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Microsoft cited for open efforts, eyes Eclipse Microsoft received plaudits and criticism for its openness efforts at the MIX08 event Thursday with a Microsoft official also citing an overture toward the Eclipse Foundation for open-source tooling.During a pan Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft executive shakeup prepares for Yahoo acquisition Microsoft confirmed a number of high-level executive changes, moves that could be designed to better position the company to digest an acquisition of Yahoo, an analyst said.In addition to a number of executive Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ozzie hints at Microsoft's search future, downplays Yahoo Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie on Wednesday suggested that Microsoft has its own clear ideas on the next direction it will take in Internet search, downplaying any deal the company might still make with Yahoo in favor of highlighting Microsoft's own ambi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Yahoo weighs options as Microsoft drama continues Yahoo is weighing its options to accept a buyout by Microsoft or consider tie-ups with other companies, in particular a reported plan to join forces with AOL, as a way to stave off the software giant's advances. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Yahoo bid could backfire lest Microsoft changes ways Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer to purchase Yahoo is a dramatic statement from a company that delayed acknowledging the importance of emerging Web business models for so long, it faced becoming an also-ran in the Web 2.0 economy. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Yahoo to Microsoft: Cheapskate Yahoo has dusted off a three-month-old financial plan to reinforce its contention that the company is worth much more than Microsoft has offered to pay for it.The plan, presented to Yahoo's board of directors in Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft and Yahoo: Now what? Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended, but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were.Microsoft and Yahoo will need to deliver on promises, address que Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Under pressure, Yang still open to higher Microsoft bid Facing shareholder ire and a plunging stock price, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said Yahoo board members would still sell the company to Microsoft or another suitor if the price is right.According to Bloomberg, Yang sai Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft-Yahoo deal: What about developers? While observers believe that Microsoft is willing to pay Yahoo $44 billion primarily for its users and advertising base, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, wants to grow its developer community as well. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Yahoo a mere front end for Microsoft hosted apps? While dealing logistically and technically with their overlapping online offerings will certainly prove troublesome if its bid to purchase Yahoo succeeds, Microsoft will at least have an immediate outlet for bringing more of its traditional desktop portfolio to the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Despite Yahoo drama, Microsoft forges ahead with search Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to expand its enterprise and Internet search offerings even as its quest to purchase Yahoo remains uncertain and could get uglier.On Wednesday, Fast Search and Transfer ( Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft tops $60 billion in annual revenue Microsoft on Thursday announced it has topped $60 billion in yearly revenue for the first time in its history and posted a 25 percent year-over-year gain in net income for its fiscal year 2008.The company also p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Coreflood, more Microsoft-Yahoo, iPhone plans A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords, including those at banking and brokerage houses, according to security researchers. And it could be that six years from now we'll still be talkin Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft moves beyond Yahoo Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his game face Thursday and told investors it was imperative for the company to "ante up" in its struggling online business. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Microsoft prepares for end of Windows with Midori With the Internet increasingly taking on the role of the PC operating system and the growing prevalence of virtualization technologies, there will be a day when the Microsoft Windows client OS as it's been developed for the past 20-odd years becomes obsolete. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's post-Gates management team Though Bill Gates leaves his full-time duties at Microsoft on Friday, he remains nonexecutive chairman and will participate in select projects at the direction of Microsoft's current executive management team. Below is a rundown of who they are and what some of their Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Google, Yahoo software moves may fuel Microsoft bid SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software units of Yahoo Inc and Google Inc are introducing beefed-up versions of their Web-based software that compete with Microsoft Outlook, offering yet another clue why Microsoft Corp made a $45 billion unsolicited bid for Yahoo. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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Despite financial losses, Microsoft looks to increase investment in online services Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sought to justify to financial analysts the losses from the company's online services group and to defend plans for increasing investment in the group.Ballmer stepped in to speak for Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Open APIs may help Microsoft repair reputation If Microsoft executes effectively on its new interoperability promises, it could repair its tarnished reputation in the technology industry and help the company get out of its own way to compete more effectively with Google. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ozzie is key to Microsoft's success against Google The departure of Microsoft's founder and iconic leader Bill Gates comes at a pivotal time in the company's history as it struggles to compete with Google, the architect of the new Web economy and perhaps the company's most formidable foe ever. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |