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Microsoft CFO sees boost from tech spend

Microsoft Corp is expecting a boost this quarter from a rebound in business tech spending, likely outweighing negative effects from turmoil in Europe

May 14, 2010 – We're heading into our fiscal fourth quarter which is typically our biggest quarter for enterprise sales, and we're very optimistic about the opportunity there," said Klein, who took over as CFO last November. "For the next 12 to 18 months you'll see a gradual return to growth in IT spend. (reuters.com)

Announcements

Microsoft Announces Long-Awaited Hotmail Update

The announcement was preceded by the release of Microsoft Office 2010 and Outlook Connector 14, a free plug-in that allows Hotmail users to bring their Hotmail content into Outlook. According to Microsoft, Hotmail remains the leading free email service worldwide, with 360 million users. (technewsdaily.com)

Microsoft launches high-performance computing push

May 18, 2010 –

Microsoft has kicked off a new campaign for high-performance computing and technical modelling applications. Microsoft servers and tools president Bob Muglia said that the company was going to step up efforts to push high performance computing (HPC) for modelling applications in areas such as engineering, biomedicine and financial services. (v3.co.uk)

Microsoft argues that Google Docs is inadequate

Microsoft and Google are battling it out over its cloud based apps that can help consumers create, move and download documents over the Web. However, Microsoft is arguing that Google’s solution is inadequate.(networkworld.com)

Microsoft revamps MSN Mobile

May 13, 2010 –

From the new homepage, MSN Mobile users can enjoy access to a broad range of content and services, including programmed, dynamic news, sports, entertainment, video, money, weather, astrology, and dating content, along with 1-click access to services such as Bing, Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger. (intomobile .com)

Microsoft Details Azure Cloud Development

May 12, 2010 –

In the Windows Azure cloud, Microsoft is building in software tools and services that will allow applications running on premises to coordinate their activities with operations in the cloud. Development in the cloud will "accelerate the speed of application development. (informationweek.com)

Microsoft Silverlight 4 tools released

May 17, 2010 –

Functioning with either the newly released Visual Studio 2010 or Visual Web Developer Express tools, Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio supports capabilities such as Silverlight 4's elevated trust and out-of-browser application functions. (networkworld.com)

Blogs, Events and Communities

Microsoft, Focused On Robotics, Goes With A Free Model

May 21, 2010 –

“Microsoft has announced that it’s Robotics Developer Studio suite is now free, and now incorporates numerous robotics-focused software components that come free with it. As open source and free software continues to gain momentum in the robotics space, the move from Microsoft is a good one.” (ostatic.com)

AusCert 2010: Microsoft to link critical security agencies

May 20, 2010 –

“It includes a Critical Infrastructure Protection Program under which non-disclose agreements will be abolished to allow disparate government agencies to share information on solving security infrastructure risks." (networkworld.com)

Microsoft works to keep Windows 7 momentum strong

May 13, 2010 –

“While Microsoft touts the consumer-oriented features of the laptop like a Blu-ray disk drive and a $90 credit to buy movies to play on it, it also points out that Windows 7 Professional includes a feature called XP Mode, which provides backwards compatibility so software applications designed for Windows XP can run in 7.” (networkworld.com)

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