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Microsoft Goes On Cloud Cost Cutting Offensive

Microsoft cuts the prices of its Business Productivity Suite as it seeks to block cloud-based competition from Google, Oracle and…

15 years ago

Microsoft Invests £60K In Open Source Apache Foundation

Microsoft may have helped its status with the open-source community by reiterating its pledge to deliver $100,000 (£60,700) to the…

15 years ago

Ditch Microsoft, Save £269m Says Hungarian Open Source Group

Despite a struggling economy and public debt, the Hungarian government continues to spend millions on Microsoft licences when cheaper alternatives…

15 years ago

Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier

Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT…

15 years ago

Conficker Infections Reach 7 Million

Despite reports to the contrary, the Conficker worm has not yet turned and has now infected up to 7 million…

15 years ago

Microsoft Talks Speech-Recognition Despite Windows 7 Touch

Although Microsoft integrated touch-screen capabilities into Windows 7, at least one Microsoft executive suggests that the next stage in user…

15 years ago

Microsoft Web Apps Compatibility Issue Revealed

Testing has revealed some editing problems associated with documents from older versions of Microsoft Office, when using Office Web Apps

15 years ago

Microsoft Apes Apple With Windows 7 Hardware Push

The software giant says its hardware leads the industry, and has opened its first retail store... which sounds a bit…

15 years ago

Microsoft Warns Against Illegal Windows 7 Upgrades

Microsoft posts a response to information drifting around the Internet that Windows 7, its new operating system, can be installed…

15 years ago

Microsoft Issues Updates For Vista, Windows Server 2008

As the launch frenzy of Windows 7 dies down, Microsoft has pushed out platform updates for both Windows Server 2008…

15 years ago

Opera Boss Welcomes Browser Ballot In IE Case

The CEO of Opera, Jon Tetzchner, talks to eWEEK about some of the latest developments in the antitrust case it…

15 years ago

Microsoft Sends Mixed Messages On Consumption

Microsoft is encouraging adoption of its Windows 7 operating system - even if that means replacing working XP machines -…

15 years ago

Problems Reported With Windows 7 Downloads

Microsoft and partner Digital River are working to solve the problem of users experiencing download and install errors with the…

15 years ago

Microsoft Lets Netbook Owners Download Windows 7 To USB

Microsoft is allowing netbook users to download Windows 7, its new operating system, onto a bootable USB or burn it…

15 years ago

Google Says GMail and Wave Paving Way For Chrome OS

A Google executive said complex Web applications such as Gmail and Google Wave are paving the way for major adoption…

15 years ago

Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Kindle E-Reader Add-on

Microsoft announced during the Windows 7 launch that it had partnered with Amazon.com to create an application, "Kindle for PC,"…

15 years ago

Windows 7 Finally Gets It Right

Finally it looks like we have a Windows version that will just shut up and do the job. If only…

15 years ago

PC World Gives £100 Laptop Trade-In With Windows 7

DSGi's PC World promises to dispose of old laptops responsibly, when it starts offering a trade-in to celebrate Windows 7,…

15 years ago

UK Gets Windows 7 Early To Beat Post Strike

Despite upgrade worries, pre-orders have broken records, and users are reported happy with the early arrival of the new Microsoft…

15 years ago

Expiring Support Will Force Windows 7 Upgrade

Microsoft's Windows 7 presents a range of potential benefits to the enterprise and SMBs, says research company Gartner

15 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes 34 Vulnerabilities

Redmond has released its largest ever Patch Tuesday update after fixing 34 vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including…

15 years ago

Windows 8 Will Be In The Cloud, Whatever Ballmer Says

Microsoft is working on Windows 8 - and it will be heavily based on the cloud, whatever Steve Ballmer may…

15 years ago

Analysts Point To Tech Refresh From Windows 7

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system could impel a massive tech refresh for businesses, a new research report suggests,

15 years ago

If Microsoft Screwed Up Sidekick, What Hope for Office 2010?

A Microsoft subsidiary apparently lost Sidekick users' cloud data. That's not good when the next versions of Office and Windows…

15 years ago

Ad-Supported Office 2010 Bundled In New PCs

Users will have access to a free, stripped down version of the productivity suite, Office Starter 2010, with the option…

15 years ago

Windows 7 Direct Access Review – VPN for the 21st Century?

It's billed as a seamless connection to the corporate network from anywhere - but those not running Windows 7 Enterprise…

15 years ago

Microsoft Not Interested In E-Readers Say Reports

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed interest in his company producing an e-reader, saying during a trip to Europe that PCs…

15 years ago

Review: Windows Mobile 6.5

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 is definitely an improvement over previous versions, but it still has too many vestiges of the…

15 years ago

Microsoft Nearing Final Deal With European Commission

Microsoft's long-running battles with the European Commission over antitrust issues could end by the end of the year, with Microsoft…

15 years ago

Gateway Launches Windows 7 Touch-Screen PCs

Gateway has introduced its ZX Series of all-in-one touch screen desktop PCs

15 years ago