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All things Microsoft: Windows 7, Bing, and 'pink phone'

ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley and Sumi Das talk about Microsoft's latest announcements around its new OS, search, and mobile. Foley says Bing and Windows 7 are getting most of the press as of late, but it's really Windows Mobile 7 that could cause the biggest stir when it launches next Spring....

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Foley, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

All things Microsoft: Windows 7, Bing, and 'pink phone'

ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley and Sumi Das talk about Microsoft's latest announcements around its new OS, search, and mobile. Foley says Bing and Windows 7 are getting most of the press as of late, but it's really Windows Mobile 7 that could cause the biggest stir when it launches next Spring.

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Foley, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mobile Applications, Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5

Videos 2009-06-03

Online Office: Microsoft keeps promising while Google delivers

No one really expected Microsoft to completely abandon the idea of desktop software, did they? Today, at the Professional Developers Conference, the company announced that it will be rolling out “Office Web applications,” basically calling it “lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote." I have no...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Microsoft Corp., Foley, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Office Suites, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-28

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Microsoft 'Geneva' identity wares approach the finish line

Microsoft is making available for download the near-final Release Candidate RC test build of its "Geneva" framework, the technology officially known as Windows Identity Foundation. Meanwhile, a new test build of the Microsoft Oslo modeling platform is waiting in the wings. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Geneva, Microsoft Corp., Research & Development, Microsoft Windows, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Microsoft to show off new visualization language at PDC

Microsoft is planning to show off a new visualization language, codenamed "Vedea" at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles in mid-November. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Microsoft puts more Azure cloud plumbing in place

Microsoft is continuing to lay the groundwork for the commercial version of its Azure cloud environement, rolling out a new content delivery network CDN capability, as well as the November update to its Azure developer services. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Content Delivery, Content Delivery Network, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-06

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Billing system testing behind Microsoft's SQL Azure outage this week

Testers of Microsoft's SQL Azure service experienced a three-plus hour unplanned outage this week -- just a couple of weeks before Microsoft is set to remove the beta tag from its Azure cloud service. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Billing, SQL, Billing System, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Manufacturing, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

Paving the way for its Office Web Apps rollout, Microsoft is adding SharePoint Online to the services it offers students and academics as part of its Live@edu offering. The SharePoint Online service should be available to Live@edu subscribers for no additional cost some time next year. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

The deadline for official comment on Microsoft's latest rendition of the browser-ballot -- the screen the company has proposed to download to PC users in order to appease antitrust regulators handling the Opera vs. Microsoft antitrust case -- is next week. Google, Mozilla and Opera are preparing to weigh in...

Tags: Antitrust, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-05

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Microsoft does a 180 on Exchange 2007 support (in a good way)

After notifying customers and partners that Exchange Server 2007 wouldn't be able to run on Windows Server 2008 R2, the latest version of WIndows Server, the Exchange team has reversed its decision. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week

Microsoft is working on a set of free open-source content-management application and set of reusable components for it that is codenamed "Orchard." The company is slated to share details about its plans for Orchard at TechEd Europe next week. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, Content Management, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

When Microsoft announced in January that the company was cutting 5,000 jobs, it wasn't clear how many waves it would take to realize that count. It looks like the cuts aren't done yet, based on an initial report of November 4 layoffs by TechFlash and a follow-up, claiming 800 jobs...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-04

The long and winding road to MSN's reinvention as a social hub

It took a couple of years, but Microsoft is finally making good on some of the ideas officials had for making the company's MSN home page more viable. On November 4, Microsoft launched a preview of the fruit of its efforts: A radically redesigned MSN.com with Facebook and Twitter integration....

Tags: MSN, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-04

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Microsoft to show Office Mobile 2010 at TechEd Europe

Microsoft officials have shared details about two of the three different versions of Office 2010 that are in development: The Office 2010 client and the Office Web Apps. Next week, at the TechEd Europe conference in Berlin, they finally are slated to show and tell more about the third: Office...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Microsoft to raise prices, add more high-end editions with SQL Server 2008 R2

With the new version of its database due out by mid-2010, Microsoft is increasing its retail prices. It also is adding two new high-end editions of SQL Server 2008 R2 to its line-up. Other news from the opening day of Microsoft's SQL PASS conference: Microsoft is planning to make the...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Microsoft seeks to lure Salesforce, Oracle users with six months free of CRM Online

On the heels of yesterday's price cut for a number of Microsoft-hosted enterprise cloud service offerings, the company is introducing a "free for six months" deal, in the hopes of attracting Salesforce.com and Oracle CRM On Demand users. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., CRM, Sales Force Management, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Sales, Marketing, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-03

News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mainframes, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Servers, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-11-03