Tag: Microsoft

  • Microsoft CEO: Mobile Revolution No Threat to Windows

    Microsoft CEO: Mobile Revolution No Threat to Windows

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    Calif (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the transition from PCs to smartphones and tablets is a time of "potential tumult" in the technology industry, but said the software maker will continue to prosper in the changing market. Ballmer said that Microsoft’s Windows operating system, currently used in the vast majority of… Read more

  • Microsoft Responds to Google Executives’ Ban

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    Although Google has not officially confirmed that its executives are trying to shift employees away from Windows PCs, online reports suggest that Google is doing so out of concerns for security. Google has blamed a January security breach, which resulted in the theft of intellectual property, on a vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Google itself may… Read more

  • Novell Offers PlateSpin Solutions for Microsoft Windows and Linux

    Novell Offers PlateSpin Solutions for Microsoft Windows and Linux

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    Novell announced update versions of three of its PlateSpin Workload Management products, Migrate, Protect and Forge. The key upgrade to these latest versions is support for both Microsoft’s Windows operating system (OS) and the open source Linux OS. These virtualization management solutions, which the company said would be available later in the month, offer live… Read more

  • Google Dumps Internal Use of Microsoft Windows, Report Says

    Google Dumps Internal Use of Microsoft Windows, Report Says

    Jessica Davis

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    Google is reportedly phasing out internal company use of Microsoft Windows due to security concerns, according to a report in the Financial Times. The report cites unnamed Google employees who told the FT that new employees are given the option of using Apple’s Mac computers or else PCs running Linux. Employees say that the directive… Read more

  • Microsoft Launches Twitter Tool: Project Emporia

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    Microsoft announced the alpha preview of a social-networking initiative, Project Emporia, being developed through its FUSE Labs. The application gives users the ability to browse information on Twitter most relevant to their needs, and refine their experience through a “like/dislike” recommender system. Since its inception in October 2009, FUSE Labs has pursued the development of… Read more

  • Steve Ballmer Insists Microsoft Still Top in Tech

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    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested during a trip to New Delhi that the surpassing of Microsoft’s market capitalization by Apple, while trumpeted as a major shake-up by the media, was not a cause for concern at Redmond. In addition to insisting on Microsoft’s competitive value, Ballmer also reportedly said that Windows Phone 7, the company’s… Read more