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Microsoft Acquires Teamprise
Calling the deal a bridge between .Net and Java development, Microsoft has acquired SourceGear's Teamprise unit for an undisclosed sum, reports The Register . As seattlepi.com explains : Teamprise allows software developers to use Visual Studio on operating systems other than Windows...
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Microsoft Wants ISO Certification for Cloud Services
In an effort to assure customers about the security of cloud services , Microsoft wants to get its suite of hosted messaging and collaboration products ISO certified, reports Computerworld . ISO 27001 is one of the best security benchmarks available. While customers may not put much value on...
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Microsoft Cuts Prices on Exchange Online
The city of Los Angeles' decision to switch to Google Apps was just the latest -- and biggest -- blow to Microsoft's dominance in the e-mail market. But Microsoft isn't taking it lying down. It's cutting prices. Exchange Online will cost $5 per user per month down from $10 per user per...
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Microsoft, Ad Startup OpenX Team up
Microsoft and online advertising startup OpenX have announced a partnership to expand their reach to each other's customers, reports Reuters . No financial details were released. OpenX's technology helps advertisers match ads to Web sites most often visited by target customers. Microsoft, in...
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Microsoft Tops Wall Street Expectations
On the heels of its official release of , Microsoft announced net income fell 18 percent to $3.6 billion and revenue fell 14 percent to $12.92 billion for its first quarter, which ended Sept. 30. Despite the declines compared with the quarter a year ago, Microsoft beat Wall Street's...
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Microsoft Cuts 800 More Jobs
Microsoft is laying off 800 more people , completing the staff reduction initially announced in January . But the final total reached 5,800 rather than 5,000, according to The Seattle Times ' Brier Dudley. He says 200 jobs were cut in the Seattle area, with the remainder in operations...
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Microsoft, Taiwan Team up on Cloud Computing
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Taiwan's economics ministry to build a cloud computing research center on the island. PCWorld.com quotes a joint statement from the companies describing the plan this way: It aims to give Taiwanese computer makers a place to test out new hardware and...
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Is Integration Key to Microsoft's Success in the Cloud?
When I first started writing about technology, it seemed to me many companies had neglected one of the basic rules we all learned in kindergarten: Play well with others. Somewhat dishearteningly, it seemed to work for them as a market strategy. Microsoft, Apple, Palm, not to mention the big...
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Ballmer and Microsoft: Credit Where Credit Is Due
Recently Steve Ballmer has been under a microscope. Dan Lyons wrote a Newsweek piece called the “Lost Decade: Why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates” and he is right. Ballmer is no Bill Gates. But then I could as easily argue that Bill Gates is no Bill Gates either. Gates is managing his own...
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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 list of large clients that have recently adopted one or both of the products, as well as expanded...
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Microsoft Acquires ISC
Microsoft has acquired the technology assets of Waltham, Mass.-based Interactive Supercomputing (ISC), which specializes in desktop tools for parallel computing, reports Ars Technica . Financial details were not disclosed. The company said CEO Bill Blake and part of his team will join...
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Report: Microsoft Licensing is Too Hard
Microsoft's licensing process is too difficult for customers, according to Directions on Microsoft analysts Paul DeGroot and Rob Horwitz. Their report is called "5 Reasons Why Microsoft Licensing is Hard (and Likely to Remain that Way)." Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine ...
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