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| Microsoft Raises Quarterly Dividend 25% Wall Street Journal By JOAN E. SOLSMAN Microsoft Corp.'s board raised the software heavyweight's quarterly dividend by 25%, which the company credited to its strong financial results. Microsoft moved the dividend to 20 cents, with the increase costing roughly $335.1 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft exec departs after tweet about Nokia phone Register A Microsoft manager has left the company after tweeting a less-than-raving review of a forthcoming Nokia handset running the Windows Phone OS. Joe Marini, until recently a principle program manager for web activities on Redmond's smartphone operating ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Windows Server 8: The Microsoft Server Fork PCWorld Windows 8 Server editions are preferred to be run, according to Microsoft spokesperson last week, in Server Core format, although Windows GUI will be available if desired. Headless operation can also be used. It's just not Windows by default anymore, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spain begins antitrust investigation into Microsoft ZDNet (blog) By Zack Whittaker | September 20, 2011, 8:05am PDT Spain's competition commission said on Tuesday it has opened an anti-trust investigation into Microsoft's Spanish and Irish subsidiaries, on grounds that the company "blocked the sale by third parties" ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft Boosts Dividend 25% Forbes Microsoft this afternoon announced a 25% increase in its regular quarterly dividend, to 20 cents a share, from 16 cents. The first payment at the new rate will be December 8, to holders of record November 17. The new rate provides a yield of about 3% a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft: Could It Lose the Enterprise to Google? InformationWeek The report arrived in my IT-issued Microsoft Outlook box via BYTE's private teamBYTE Google Group today. It's ironic. Just a day after BYTE's deep dive into Windows 8, BYTE's technologist and consumerization of IT specialist Dino Londis sent around aa ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft, Comcast try to bridge the digital divide Washington Post (blog) By Hayley Tsukayama Microsoft and Comcast have launched programs to provide greater Internet access to low-income kids. (LEX VAN LIESHOUT - AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Microsoft and Comcast both announced programs Tuesday to help lower-income students have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft's Plan To Stop Bing's $1 Billion Bleeding KITV Honolulu By David Goldman NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Bing, Microsoft's two-year old search engine, is losing nearly a $1 billion a quarter, with no sign of letting up. Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion on Bing since the search service launched in June 2009, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft Heads IT Architecture Initiative for Chemical Industry IndustryWeek By Jonathan Katz Microsoft Corp. embarked on an initiative Sept. 20 to develop a common technology architecture that will address increasing technical complexity in the chemical and oil refining industries. The program is called the Microsoft Chemical ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Windows Server 8 Brings Cisco to Microsoft ZDNet (blog) But with the introduction of Windows Server 8, Cisco will be working with Microsoft to bring that same level of support and features to users of the Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization. Currently, VMware is integrated at the hypervisor level with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| What to Expect From the Next Generation of Game Consoles PCWorld But what about Microsoft and Sony? We asked PCWorld's four biggest gaming geeks to make predictions on what the next Xbox and PlayStation systems will look like. Jason Cross (laptops editor): The sort of hardware we can expect in next-gen consoles will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft in Talks with Comcast, Verizon for Xbox Partnership – Report Vision 2 Mobile Microsoft is exploring partnerships with Comcast and Verizon Communications in connection with its Xbox service, according to a report. Microsoft is in discussions over whether consumers could subscribe to Comcast or Verizon's FiOS TV packages directly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ex Microsoft India MD named chairman of SETU Software Livemint Srini Koppolu, the former managing director of the Microsoft India Development Center, has purchased a minority stake in SETU Software Systems (P) Ltd and been named chairman of the Hyderabad-based technology company. Koppolu, who left Microsoft last ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lync not enterprise-ready, claims Microsoft ISV-turned-rival Network World By Julie Bort, Network World A gap between what Microsoft promises with Lync's telephony and what it delivers makes Lync a poor choice as an IP PBX replacement for large organizations, according to a former Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" who ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google and Microsoft Face Off in Antitrust Senate Hearings msnbc.com As the search engine's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, prepares to testify before a Senate hearing on Google's Internet dominance, we can't help but think of Microsoft's