Windows 8 to be released in late October
Microsoft confirms at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto that its long-awaited OS upgrade will finally be made widely available this fall
A multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing, including Windows and Office. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues.
IE9: Five changes you should care about
Microsoft’s IE9 certainly looks different than any other version of the browser
Why Canada needs the cloud to own the podium
CIOs need to conduct internal assessments and have a future plan for the cloud
IBM challenges Microsoft, Citrix with channel-exclusive virtualization play
IBM’s virtual desktop offering targets the mid-market customer and will be deployed exclusively through the channel
Number 2 Newsmaker: Eric Gales of Microsoft Canada
It was all about the cloud for Microsoft in 2010, but the vendor also found time for a new office suite and a long-awaited new mobile OS
Microsoft takes Toronto’s i4i to the U.S. Supreme Court
The latest chapter in the Microsoft Corp. versus i4i Inc. patent infringement case court drama has the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear Microsoft’s appeal that, if successful, will have the two companies battling it out over the validity of i4i’s patent
Microsoft makes UC affordable to SMBs with Lync launch
Lync Server 2010 connects people in real-time anytime, anywhere
Updated: Novell acquired by Attachmate in US$2.2 billion deal
Novell also selling certain intellectual property assets to Microsoft-led CPTN Holdings
Windows Phone 7 smartphone supplies ‘tight,’ Microsoft says
But availability expected to improve in coming weeks
Smartphone battle brewing in the enterprise market
While Apple may get the headlines and the consumer market the buzz, a fascinating battle is due to erupt in the enterprise smartphone market
Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360
The motion-sensor gives you body and voice command over the console, but has Kinect lost something in translation?
Internet Explorer 9 closes the HTML5 gap
IE9 Platform Preview 6 gains on Google Chrome and Firefox with big improvements in HTML5 compatibility and JavaScript performance
IE6 addiction throws monkey wrench into Windows 7 migration
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Microsoft aims at Salesforce.com with CRM offer
Redmond slices prices temporarily in hopes of cutting into Salesforce.com’s ample lead
Microsoft leads with consumer play on Windows Phone 7
Enterprises could end up waiting until next year to be wooed by the Redmond, Wash. software giant