A Microsoft Network (MSN) executive is defending Microsoft's rebranding of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) into "Web feeds" after a flurry of Microsoft bloggers accused the software giant of trying to recast the Web-site syndication technology in its...
Microsoft is trying to address a key reason business customers are skipping over Windows upgrades by including a new tool in the next version of Windows that simplifies the deployment of the operating system (OS).
It's been 10 years since the initial public offering (IPO) of ill-fated Internet pioneer Netscape Communications, and the often-told story of its rise and fall has inspired inevitable comparisons to the industry's current darling, Google.
Microsoft plans to re-release Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 due to several problems users are having with the current version, a company executive confirmed Monday.
Microsoft will release six software patches next Tuesday covering flaws in its Windows operating system. The company also is planning to release an updated version of its Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, and a nonsecurity update for...
Yahoo and Microsoft are both stepping up efforts to challenge Google's success in selling online advertisements linked to user searches.
Microsoft aims to add speech-enabling technology to a future version of its Exchange Server as part of its unified messaging strategy, a move that could potentially compete with its third-party ISV (independent software vendor) partners.
Microsoft is working on plans to make a recent hacker meeting held on its Washington, campus a twice-yearly event, according to a spokesman for the vendor's security group.
As the industry war between Microsoft and Google begins to boil, representatives from the two companies plan to duke it out in less serious fashion at the upcoming Linuxworld show in San Francisco.
Microsoft said Thursday it is stepping up efforts to replace Linux with Windows, highlighting a new campaign aimed at specific kinds of server workloads.
Windows Vista won't be available for shipment until the last quarter of 2006, a Microsoft executive let slip in a presentation on Microsoft's campus Thursday.
Microsoft Tuesday unveiled a partnership with a rewards software and services company to support its incentive program for subscribers of its Live Meeting Web conferencing offering.
Microsoft will release the first beta of the next version of Windows tomorrow, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Microsoft released on Monday a new online local search product that goes head to head with a similar offering from rival Google.
Microsoft is expected to go live with a program requiring customers to validate that they are running legitimate copies of Windows before they can use Microsoft's download services.
