Tag: Microsoft

  • Microsoft May Cut Deeper into Work Force

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Microsoft’s elimination of more than 5,000 jobs has righted the software ship that has floundered under the weight of the economic recession. But, Microsoft executives say that it may not be enough to sustain the health of the software giant if the economy doesn’t improve. Yesterday, Microsoft executed the layoff of another 3,000 employees as… Read more

  • Microsoft Sues Four Partners Reveals Channel Monitoring Program

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Microsoft is taking legal action as part of its channel monitoring program against four Canadian resellers that allegedly sold unlicensed copies of Microsoft products. The vendor has also, for the first time, disclosed its ongoing channel and monitoring actions, which includes strategies like mystery shoppers, mediation meetings and ongoing monitoring. The lawsuits Microsoft has filed… Read more

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Takes a Back Seat to Windows 7 RC1

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    According to Microsoft, The release candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2 will become publicly available around May 6 and new features will abound, perhaps making WS2008R2 the network operating system to have. Yet that news has been buried under a pile of Windows 7 press releases and one has to wonder where Microsoft is focusing… Read more

  • Is Microsoft Windows 7 the Obama of the OS World?

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    With the arrival of the release candidate of Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft has confirmed that they intend to go full speed ahead with a campaign to win the hearts and minds of PC users. Of course, the hype has been building behind Windows 7 already – but the question remains, can Windows 7 undo the… Read more

  • Microsoft Expands Online Services Globally

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Microsoft is making a major push in online services, expanding the availability of cloud-based versions of popular business applications such as Exchange, SharePoint and Live Meeting globally and increasing its data center capacity through a partnership with Hewlett-Packard’s EDS services division. More than 4,000 solution providers are registered to sell Microsoft Online applications, and until… Read more

  • Microsoft, Xerox Take Earnings Hits

    Kathleen A. Martin

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    The first batch of technology corporate earnings reports of the new year produced a mixed bag of results as even industry bellwethers such as Microsoft and Xerox are feeling the pinch of the global economic slowdown. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported its first year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since the first stock sale to the public in… Read more