows Phone, Office, Windows, Microsoft Microsoft, Adobe Plan Critical Patch Tuesday Security Updates By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 13, 2012 Adobe will release updates for Reader and Acrobat X; Microsoft will release nine security bulletins for various software. Tags: development tools, Microsoft, Windows, SQL, updates, Exchange, server software, Adobe, Security Advisory, Reader, Office, Internet Explorer, Acrobat, vulnerabilities Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Hit by Cross-Platform Malware Attack By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 12, 2012 The Trojan first checks to see which OS a machine is running, then downloads the appropriate file. Tags: cross-platform, malware, Linux, OS X, Windows, Trojans, security Microsoft Squashes Zero-Day Bug in July Patch Tuesday By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2012 This month's security update addresses vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Office. Tags: Visual Basic, Internet Explorer, Office, security, vulnerability, Microsoft, Windows, Patch Tuesday Analyst: Apple Device Sales Could Equal Windows Sales 'Within a Year' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 05, 2012 The rise of post-PC devices has nearly cancelled out Microsoft's lead over Apple in the technology industry. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, sales, Apple, Mac, PC Gartner: Traditional Windows Desktop Software Facing Extinction By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published June 29, 2012 BYOD and Microsoft's move toward tablets will spark a radical transformation in the Windows software ecosystem, according to Gartner. Tags: Windows, Windows RT, Metro, tablets, BYOD Windows Desktop Destined for Long Slide to Oblivion, Says Gartner By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 28, 2012 The analyst firm believes Windows 8 will usher in a major "technology shift." Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, Gartner, applications, desktop, Windows Microsoft to Fix Dangerous IE, Windows Security Holes By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 08, 2012 Next week's Patch Tuesday release will include 7 bulletins with fixes for 28 vulnerabilities. Tags: DYNAMICS AX, Visual Basic, Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET, Patch Tuesday, security vulnerabilities, Microsoft Microsoft Makes Skype Available to OEMs for Preinstallation on PCs By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 30, 2012 A new kit gives PC manufacturers “instructions on how to silently install Skype for your customers.” Tags: Windows, Skype, PC, Microsoft Android to Surpass Windows by 2016: IDC By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 29, 2012 As computing continues to shift from desktop to mobile devices, IDC predicts that Microsoft will lose its place as the dominant operating system provider. Tags: Android, IOS, operating systems, Windows Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to Release 6 Patches, 1 Critical By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 09, 2012 It's a light month for Microsoft security vulnerability fixes. Tags: Microsoft, Security Advisory, Patch Tuesday, Windows 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: Microsoft, Windows, CES 2012 Microsoft Pitches Windows Store for Apps By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 07, 2011 Microsoft promises developers "a bigger bite of the Apple." Tags: app store, Windows 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: Microsoft, Windows, SP2, Exchange 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: Microsoft, Windows 8, Windows IBM's zEnterprise Enables Mainframe-Windows Combo By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 09, 2011 Until now, the mainframe computer has traditionally been distinctly separate from the Windows world. Tags: mainframe, zEnterprise, IBM, Windows IBM Brings Windows to the Mainframe By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 07, 2011 New technology to support Microsoft's operating system on mainframe hardware will become available December 16. Tags: IBM, Windows, mainframe Will Windows 8 'Secure Boot' Lessen Linux Adoption? By Matt Hartley | Article Published September 26, 2011 Windows 8's Secure Boot function could hamper the use of desktop Linux. Tags: secure boot, Windows, Red Hat, Linux, desktop linux Bridging Linux and Windows: Top Apps By Matt Hartley | Article Published September 06, 2011 The dividing line between the Linux and Windows platforms gets thinner all the time. Tags: Windows, Linux, Wine Does Loving Linux Make Us Dislike Windows? By Matt Hart | Article Published August 08, 2011 Is the Linux-Windows debate about OS politics, or something more pragmatic? Tags: Windows, open source, Windows 7, Linux desktop, Linux Black Hat: Document Exploits Continue to Evolve By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 03, 2011 Researchers demonstrated that Microsoft Office documents are still exploitable. Tags: Black Hat Conference, Microsoft Office, Windows Microsoft: We View a Tablet as a PC By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 13, 2011 Redmond won't be putting Windows Phone 7 on any tablets. Tags: tablet PC, Windows 50 Must-Have Open Source Apps for Your Home Office By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published June 21, 2011 Open source apps for most every home office task, most of which function on Windows. Tags: home office, software, Linux, open source, Windows Microsoft Previews Windows 8 at All Things D By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 02, 2011 The software giant gives its first demo of the new user interface coming with Windows 8, purportedly set to arrive next year. Tags: Microsoft, ARM, Windows 8, x86, Windows IE9 Picks Up Share But Will It Be Enough? