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Microsoft : Hybrid cloud is good for IT, end users and corporate bottom line
Microsoft's vision of corporations using hybrid cloud has benefits for IT departments and end users as well as cost savings, says Brad Anderson, Microsoft vice president of Windows Server and System Center.
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Talend helps BT Fresca solve data integration woes
BT's specialist retail e-commerce division, BT Fresca, is using a data integration solution from open source software vendor Talend to maximise back office integration for its clients and enable them to manage their data more efficiently.
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Microsoft launches hosted version of ALM service
After a year in beta, Microsoft has launched its Team Foundation Service, a hosted version of its application lifecycle management (ALM) software. Its usage, for the time being, has been limited to five or fewer users, however.
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Microsoft looks to Windows 8 launch after posting weak results
Facing a sluggish PC market and deferring revenue from sales of its upcoming Windows 8 OS, Microsoft reported $4.47 billion in net income for its first fiscal quarter of 2013, a 22 percent decline from the same period a year earlier.
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Microsoft ends activation 'grace period' with Windows 8
Microsoft has ditched the 30-day grace period, a trademark of Windows 7, in the retail copies of Windows 8, mandating that users provide a product key during setup.
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Microsoft sees Cloud future for Office
Microsoft launched the public beta of Office's next version on Monday, saying that from now on the suite's cloud-based edition, Office 365, will be its primary focus of development.
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Microsoft releases source code for web development technology
Microsoft is releasing source code for its ASP.Net Web API and ASP.Net Web Pages technologies under an open source licence as the company looks to build community around some of its web development properties.
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Dell launches EqualLogic arrays with 10G Ethernet
Dell EqualLogic today unveiled the next generation of its mid-range storage arrays, which use 10GbE ports to create iSCSI storage networks using existing copper or fibre infrastructures.
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Steve Ballmer replaces Bob Muglia as head of Microsoft server business
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that he has decided to replace Bob Muglia as the head of the Server and Tools Business, and that Muglia will leave Microsoft this summer instead of taking on a new role at the company.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 launches with improved scalability
Red Hat releases version 6 of its enterpise Linux distribution, featuring improvements in performance and network management
