Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and development service experienced a serious outage yesterday, with the system’s service management component going down …
Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive
Microsoft will extend SkyDrive from being an online file storage service into what the company calls “a device cloud” that …
Microsoft IE privacy policy is impractical: Google
Google yesterday dismissed Microsoft’s accusation it had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer. It said Microsoft’s privacy protection feature, known …
Microsoft doubles support lifespan for consumer Windows 7, Vista
Microsoft has quietly extended support for the consumer versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista by five years, syncing them …
Mobile is decreasing necessity for physical workplaces: Galvis, Microsoft
Microsoft has predicted by the end of 2013 one third of workers will work mobile, as opposed to operating in …
Microsoft to cut SQL Azure prices
Microsoft is lowering the price of its SQL Azure database platform to help make it popular with a wider range …
Microsoft to create Lync-Skype bridge
Microsoft is looking at creating a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as …
Microsoft’s Jawad Al Redha recognised by Tatweej for IPR efforts
In the presence of HH Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and others, Jawad Al Redha, Microsoft Gulf’s …
Microsoft teams with 24/7 for superior cloud-based platform
Microsoft has entered into a broad partnership with customer-service software provider 24/7 that the companies expect will yield a superior …
Microsoft to release native mobile apps for its CRM software
Microsoft is gearing up to release a phalanx of native mobile applications for its CRM software, with clients aimed at …
Anonymised data not so anonymous: Microsoft research
Data routinely gathered in Web logs – IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings – can threaten …
Google, Microsoft and Facebook battle to end bogus email
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are amongst the major internet companies that have announced a new specification to streamline the way …
Microsoft sets Office 15 public beta for summer
The motions have been set for the new version of Microsoft’s Office suite, as the company yesterday announced the beginning …
Microsoft’s Q2 net income slightly down
Microsoft revenue rose in the second fiscal quarter, while its profits dipped a bit. Revenue for the quarter, ended Dec. …
Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent settle patent dispute
Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent have settled a patent dispute after a jury verdict last year said Microsoft should pay Alcatel $70 …
Microsoft expands its private cloud solution in new product
Microsoft will enable customers to build private clouds by integrating eight separate component products into one unified solution, they have …
Global construction group to deploy Microsoft
Global engineering and construction group Kentz is implementing Microsoft’s customer relationship management (CRM) system to support business development, help track …
GE, Microsoft launch JV aimed at global healthcare system transformation
General Electric Company through its healthcare IT business and Microsoft announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping …
Dubai’s dancers break marathon record using Microsoft Kinect Dance Central 2
A duo of dancers broke the standing record of non-stop video game marathon dancing using Microsoft Kinect’s Dance Central 2 …
Microsoft aims Windows 8 storage at enterprise data centres
Windows 8 includes a storage scheme suitable for business deployment that can treat hundreds of disks as a single logical …