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Microsoft's Platform as a Service Plans: Putting the Pieces Together

Microsoft's Platform as a Service Plans: Putting the Pieces TogetherVery nice NT.

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Service Plans, Microsoft Platform, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Dan'l Lewin: Leading Microsoft Emerging Business Development

Dan’l Lewin, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Strategic and Emerging Business Development, interacts with a worldwide VC network to surface and nurture emerging venture-capital-backed technology start-ups with the potential to be the “next big things” extending the Microsoft platform, a $10 billion business, and growing.I spoke with Lewin to discuss...

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2006-06-27

Microsoft, Motorola form new alliance

Microsoft, Motorola form new allianceLMAO"Mission-critical environments demand unparalleled reliability and continuous data access. The Microsoft platform allows us to meet, even exceed, those demands," Im sorry, what?LMAOOh well, time for some of you to declare Motorola deadand throw your Motorola tech away. Now for a few more alliances and...

Tags: Microsoft Platform, LMAO, Motorola Inc., alliance, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-10-04

Additional Resources

Facebook Connect goes live; Tell your favorite Web site

The curtain has been officially raised on Facebook Connect, a feature that links partner Web sites with the profiles of Facebook members.Techmeme Everyday, Facebook looks more and more like a platform instead of just another social networking site. Now, using Facebook Connect, members can share information about...

Tags: Web, Facebook, Web Site, Curtain, Web Site Development, Social Networking, Web Technology, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Microsoft hires former Yahoo exec to run online services

Microsoft has hired former Yahoo executive Qi Lu to run its online services business. Lu will start on January 5 and report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a CNET report. The company also announced that Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Aquantive and a...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Former Yahoo exec to head Microsoft Online Services; Former aQuantive chief quits

Microsoft's search for a leader for its beleaguered Online Systems business is over and at least one of its top execs seemingly is none too happy with the results. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Exec, Lu, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-12-04

CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped

Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, PaaS, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-04

A Tour of Nortel's WebAlive Virtual World for Business

Nortel's new WebAlive world combines a virtual world with fantastic audio to make a business collaboration platform. Here's a preview of that world. by David Greenfield

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Virtual World, VoIP, Virtual Reality, Conferencing, David Greenfield

Image galleries 2008-12-04

Microsoft Big Brains: Dave Campbell

The Microsoft "Big Brains" series, via which I am profiling Microsoft's roughly two dozen Technical Fellows, continues. This week's fellow is Dave Campbell, the head of strategy and architecture for SQL Services. by Mary Jo Foley

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

Blog posts 2008-12-04

WebAlive: A Virtual World that Means Business

The campus with its tapered lawns, water fountains, and post-modern styled buildings, were typical of any professional campus. Only this wasn't just any campus. It was Nortel's virtual online campus in WebAlive, its new virtual world service. I was just given...

Tags: Virtual World, Nortel Networks Corp., WebAlive, Altadyn, LDAP Integration, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-12-04

The emerging case for open business methods

The Internet has been the genesis of countless useful business innovations over the last several decades. These include a globally unified e-mail network, the advent of search engines, the rise of rich user experiences and SaaS, and most recently cloud computing to name but a few. But perhaps...

Tags: Network, Industry, Business, Business Strategy, Business Method, Reasons Organization, Dave Bort, Internet, Strategy, Open Source, Management, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Microsoft to tweak 'compatibility view' with next IE 8 test build

Microsoft is planning to make further tweaks to the "compatibility view" feature in Internet Explorer IE 8 when it releases the next public test build in early 2009. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Web, Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Site, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Metatomix seeks to bridge divide between structured and unstructured information

Recently I spoke with Howard Greenblatt, CTO of Semantic Technology company Metatomix. Headquartered in the north-eastern US State of Massachusetts, Metatomix provides a 'Semantic Platform' that; "intelligently connects all of your data in real-time and makes it available to any application, providing a 360° picture...

Tags: Metatomix Inc., Analysis, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Open source does not need new buzzwords

You can lose budget in the short term with Microsoft and its proprietary approach. But you will gain it back. A disciplined, long-term approach, based on open code and royalty-free standards, is how you keep the weight off. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-04

IBM launches first Linux-OpenOffice desktop with virtualization features

IBM has added a Linux desktop with new virtualization capabilities to its portfolio. The Virtual Desktop, which bundles Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, Virtual Bridges' KVM-based desktop virtualization software and IBM's Open Collaboration Client Solution, is available now, Big Blue announced on Thursday. None of the...

Tags: IBM Corp., Virtual Bridges, IBM Lotus Symphony, Linux, Virtualization, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...

Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

JavaFX Q&A

To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...

Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Owen Bird Law Corporation a Virtual Iron Customer

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Stephen Bakerman, Director of Information Technology, Owen Bird Law Corporation, a Virtual Iron customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Stephen's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what your organization...

Tags: Environment, Virtual Iron, Stephen, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-12-04

News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Antivirus, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Linux, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...

Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04