Windows 7 and Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will be under close watch when the company reports its financial earnings …
Microsoft ships major update for Mac Office 2008
Microsoft updated Office 2008 for Mac to Service Pack 2 (SP2), adding a tool that beefs up access to documents …
Virtualization, cloud underlie Microsoft’s Linux kernel submission
Experts say Microsoft's submission of virtualization driver source code to the Linux kernel marks a watershed event in the vendor's …
Microsoft stuns Linux world
In an historic move, Microsoft Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
Analyst: Microsoft’s Windows 7 license numbers misleading
A former Microsoft employee and prominent analyst warned the financial community not to be misled by Microsoft's claims about early …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
Microsoft and Yahoo close to search ad deal
In less than a week, Microsoft could reach an alliance with Yahoo that could compete better with Google in online …
Microsoft admits it tested SQL Server as store for Exchange 2010
Microsoft Corp acknowledged that it had “absolutely” considered replacing the maligned storage engine in its Exchange e-mail server software with …
Microsoft patches 9 bugs, leaves one open for hackers
Microsoft delivered six security updates that patch nine vulnerabilities, fixing two bugs already being used by hackers but leaving one …
Microsoft details Windows Azure pricing, availability
Microsoft revealed pricing and more details about how it will sell its Windows Azure cloud-computing infrastructure, making it free for …
Microsoft girds Office 2010 with free Web versions
Choosing to risk cannibalizing its own sales rather than let competitors such as Google Inc. eat away at them, Microsoft …
Microsoft admits new ActiveX zero-day bug
For the second time in a week, Microsoft Corp. is warning users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched, critical bug …
Microsoft girds Office 2010 with free Web versions
Choosing to risk cannibalizing its own sales rather than let competitors such as Google Inc. eat away at them, Microsoft …
Microsoft Office vs.Google Docs: A web apps showdown
The future may be the cloud, but it also may be Microsoft that ushers us into that realm of possibility …
Microsoft officially names Geneva project
Microsoft unveiled the names of the pieces that will make up its single sign-on platform that was formerly named Geneva. …
Microsoft opening mall-size Data Center near Chicago
Microsoft next week plans to flip the switch to open a 700,000-square-foot data center in Northlake, Ill., less than three …
Services firms boost Microsoft’s SaaS
Microsoft Corp.'s late move into the hosted software business gained some headway this month when two outsourcers — Computer Sciences …
Microsoft Bing booming; Yahoo appears in its sights
Reports released this week showed that Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search tool continues to gain ground in the search engine wars, …
Microsoft promises to stymie hackers next week with new patches
Microsoft said it would deliver six security updates coming Tuesday, including two for holes that hackers have been using for …