Elizabeth Montalbano
Why Microsoft's Elop isn't afraid of Google
Microsoft's Business Division oversees one of its most successful products, the Office productivity suite, as well as the company's lucrative server and enterprise software businesses. However, like the rest of the company, the...
Microsoft shows off Bing tool for measuring ad effectiveness
Microsoft on Monday demonstrated a new tool for its Bing search engine that will allow advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their ads with online users.Speaking at the IAB MIXX Conference and Expo 2009 in New York on Monday,...
Microsoft demos Bing tool for measuring ad effectiveness
Microsoft demonstrated a new tool for its Bing search engine that will allow advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their ads with online users.
To Kindle or not to Kindle?
About a year or so ago there was an amusing bit of writing circulating on the Web that deconstructed Shakepeare's "Hamlet" into a series of Facebook-styled newsfeeds. Written by Sarah Schmelling, the piece imagined humorous status...
Adobe to buy Omniture for US$1.8 billion
Adobe has agreed to buy Web analytics company Omniture for US$1.8 billion in cash, the companies said Tuesday. The price San Jose, California-based Adobe is paying for the company, which is $21.50 per share, is at a 45 percent...
Adobe to buy Omniture for $1.8 billion
Adobe has agreed to buy Web analytics company Omniture for $1.8 billion in cash, the companies said Tuesday.
Microsoft rallies businesses to start Win 7 migrations now
In a last promotional run-up to the Windows 7 release next month, Microsoft is urging business customers to start their upgrades now with examples of customers already using the software, and another acknowledgement that the company...
Court overturns Microsoft's $358 million payment to Alcatel
Microsoft has won an appeal to overturn a US$358 million award it had been ordered to pay to Alcatel-Lucent in the latest ruling on an ongoing patent-infringement dispute that began in 2003.The United States Court of Appeals for the...
Microsoft forms, funds new open-source foundation
Microsoft has cofounded and is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects.According to its Web site, the...
Microsoft funds new open-source foundation
Microsoft is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects.
Update: Analysts say Microsoft enterprise licensing still challenging
Despite efforts from Microsoft over the years to simplify its software licensing for businesses, a new analyst report said it's more complex than ever for companies to figure out the most cost-effective way to acquire products from...
Analysts: Microsoft enterprise licensing still challenging
Despite efforts from Microsoft over the years to simplify its software licensing for businesses, a new analyst report said it's more complex than ever for companies to figure out the most cost-effective way to acquire products from...
Microsoft rivals to purchase 22 patents to defend Linux
A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ongoing threat of patent litigation from the software giant.The Open Invention Network...
Microsoft to add 'Ping' to Bing to share search results
Microsoft is testing a new feature called "Bing & Ping" for its Bing search engine that allows people to share search results on social networks Facebook and Twitter.According to a post on the Bing community site by Nicholas...
Microsoft wants people to throw Windows 7 launch parties
A new version of Windows is not typically a reason to throw a party, but Microsoft is hoping people will do just that to celebrate Windows 7, and has teamed with House Party to help them do so.Through a House Party promotional Web...
Microsoft to drop all Zunes except for HD model
Microsoft plans to drop all of its Zune models except for a new high-definition (HD) version that is due out in two weeks, the company confirmed Wednesday.Microsoft said it will continue to offer the flash Zune 4GB, 8GB and 16GB...
Microsoft tests Windows 7-based embedded OS
Microsoft on Tuesday released a test preview of its Windows 7-based OS for embedded devices.A Community Technology Preview for Windows Embedded Standard 2011, formerly code-named "Quebec," is now available on Microsoft's Web site for...
Microsoft: Making purchases not Bing's only focus
Microsoft on Monday refuted a post by a prominent blogger that said the company designed the first iteration of Bing specifically to help people find items to purchase online.In a statement through its public relations firm,...
Microsoft: Making purchases not Bing's online focus
Microsoft on Monday refuted a post by a prominent blogger that said the company designed the first iteration of Bing specifically to help people find items to purchase online.