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Microsoft announces Visual Studio LightSwitch and Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 at VS Live!
This week at VS Live!, the Visual Studio team announced Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch, a new...
Author: mdingle Date: 08/04/2010
EPG talks shifts in IT: “Users rule”
A few weeks ago at WPC, Simon Witts, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Enterprise &...
Author: mdingle Date: 08/03/2010
Customers unlock viral onions, flight maps and more with Windows Azure
Windows Azure is helping enterprise customers like Outback Steakhouse and Ireland-based Aer Lingus...
Author: mdingle Date: 08/02/2010
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 public beta announced
Today Microsoft announced the eagerly anticipated Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (FEP) public...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/20/2010
BEDIN Shop Systems Delivers ‘Connected Retail’ Solutions Up in the Cloud
Bedin Shop Systems, a provider of POS and In-Store Management systems designed for the cloud,...
Author: mdingle Date: 07/14/2010
Enterprise Partner Momentum Continues at WPC
Susan Hauser highlights a handful of partner announcements at WPC showcasing Microsoft cloud...
Author: mdingle Date: 07/13/2010
WPC: GCommerce creates cloud-based inventory system using Microsoft SQL Azure to transform the special order process
In D.C. this week at WPC, listen to Steve Smith of GCommerce talk about growing market momentum for...
Author: mdingle Date: 07/13/2010
Susan Hauser talks Enterprise Partner Group Momentum at WPC
At WPC this week, Microsoft's industry partners are clearly demonstrating Windows Azure-based cloud...
Author: mdingle Date: 07/13/2010
Day 2 of STB at the 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference
Today begins Day 2 of Microsoft’s 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference. You might have heard Bob...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/13/2010
Build a foundation for a Private Cloud with Microsoft System Center
Today, at the Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft announced the release of System Center Virtual...
Author: mdingle Date: 07/12/2010
Server and Tools Business makes as splash at Microsoft's 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference
Today kicked off the first day of Microsoft’s 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/12/2010
Microsoft's 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference kicks off next week!
Starting Monday, Microsoft’s 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference begins in Washington D.C. More...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/09/2010
Microsoft Releases WebMatrix Beta, part of the Microsoft Web Platform
Today, Microsoft reinforced its investment in the Microsoft Web Platform by releasing a beta version...
Author: mdingle Date: 07/06/2010
Microsoft at HP Tech Forum in Las Vegas
Today Microsoft's Bob Muglia and HP's Dave Donatelli took the stage to open HP's annual Tech Forum...
Author: mdingle Date: 06/22/2010
Microsoft Sounds Off on VMware/Novell News
Early this morning, Novell and VMware announced a deal for VMware to distribute and support the SUSE...
Author: mdingle Date: 06/09/2010
TechEd North America 2010 Kicks Off in New Orleans
Tech Ed North America kicked off today with a keynote from Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's...
Author: mdingle Date: 06/07/2010
IDC Reports Strong Market Share Growth for Windows Server
In IDC’s Q1 Worldwide Server Market Revenues report, the firm reports growth for Windows...
Author: mdingle Date: 06/01/2010
Microsoft introduces Cloud Guide for IT Leaders
Today, Microsoft launched its Cloud Guide for IT Leaders, an online digital resource for information...
Author: grantkd Date: 05/28/2010
Server & Tools Business Organizational Changes: Better engineering alignment with cloud services
Today Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft Server and Tools Business, announced changes to its product...
Author: mdingle Date: 05/26/2010
Microsoft releases Beta 1 for System Center Configuration Manager v.Next
This week, Microsoft announced the release of Beta 1 for System Center Configuration Manager v.Next....
Author: mdingle Date: 05/25/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot for Excel and SharePoint is here; volume licensing downloads available today
Volume licensing downloads for SQL Server 2008 R2 are available today in all languages, including...
Author: mdingle Date: 05/12/2010
Microsoft delivers new offerings and guidance for secure collaboration
Today Microsoft published ‘The 5 Steps to Secure Collaboration' on the MS blog and announced...
Author: mdingle Date: 05/05/2010
MMS 2010: More exciting news from Day 2 in Las Vegas
The excitement continues at Day 2 of MMS 2010, where Brad Anderson delivered the Day 2 keynote...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/21/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing!
Today, Microsoft is excited to announce the released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing! Customers...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/21/2010
Microsoft Management Summit 2010 Kicks Off Today
The Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2010 kicked off today in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, the...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/20/2010
RTM of System Center Essentials and System Center DPM 2010
Today Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of two IT management products for...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/19/2010
Watch the MMS keynotes on the web!
Next week kicks off the annual Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas. For those of you unable to...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/16/2010
Silverlight 4 has released to Web today
As announced at the Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 and Silverlight 4 Launch event earlier this...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/15/2010
IDC whitepaper, Webcast discuss mainframe, UNIX migrations to Windows
According to IDC, 2010 will be an “inflection point” for IT departments – with the...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/14/2010
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 GA, Silverlight 4 RTW
Today, from the Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4, and Silverlight 4 Launch event in Las Vegas,...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/12/2010
SQL Server Reporting Services SDK for PHP
Today, from the Jump In! Developer Web Camp underway in Zurich, Microsoft released the first SQL...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/08/2010
"The Value of Corporate Secrets" White Paper Released Today
Microsoft and RSA announced this morning the results of a commissioned global survey conducted by...
Author: mdingle Date: 04/05/2010
Microsoft Activities at OSBC 2010
Yesterday, the 2010 Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) kicked off in San Francisco. Microsoft is...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/18/2010
Microsoft Accelerates Desktop Virtualization
Two years ago Microsoft unveiled their virtualization vision and has since spoken frequently about...
Author: grantkd Date: 03/18/2010
Microsoft's MIX10 Part II
On Tuesday, March 16th at MIX10, industry standards and innovation took center stage as Microsoft...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/16/2010
Microsoft's MIX10
MIX10 kicked off on Monday, March 15th with a keynote from Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/16/2010
Now Customers Can Actually Locate Your Resources with URL Rewriter 2.0 RTW
Today, Microsoft announced the final release of IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 RTW. URL Rewriter is an...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/11/2010
Geeknet at OSBC 2010
Prior to the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco later this month, the Geeknet network...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/10/2010
New IT Trends Bring Change to Mid-Market Product Line
Today, Microsoft announced the decision to streamline their server product portfolio and discontinue...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/05/2010
FIM customers speak out at the RSA Conference
Security blogger, Sharon Watson of Security Squared, posted an in-depth piece today about how First...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/03/2010
New Offers for Visual Studio 2010
Last October, Microsoft announced a new packaging lineup and licensing options for Visual Studio...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/02/2010
RSA Conference 2010: Identity at the Forefront
Today, at RSA 2010, Scott Charney, vice president of Trustworthy Computing, keynoted about...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/02/2010
Windows Azure Platform brings new opportunities to Microsoft’s customers and partners
With the current state of the economy, companies from startups to ISV's to large organizations are...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/01/2010
Windows Server AppFabric Beta 2 Available
The Beta 2 for Windows Server AppFabric is available for download today at...
Author: mdingle Date: 03/01/2010
Microsoft's Support Lifecycle Policy
Microsoft will be ending support for Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista with no service packs installed...
Author: mdingle Date: 02/25/2010
MDOP 2010 Launches; Windows 7 Momentum
Today, Microsoft announced important updates for business customers considering Windows 7...
Author: mdingle Date: 02/22/2010
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidates Available
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidate (RC) are available to all MSDN...
Author: mdingle Date: 02/09/2010