Newsletters Welcome, Guest Log In | Register
Blogs:

Kachina Shaw

Microsoft News and Notes

Observations about Microsoft, the world’s largest software vendor

About this Blogger RSS

Subscribe

Sign up now and get the best business technology insights direct to your inbox.

  • Daily Edge
  • CTO Edge Update
  • Business Tools & Templates
  • Aligning IT & Business Goals
  • Maximizing IT Investments

November 3, 2009

Add Lower Prices on Microsoft Cloud Apps to CIO List of Criteria

Prices for Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite and for Exchange Online are lower, as of today, as outlined in this InformationWeek article . At the same time, Microsoft announced both a l... More >

October 20, 2009

Business Communications and the Sidekick User

As the first data restoration becomes available today to T-Mobile Sidekick users who lost contacts, photos and other information stored on their mobile devices, Microsoft execs are applying the les... More >

October 14, 2009

Microsoft's Smart Energy Reference Architecture Ready for Utilities

The $4.5 billion assigned to smart grid project funding from the $700 billion-plus U.S. stimulus package has been called inadequate by some, given the size of the job. However, so early in the proces... More >

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

Lowering Your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

This white paper identifies the key capabilities a database management solution needs to successfully deliver more information with higher quality of service, make more efficient use of IT budgets, and reduce the risk of change in data centers.

September 25, 2009

Changes to Dynamics AX Reflect Industry-Specific Needs

In a couple of respects, Microsoft Dynamics looks different at the end of this week than it did at the beginning. Yesterday, Microsoft discontinued mobile access for Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV . A... More >

September 2, 2009

Analyst Likes Windows 7's Business Focus

Directions on Microsoft has created for its subscribers a 40-page report, "Windows 7: An OS for Business."   The October release of Windows 7 creates an interesting dynamic. While every OS rele... More >

August 13, 2009

Gazelle Closer to Shutting Down Browser Security Weaknesses

Researchers at Microsoft are set to send out more information this week on their work developing a browser/OS combo, the components of which are named Gazelle and ServiceOS . Head researcher Helen W... More >

July 27, 2009

SQL Server Team Points out Price

A post Friday on the Microsoft SQL Server News Blog takes the news that Oracle increased prices on some of its database management services by as much as 40 percent as an opportunity to point out... More >

July 24, 2009

Microsoft Office 2010, Gazelle Projects Try to Balance Security, Performance

Microsoft Office, a target of a steady stream of vulnerability exploits, will get a set of new defenses in the 2010 release. Brad Albrecht, Senior Security Project Manager for Office 2010, writes on ... More >

July 17, 2009

Microsoft Attacks Spim with Lawsuit

Many Windows Live Messenger users are probably hoping that with its civil lawsuit against a company named Funmobile , Microsoft is just beginning an ongoing effort to reduce spim. Microsoft Associat... More >

July 9, 2009

Progress Toward Green Requires More Cooperation Between Tech Users, Providers

When Greenpeace released its most recent Guide to Greener Electronics this month, Nokia and Samsung retained their first and second place rankings as leaders in green tech and practices in the ... More >

July 3, 2009

Survey: Single Sign-On Tops List of Challenges

Asking the right questions is often the key to new directions, as Quest Software found out this year in conducting its annual user survey at The Experts Conference.   Each year, the systems mana... More >

June 25, 2009

Windows 7 Has the Touch

Some of the folks anxious to see how the coming launch of Windows 7 goes over are those hoping that the operating system's touchscreen or multitouch capabilities will increase demand for their touch-... More >

June 18, 2009

Microsoft's 'Browser for the Better' Mines for Millennials

Over in the discussion area of our Knowledge Network, Lisa Orrell, author of "Millennials Incorporated," is fielding questions from readers about millennials in the workplace , as well as broader ge... More >

March 26, 2009

Some of the Shows Will Go On

Ahead of Interop in Vegas this May , I assigned one of my editors the task of talking with some of the 400-plus exhibitors slated for the trade show about the decision-making process that led them ... More >

March 12, 2009

Capitalizing on the Downturn

Our collective fascination with the Forbes list of the world's billionaires has never been as strong as it is now. The bad financial news keeps coming, all day, every day, so yesterday's report on ... More >

Decision Management

Applications, management tools and industry advice on how to optimize your data for better business decisions.

Network Optimization

Network management tools and tips to increase network speed and efficiency, regardless of office location.

Information Management

Tools, tips and solutions to help you manage your data more efficiently to tackle today's challenging economic environment.

Laptop Security

Answers to the ongoing challenges of the mobile office: to work anywhere, securely and efficiently.