Microsoft has talked about accelerating its business by offering services, but some analysts worry its race to compete with Google and others could leave Microsoft's very profitable business model in the dust.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a sweeping reorganisation of the company into three new divisions, a shift that will lead to the retirement of longtime Windows development chief Jim Allchin.
Moving further into the world of business processes, Microsoft on Wednesday in the US announced a plan to build work flow management into many of its products.
Microsoft is on track to release the first full test version of the next major Windows release by the end of June, a Microsoft executive said on Monday.
Microsoft has said the forthcoming release of its SQL Server database and Visual Studio.NET development tool will be delayed--again.
Bill Gates' dream of an end-to-end search tool for corporate networks remains just that: a dream, at least until the end of the decade.
Microsoft says a server version of Longhorn, the next release of Windows, is in the works. But the company hasn't set a firm ship date.
The company aims to turn up the heat on Java rivals with plans for software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications.
Microsoft has announced plans for new development tools, as the company continues to lay the groundwork for its next major database and operating system software releases.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to more tightly integrate the development of Windows, Office and its other programs--and much of these efforts are tied to Longhorn.
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