all-too-similar 1998 congressional hearing. The parallels are uncanny: A tech ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As Microsoft, Salesforce and Google Pursue Communications Enabled Applications ... MarketWatch (press release) OTTAWA, Sep 20, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Canadian Innovation Exchange -- As evidenced by Microsoft Corp.'s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype SARL earlier this year, Communications Enabled Applications (CEAs) that add instantaneous ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Equity Research for NASDAQ's Most Traded: Microsoft, Oracle, & Nvidia Corp MarketWatch (press release) Read Full Report: http://www.pennystocksinsiders.com/PR/092011A/MSFT/Microsoft.pdf Insider Trade Signals: The company is releasing its quarterly report this week. The general public may not know what the earnings report will look like but PSI found ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tyler Technologies Completes First-ever Deployment of Microsoft Dynamics(R) AX ... MarketWatch (press release) The city of Redmond has already realized significant improvement in control over transactions and workflow processes since going live last month with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. City officials chose Tyler to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Matrix42 Improves Workplace Management with Enhanced Microsoft SCCM Offering Sacramento Bee 20, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Matrix42, a leading provider of Workplace Management solutions, today unveiled its enhanced Enterprise Manager 2011 for Microsoft SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) to simplify and streamline software rollouts. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Microsoft Releases Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta Tom's Hardware Guide If you've nursed a casual interest in robotics - maybe you love Asimov or you've been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix - but lack funding or a hard robotics background, you might find Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 a good place ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft to Expand Scope of Iowa Project Data Center Knowledge But Microsoft's data center project in Iowa could be doubling in size soon, even though it hasn't officially opened. Microsoft laid the groundwork for an expansion of its $200 million facility in West Des Moines last week when it gained approval for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft delays LAR deal registration programme Register By Lewis Page • Get more from this author Microsoft has delayed implementation of its deal registration programme for Large Account Resellers (LARs) until March as the systems required to make it work are not ready. Redmond had planned to launch the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Microsoft Gets Early Buzz for Windows 8 Minyanville.com And yet, Microsoft (MSFT) got good reviews from the tech media for a new product. In fact, it got so many favorable reviews that one prominent reviewer just couldn't cope. He wrote an entire column dismissing everybody else's columns as products of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RIM May Never Recover, But Microsoft Should Take It Over Seeking Alpha The largely unmentioned player in this space, however, is Microsoft (MSFT). Google and Apple may be the dominant players by far, but Microsoft has the Windows Phone. The Windows Phone market share may be negligible compared to the Droid and the iPhone, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spain opens Microsoft antitrust investigation; Starbucks co-founder joins ... TechFlash Spain's antitrust division has launched an investigation into Microsoft following allegations that the company's Spanish and Irish units restricted the sale by third parties of software licenses. The country's National Competition Commission said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yahoo Good For $17 As Crisis Swirls Forbes The speculated deal of Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft selling each others' ad inventory might provide some respite for the companies' struggling ad businesses by reducing traffic acquisition costs. However, we believe this would be a quick-fix solution and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Windows 8 Gets Security Overhaul InformationWeek Microsoft will include a beefed up version of Windows Defender in its next OS. That could be bad news for Symantec and McAfee. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek Microsoft is giving its Windows franchise a security upgrade with the forthcoming Windows 8 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Globe Trotter: Microsoft did more to change the world than Apple Economic Times A new poll in France says 7 out of 10 people think Microsoft did more to change the world than Apple. A lot more people use Microsoft products than Apple products, at least for personal computing which is the most important part of computing. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Microsoft to offer discounted hardware, software to students from low ... By Amar Toor You don't need a PhD in economics to realize that times are pretty tough right now -- especially for those at the lower end of. Engadget | ||