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 03, 2011 Latest browser results: Chrome and Safari gain a little but IE holds steady, though its decline continues. Tags: IE, Internet Explorer 9, IE 9, Windows, Microsoft Microsoft Rolls Out First IE10 Platform Preview By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 13, 2011 Just weeks after Microsoft shipped its largest update to its venerable browser in years, the company has already begun the development cycle for the next version. Tags: HTML 5, browser, Windows, IE 9, Microsoft Should You Upgrade to Windows 7? By James Maguire | Article Published March 28, 2011 With some companies still hesitating to upgrade to Windows 7, a look at the possible rationale for making the leap to Windows' latest OS. Tags: Windows XP, upgrade, Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft Developers Kit Coming for Kinect on Windows By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 22, 2011 It's been rumored for months that Microsoft would provide the ability to link its Kinect game controller with Windows, but now it's official. Tags: developer, Windows, developer tools, Kinect, Microsoft Windows at Age 25: Where's It Headed? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 23, 2010 Windows turned 25 over the weekend, but will it last another 25 years? Several analyst attempt a little perspective on its mid-term future. Tags: Windows 7, Windows Phone 7, cloud computing, Microsoft, Windows Building Windows and Linux Systems with rPath By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 19, 2010 The vendor that pioneered the Linux software appliance market 5 yearrs ago is now at long last adding Windows to its roster. How do you build a Windows appliance/software stack anyways? Tags: appliances, Linux, Windows, application management, rPath Windows Legacy Apps vs. Linux Desktop Adopters? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 15, 2010 Linux offers a more challenging user experience yet also delivers more value, an expert opines. Tags: Linux downloads, Windows, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, Linux Linux: Does Being Competitive with Windows Matter? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 08, 2010 The Linux desktop may actually be hampered by its efforts to compete with Windows. Tags: Linux, Linux downloads, Linux desktop, Ubuntu, Windows Next Year to be a Big One for Office 2010: Survey By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 26, 2010 Is Microsoft's Office cash cow ready to be put out to posture? The results of a recent survey about Office 2010 deployments in corporate environments, may surprise you. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Dell, Office 2010, Office Windows 8: Due in Two Years? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 25, 2010 A leak from Microsoft's Dutch Blog pegs Windows 8 to arrive in about two years, keeping to Microsoft's plans to release alternating major and minor releases of the enigmatic operating system. Tags: Windows 8, enterprise software, Windows, Microsoft, Enterprise IT XP eXPires, OEMs to Stop Selling the Aging OS By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 25, 2010 However, determined customers can still get XP pre-installed using "downgrade rights." Tags: OEM, XP, Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows Windows 7 Sells 240 Million Licenses in a Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 21, 2010 Nearly a quarter of a billion Windows 7 licenses sold in less than a year: Microsoft celebrates. Tags: migration, Windows 7, Windows, ROI, Microsoft Top 20 Open Source Apps for Windows By Matt Hartley | Article Published October 11, 2010 Open source downloads for file zipping, audio, video, graphics, office productivity and more. Tags: Linux, Windows, Linux downloads, Office, open source software Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 16 Patches By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 08, 2010 Within the 16 patches to be released on Tuesday, Microsoft rates four of them as "critical." Tags: security, Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Patch Tuesday Windows 7 Slate Expected in Mid 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 04, 2010 Experts speculate about whether Microsoft's late entry will be ultimately detrimental to the company's competition in the tablet sector. Tags: tablet, Windows, tablets, Microsoft, iPad New Outlook Plug-in for Moving Big Files By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 27, 2010 Smith Micro adds Microsoft Outlook support to its cloud-based service for moving files that are too big for transmission via e-mail systems. Tags: Outlook, Windows, Microsoft, plug-in, IT asset management Windows Live Links Up With LinkedIn By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 27, 2010 The software giant's online services for consumers and small businesses are becoming more socially aware with its new friend, LinkedIn. Tags: Facebook, Windows, LinkedIn, social networking, Social Networking Tools Improving Windows Server Security By Paul Rubens | Article Published September 15, 2010 Microsoft took down the Waledac spam botnet by gaining control of the domains used by the botnet's herders to issue commands to infected Windows machines. Tags: Microsoft, server security, security, botnets, Windows Microsoft SMB Server 7 to Ship Soon By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 14, 2010 The Microsoft SMB server software is slated for release sometime this month. Tags: SMB, server software, Microsoft, Server Edition, Windows Operating System Support: How Long Does Yours Last? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 30, 2010 Getting support for your servers, mainframe, notebook and desktop OSes is a key factor in any buying decision. Red Hat, Novell, Microsoft, HP and IBM give us their views on how much support they feel customers need. But is it enough for you? Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Oracle, IBM, Windows Microsoft Beefs Up Office Web Apps By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 27, 2010 The online versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint get a handful of enhancements. Tags: Web apps, Windows, Microsoft, Office Web Apps, Office 2010 Windows 95 Anniversary: Looking Back, 15 Years Later By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 25, 2010 Fifteen years may seem to be forever in the tech world, but Aug. 24, 1995 was a pivotal day for Microsoft and a whole world full of Windows users. Tags: Windows upgrades, bill gates, Microsoft, windows os, Windows Internet Explorer, 15 Years and Counting By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 18, 2010 Microsoft bundled IE with Windows early on, which gave the company an early leg up in browsers. But can the software giant hold on to the dominant position it's had for so many years? Tags: Microsoft, browsers, Windows, Internet browser, Internet Explorer Desktop Linux: Great for the Environment, Bad for Economy? By Matt Hartley | Article Published August 10, 2010 Is using desktop Linux better for the environment and the economy than running Windows or Mac OS X? Tags: Windows, Linux desktop, Apple iPad, linux os, Linux Tech Staff with Only One OS Need Not Apply By Carla Schroder | Article Published August 06, 2010 In today's heterogenous data center environment, data center staffers definitely need to be familiar with more than one OS. Tags: Windows, Apple, OS, Linux, data center management Microsoft Ships Last IE9 Preview Before Beta Release By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 05, 2010 As the public beta test of Internet Explorer 9 approaches, Microsoft touts the progress it's made getting the browser ready for its first close up with users. Tags: Microsoft, IE, IE9, Windows, Browers Windows 7 Outstrips Vista After Only Nine Months By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 03, 2010 It's only been nine months since the release of Windows 7, but a new report shows it has already superseded its predecessor in terms of usage. Tags: Net Applications, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Microsoft Microsoft Does It Again -- Record Revenues in 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 22, 2010 What recession? As expected, Microsoft broke revenue records again thanks to Windows 7 and Office 2010. Can the good times continue? Tags: earnings, Microsoft, Windows XP, Windows, Windows 7 Windows 7 Sales Likely to Drive Microsoft Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 21, 2010 Microsoft is expected to turn in another strong quarter fueled by its new operating system, but will almost predictable record earnings -- again -- please or disappoint investors? Tags: earnings, Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft Microsoft: Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 21, 2010 SP1 may be in beta now, but the company admits that Windows 7 customers may have to wait some time before getting their hands on the full update. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Service Pack, Windows, Service Pack (SP1) Learning from Microsoft: Why Bill Gates Can Never Return By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 14, 2010 Sometimes you have to realize that the adults won’t come back and save you because it is up to you this time. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, IT management, Enterprise, HP Microsoft Extends Windows XP 'Downgrade Rights' Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 14, 2010 Changes in how Microsoft handles systems "downgraded" to be sold with Windows XP aim to make the process more consistent and responsive to customers' needs, but it still seems confusing. Tags: Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft, XP, Windows XP Ballmer Touts Windows Handhelds vs. iPad By - Reuters | Article Published July 12, 2010 Handheld devices running Windows 7 are due from Dell, Acer and others vendors, the Microsoft chief executive said. Tags: iPad apps, iPad, iphone apps, Windows, iPhone Google Phasing Out Windows: Report By David Needle | Article Published June 02, 2010 Security concerns are reportedly at the root of Google's crackdown on the use of Windows in its offices. Tags: Windows, cloud computing, Google, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Apple Now Worth More Than Microsoft By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 26, 2010 Stock markets finally achieved what some wags had been waiting for some time to see -- Apple is now worth more than Microsoft. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Apple, stocks, Mac The Windows 7 Wave Is On Its Way By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 25, 2010 Research firm Forrester studied 90,000 corporate PCs and found Windows 7 has already outstripped its predecessor, Windows Vista, taking only six months to penetrate as deeply as Vista did in a year. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7, IT manager, IT Microsoft Previews New Live Hotmail Features By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 18, 2010 As Microsoft prepares to upgrade several of its Windows Live programs, such as Live Messenger, it is also readying an updated version of its Web-based e-mail. Tags: Hotmail, Windows, Microsoft, Web apps, Windows Live Microsoft Credits Windows 7 for Record Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 22, 2010 Hefty sales of Windows 7 helped Microsoft again turn in another stellar quarter, once again beating Wall Street analysts' estimates. Tags: PC, Windows, earnings, Windows 7, Microsoft Survey: Windows 7 Early Adopters 'Very Satisfied' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 31, 2010 Early adopters who bought a new PC with Windows 7 or who upgraded an existing PC to the new operating system were "satisfied" with the experience, according to a new survey. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows, PC |
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