Redmond picks up a company and unveils a new SDK for Windows Live development.
E-mails suggest that Microsoft execs had concerns about labeling plans for Vista versions.
Sun Microsystems yesterday announced plans to purchase German software developer innotek, the maker of VirtualBox, a set of open source x86 virtualization tools for home and enterprise users.
Respondents said they are using a mixture of open source and proprietary solutions.
Yahoo seeks to duck Microsoft's acquisition bid by offering a "more than 20 percent" stake to News Corp., according to press account.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Microsoft is facing another suitor for Yahoo: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Lower cost of ownership found to be a key driver.
Batch of security fixes is the biggest seen in a year's time.
Keynote speech describes vision for Microsoft Office as a development platform.
New version includes automation and performance improvements, company says.
Redmond suggests online banking might find uses for its Rich Internet Application development platform.
Microsoft's Chairman favorably comments on Yahoo's technological approach in the wake of an acquisition rebuff.
Industry coalition forms around single sign-on effort.
Achieving business innovation depends on having good communication processes in place between IT architects and business personnel, a Forrester Research talk suggested.
IT pros voice complaints, and Redmond reschedules release date.
A global enterprise virtualization survey released today confirms that virtualization is becoming stronger and stronger in the enterprise, with server virtualization leading the wave.
In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.
Outsourcing firm initiates new service to support startups and others needing software engineering expertise.
Solution features querying power across both relational and XML stores.
A new survey quantifies the costs for poor requirements gathering. Companies should focus on process, rather than documentation, report argues.