| Microsoft signs patent licensing deal with Casio over Linux usage By Matt Brian Microsoft has signed yet another patent licensing deal, this time adding Casio as a patent partner to enter a broad "multiyear patent cross-licensing agreement will among other things, will provide Casio's customers with patent coverage for ... The Next Web | ||
| Windows Phone Manager Leaves Microsoft Over Nokia Phone ... By Chris Velazco Formerly the principal program manager of the Windows Phone web team, Marini has resigned his post at Microsoft after tweeting his first impressions of a forthcoming Nokia-made Windows Phone. Microsoft typically doesn't comment on ... TechCrunch | ||
| Microsoft Employee Who Tweeted About Nokia Windows Phone ... By Ina Fried It turns out that sharing details about your company's biggest partner's unreleased products isn't good. Also not good: Sharing your impressions of what you don't like about the product. AllThingsD | ||
| Microsoft boosts quarterly dividend by 25% - Microsoft By Alex Wilhelm Earlier today Microsoft's yield was roughly 2.4%, but is now nearly 3%. This move is unlikely to greatly boost the company's share price, but it will be welcomed by long term investors who are increasingly annoyed by the firm's entirely too ... The Next Web | ||
| Microsoft facing antitrust probe in Spain over third-party software ... By Matt Brian Microsoft looks to be facing yet another antitrust probe after it emerged on Tuesday that Spain's competition watchdog, the National Competition Commission, has opened a case against Microsoft's local and Irish units over allegations that the ... The Next Web | ||
| Stephen D. Houck: Why Google is not Microsoft By Stephen D. Houck Antitrust law is about behavior. It's not about whether a company is big and successful -- it's about whether it is big and bad. The Blog | ||
| Microsoft's Windows Phone poised to strip share from Android By Zach Epstein Android's continued dominance in the smartphone space is anything but guaranteed according to a recent survey conducted by market research firm The NPD G. BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech | ||
| Microsoft tweaks WP7 Marketplace app rules for developers - Microsoft By Alex Wilhelm Now that Mango is a done deal from Microsoft's perspective while phones running the software are for sale in several countries, Microsoft has turned its attention back to its mobile developer community. The company today announced a small ... The Next Web | ||
| Microsoft teams up with Bill Clinton to fight 'digital exclusion ... By Brad Sams Microsoft and Bill Clinton are teaming up to fight the lack of broadband Internet access to low income families. Their goal is to provide access to students to combat 'digital exclusion'. Neowin.net | ||
| Gadget Graveyard: Microsoft's Tablet PCs | GUY.com By Joshua Massre But Microsoft has been trying to get people to buy tablet PCs since 2001. Unfortunately for Microsoft, their vision of what a tablet should be and what people want from a tablet stand in stark contrast. This seems to be Microsoft's typical M.O. ... GUY.com | ||
| Microsoft reissues update for Win XP/2003 for DigiNotar certificate ... By Chester Wisniewski Microsoft has reissued a security update to remove DigiNotar's certificates from Windows XP and Windows 2003 after a mistake in last week's Patch Tuesday failed to remove most important certificates that were being abused. Naked Security - Sophos | ||
| Microsoft and Casio sign Linux patent agreement | WinRumors By Tom Warren Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a cross-licensing agreement with Casio. The deal will see Casio and its customers covered under Microsoft's Linux patent coverage. The agreement is a multi-year one that extends a ... WinRumors | ||
| Metro Apps will be Windows Store exclusive, Microsoft to take 30 ... By Matthew Humphries Sep. 20, 2011 - With the unveiling of Windows 8 at the Build conference last week, Microsoft set out plans to allow for two different types of software to be distributed. Geek.com | ||
| Microsoft copies Apple in Windows mobile lock in - Android starts ... By Nick Farrell Microsoft has decided that it is a rather good idea to copy one of Apple's most annoying features. ... What this means is that Microsoft will have to censor the applications. If it makes a rule that ... Microsoft (MSFT -0.70% at 20:54 GMT). UK press ... TechEye - Latest technology headlines | ||
| THE MICROSOFT INVESTOR: Why Microsoft Should Buy Research ... By Heather Leonard THE MICROSOFT INVESTOR: What Microsoft's Snoozer Of An Analyst Day Means For Its Stock. MSFT Up With Tech Markets are bouncing along in early trading as investors split their attention between the Fed meeting and continued ... SAI |
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| Windows Dev Center - MSDN - Microsoft Official site about product development. Includes product information, news, tools , and code samples. msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/br229518 | ||
| Despite enterprise dominance, Microsoft struggles in Web server ... Microsoft's Web server market share has dropped from 26% to 16% since last year. But Microsoft still dominates the lucrative enterprise server market. Should ... arstechnica.com/.../despite-enterprise-dominance-microsoft-str... | ||
| Casio Paying Microsoft To Use Linux - Slashdot theodp writes "Will Tux be a rainmaker for Microsoft? GeekWire reports that Microsoft has struck a deal with Casio to provide Casio's customers with coverage for ... linux.slashdot.org/.../Casio-Paying-Microsoft-To-Use-Linux?... |
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