These are turbulent times for the software giant. The company is grappling with upheaval in the industry, in its leadership and in the way it deals with its partners. But one thing hasn't changed: Redmond and the channel still need each other to succeed.
- By Lee Pender
- August 01, 2008
Microsoft is working on a project to develop a new operating system, code-named "Midori," but the company won't disclose the details at this time.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 30, 2008
Microsoft announced the results of its Mojave Experiment survey, which gauged user reactions to Windows Vista in a supposed blind trial using hidden cameras.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 29, 2008
Windows Vista has been "rejected," or is not widely adopted in the enterprise segment, according to a Forrester Research report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 25, 2008
A KACE-sponsored survey on Windows Vista adoption represents more bad news for Microsoft's flagship operating system, even as Microsoft prepares to pour an estimated $300 million into a new Vista marketing campaign -- news that was announced at Microsoft's 2008 Worldwide Partner Conference.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2008
Microsoft on late Wednesday announced a reorganization of its Platforms & Services Division (PSD), as well as the departure of Kevin Johnson, a 16-year Microsoft veteran and president of the PSD.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2008
Update adds product support plus a fix for an infamous bug that has plagued Microsoft's consumer server offering since December.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 21, 2008
Maker of popular BlackBerry handset issued a patch to plug a vulnerability in its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) solution.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 18, 2008
Microsoft's fiscal fourth-quarter and 2008 year-end financial results were announced in a Webcast on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 18, 2008
Microsoft quietly opened its Live Mesh preview to more testers on July 15, but by today (July 17), the offer had been narrowed to just waiting-list only.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 17, 2008
Microsoft's Chief Architect Ray Ozzie and some say the sky will be the limit for cloud computing in the enterprise, but there's still a need for IT security too.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 16, 2008
New director of product management talks up database and hints at future technologies.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 16, 2008
Redmond divulges tidbits of SQL Server 2008 release information at this week's Worldwide Partner Conference.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 10, 2008
Microsoft confirmed reports of a distribution glitch preventing patch uploading in certain implementations of WSUS programs and provided a solution to the problem.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 10, 2008
Users of the security program ZoneAlarm encountered a problem accessing the Internet after applying a Microsoft Windows domain name system (DNS) patch described in security bulletin MS08-037.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 10, 2008