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Stories by Elizabeth Montalbano

Article | 9/11/2009 MS Office battles Google in the cloud

When Microsoft releases the next version of its productivity suite, Office 2010, it will be into a very different competitive landscape than the one O...

Article | 9/10/2009 Does Microsoft complicate its licensing on purpose?

Navigating Microsoft's complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses -- a pain point not lost on the...

Article | 7/10/2009 Samsung, HTC offer first Windows Mobile 6.5 phones

HTC and Samsung are at the head of the line of U.S. handset vendors offering Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the first smartphones based on Microsoft's new...

Article | 2/10/2009 Former Microsoft open-source chief joins cloud startup

Former Microsoft open-source chief Sam Ramji has joined cloud-computing startup Sonoa Systems, taking over product strategy and business development a...

Article | 30/09/2009 Ballmer: Windows 7 worth the investment

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his sales hat Tuesday and made a case for why businesses should upgrade to Windows 7, despite an economy in which m...

Article | 25/09/2009 Microsoft aims to spark new business for Web developers

Microsoft has launched a program that gives Web development professionals the chance to get free software and technical support to help them get new b...

Article | 24/09/2009 Why Microsoft's Elop isn't afraid of Google

Microsoft's Business Division oversees one of its most successful products, the Office productivity suite, as well as the company's lucrative server a...

Article | 22/09/2009 Microsoft shows off Bing tool for measuring ad effectiveness

Microsoft on Monday demonstrated a new tool for its Bing search engine that will allow advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their ads with onli...

Article | 16/09/2009 Adobe to buy Omniture for US$1.8 billion

Adobe has agreed to buy Web analytics company Omniture for US$1.8 billion in cash, the companies said Tuesday.

Article | 15/09/2009 Microsoft rallies businesses to start Win 7 migrations now

In a last promotional run-up to the Windows 7 release next month, Microsoft is urging business customers to start their upgrades now with examples of ...

Article | 11/09/2009 Microsoft forms, funds new open-source foundation

Microsoft has cofounded and is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to...

Article | 10/09/2009 Analysts: Microsoft enterprise licensing still challenging

Despite efforts from Microsoft over the years to simplify its software licensing for businesses, a new analyst report said it's more complex than ever...

Article | 9/09/2009 Microsoft rivals to purchase 22 patents to defend Linux

A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ong...

Article | 7/09/2009 Microsoft to add 'Ping' to Bing to share search results

Microsoft is testing a new feature called Bing & Ping for its Bing search engine that allows people to share search results on social networks Faceboo...

Article | 4/09/2009 Microsoft wants people to throw Windows 7 launch parties

A new version of Windows is not typically a reason to throw a party, but Microsoft is hoping people will do just that to celebrate Windows 7, and has ...