• Microsoft exec: Lync-Skype integration a 'compelling opportunity'

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 09 February, 2012 12:07

  Microsoft is looking at creating a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as part of its broader initiative to extend the Office platform, a company executive said on Wednesday.

• Google accelerates Android browser updates with mobile Chrome

  By Gregg Keizer | 08 February, 2012 12:36

  Google's launch today of Chrome for Android may be a move to accelerate the pace of browser updates, an analyst said.

• Adobe sets IE as next target in Flash security work

  By Gregg Keizer | 08 February, 2012 07:54

  Adobe plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers, Adobe's head of security said today.

• FBI declares cloud vendors must meet CJIS security rules

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 08 February, 2012 07:54

  The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) security requirements.

• Microsoft teams up with 24/7 for customer service software

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 08 February, 2012 01:07

  Microsoft has entered into a broad partnership with customer-service software provider 24/7 that the companies expect will yield a superior cloud-based platform that large companies can use to better address their customers' needs.

• Supporting Office 2010

  By Shane O'Neill | 18 June, 2011 05:34

  At a time when Cloud computing services for productivity tools are gaining steam, you would think that desktop software like Office 2010 would be on a downslide.

• Internet Explorer 9: A getting started guide

  By Ian Paul | 16 March, 2011 01:32

  Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 officially launched late Monday and is ready for download here.

• How to clean up your online reputation

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 11 January, 2011 13:02

  If you own a small or medium business, a good reputation--online and offline--is clearly key to your success.

• Record patch Tuesday: What you need to know

  By Tony Bradley | 15 December, 2010 07:13

  Today is the final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2010. It has been a busy year for Microsoft when it comes to security bulletins, and December is no exception as Microsoft closes out the year with a record 17 security bulletins. With only a week or so until many IT admins plan to kiss 2010 goodbye and break for the holidays, it is important to understand and prioritize the latest patches for quick implementation.

• Windows 7: 10 Cool Keyboard Shortcuts

  By Shane O'Neill | 21 September, 2010 05:27

  Keyboard shortcuts are wonderful time-savers but many of us are either too accustomed to the mouse or too lazy to get beyond Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.

• A first look at the Nokia Lumia 800

  By Ross Catanzariti | 20 January, 2012 11:39

  Nokia's Lumia 800 represents somewhat of a new dawn for the struggling giant. It's the first phone to use the Windows Phone platform, following Nokia's decision early last year to partner with Microsoft for many of its future smartphones.

• Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading

  By Ian Paul | 27 October, 2011 04:41

  Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That's the software giant's recent take on its aging OS, which is still more popular than Vista or Windows 7 worldwide. Microsoft is hoping the final cadre of users hanging on to XP will start to dump it and move to the more modern Windows 7.

• Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars

  By Brad Reed | 21 September, 2011 06:26

  History may look at Android as the tech industry's Helen of Troy: The OS that launched a thousand suits.

• Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server

  By John Rizzo | 25 July, 2011 23:40

  Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server adds innovative features and a new low price tag, but cuts in services and the elimination of advanced GUI administration tools may force some enterprise departments to think twice about the role of Mac servers on their networks.

• Android vs. iOS vs. Windows Phone

  By Preston Gralla | 18 March, 2011 05:43

  The past year has been a remarkable one for smartphones, with the meteoric rise of Google's Android OS, the restart of Microsoft's mobile strategy with its much-ballyhooed release of Windows Phone 7 and the continuing success of Apple's iPhone, buoyed by its new availability to Verizon subscribers. Never has there been so much choice in the smartphone market. As a result, hype and overstatement have been the order of the day.

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