Microsoft belittles Google Docs upgrade
Google's announcement that it had improved its Google Docs Web apps drew ridicule from a Microsoft official.
Report: Windows Server becoming a mainframe contender
Organizations are moving more toward using x86-based servers running Windows to handle their business-critical workloads.
Google rolling out richer Web apps
Google updated its codebase and added features that make Google Docs richer and more collaborative.
Office 2010 breaks ISO/IEC standard, official says
Microsoft disclosed more information about how Office 2010 will support the controversial ISO/IEC 29500 document format standard.
Microsoft drops Itanium support
Microsoft plans to end the support it provides on three of its flagship software products for Intel's Itanium processor.
Best hypervisors for VDI tested by Citrix
Citrix conducted tests on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) performance differences using various hypervisors and different operating systems.
Google offers tool to ditch Microsoft Exchange
Google announced the "Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange" tool, designed to make it easier for IT departments to abandon Exchange for Google Apps.
Microsoft and Citrix boost desktop virtualization efforts
Microsoft is expanding its desktop virtualization portfolio with improved licensing changes and technology upgrades and an extended pact with Citrix Systems.
IE 9 'platform preview' released at MIX10
Microsoft released an Internet Explorer 9 platform preview to get feedback from developers and plans on releasing platform updates every eight weeks.
Microsoft: 64-bit Office 2010 not ready
Microsoft's newest productivity suite, slated for public release as early as May 12, will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, but the latter isn't ready for prime time yet.
Ballmer says Microsoft is betting its business on the cloud
Microsoft's teams have already shifted to creating products for the cloud and will do so even more in the near future, said CEO Steve Ballmer.
Support expiring for aging Windows products
Microsoft warns that Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista RTM, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 won't be supported much longer, according to the lifecycle support blog.
Virtualization comes to Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2010
Microsoft announced two new virtualization applications for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2010, a tool for managing Windows 7 deployments.
Europe Windows users to get browser choice screen
Microsoft plans to begin sending out a test version of a Web browser-selection screen to Windows users in Europe, the company announced.
Microsoft-Yahoo search deal gets regulatory approvals
Microsoft and Yahoo got approvals from U.S. and European regulators to proceed with their search-advertising business deal.
Microsoft to disclose IE 9 details in March
Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Microsoft's Internet Explorer team, will provide an update on IE 9 at MIX 10, scheduled to take place in mid-March.
Microsoft to release new SQL Server service packs
Microsoft plans to release new service packs for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005 in this year's third and fourth quarters, respectively.
Microsoft issues fixes for Outlook 2010 beta bug
Microsoft announced fixes for its Outlook 2010 beta to address an e-mail message bloat problem that stems from the use of numbered and bulleted lists in messages.
SAP now supported on Hyper-V R2
SAP announced that its enterprise infrastructure software is now supported by Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft tells Windows 7 users to change their batteries
Windows 7 users who have received alarming messages about needing to replace their laptop batteries may just be getting better information from their operating system, according to Microsoft's Windows 7 team.
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