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  • Microsoft cautiously optimistic on Windows 7 business uptake

    Despite Thursday's Windows 7 launch and hoopla, Microsoft remains cautious about corporate uptake of the operating system and believes 2010 will be the real start to the upgrade cycle that could run into 2012.

    Written by John Fontana24 Oct. 09 07:59
  • With Hyper-V R2, Microsoft sets its sights on VMware

    Competition between VMware and Microsoft got a little tighter on Thursday with the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, which includes a major update to Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software.

    Written by Sumner Lemon and James Niccolai23 Oct. 09 14:21
  • Sergey Brin laments Yahoo's Microsoft search deal

    Google cofounder and President of Technology Sergey Brin made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit on Thursday, answering a variety of questions on hot-button issues affecting the search company.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez23 Oct. 09 09:01
  • Google-Microsoft search rivalry heats up

    The ongoing search war between Google and Microsoft is intensifying as both companies battle to outpace the other in real-time search.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin23 Oct. 09 02:53
  • Ballmer headlines global Windows 7 launch events

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage in New York Thursday, playing the role of chief salesman in a day of worldwide launch events, executive speechmaking and sales promotions meant to persuade consumers and businesses to migrate to Windows 7.

    Written by Marc Ferranti23 Oct. 09 08:17
  • Microsoft strikes search deals with Twitter, Facebook

    Microsoft has reached collaboration agreements with Twitter and Facebook to get their members' public status updates and messages indexed and presented in useful ways on the Bing search engine.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez22 Oct. 09 06:57
  • Sidekick data restoration still not underway

    By the time lost Sidekick data reappears, will anybody care? Of course, but the longer it takes Microsoft to restore data lost Oct. 5 in a massive server crash, the less the data is worth.

    Written by David Coursey20 Oct. 09 04:13
  • Ballmer: Sidekick outage 'not good'

    Las Vegas: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer characterized the recent Sidekick data loss episode as "not good," and said he believes all the data will be recovered, but added that Microsoft will have to be more forthcoming in explaining to enterprise customers why a similar situation won’t occur with Microsoft’s online services.

    Written by John Fontana20 Oct. 09 14:35
  • Five Reasons Windows XP Has About a Year to Live

    For all the stories about enterprises holding off on Windows 7 deployments, Windows XP's dominance in the enterprise is at the beginning of the end, says one industry analyst.

    Written by Shane O'Neill20 Oct. 09 08:34
  • Microsoft-Yahoo deal gets support from ad association

    Microsoft and Yahoo are touting a brief letter that an advertising association sent to the U.S. Department of Justice supporting the search deal proposed by the companies.

    Written by Nancy Gohring20 Oct. 09 06:36
  • Is SharePoint unstoppable, or mostly smoke and mirrors?

    Guessing what eye-popping growth figures Microsoft will trumpet for its popular portal and collaboration app, SharePoint, has become an annual parlor game for fans and detractors alike.

    Written by Eric Lai20 Oct. 09 05:02
  • Mozilla unblocks Microsoft add-on for Firefox

    Mozilla has now unblocked a Microsoft add-on thought to pose a danger due to a software vulnerability, but a second add-on remains blocked, the organization said on Sunday.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk20 Oct. 09 08:01
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