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Sun eyes cloudware position
News The open source vendor hopes OpenSolaris will be its entry point into becoming a platform provider for cloud computing by courting the developer community, say execs.
Tags: Open source, Web services, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Developer, Cloud Computing, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., PaaS, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft steps up cloud momentum
News At developer conference, Redmond announces production availability of Windows Azure and unveils new services running on its cloud platform.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ray Ozzie, Muglia, Windows Identity Foundation, Conference, Microsoft Corp., network, Developer
Cloud can boost Asian software firms
News Software developers and related service providers in the region can better compete against large market players by tapping on cloud computing, says Microsoft exec.
Tags: Web services, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Cloud Computing, software company, Malaysia
Microsoft creates cloud division
News Windows Azure is to combine with the Windows Server division as Microsoft looks to boost its presence in the cloud, according to a company blog post.
Tags: Cloud computing, Organizational structure, Azure Services Platform, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Cloud computing, Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, billing
Microsoft promises Windows Azure savings
News Software maker isn't saying how much its Windows-in-the-cloud service will cost, but it says there is room for it to make money and for customers to save versus running things in-house.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software, Microsoft Corp., Conference, Cloud Computing, investor relations, limited testing, Server, Microsoft Windows, talent
Azure: Can Microsoft meld Windows with the Web?
News news analysis The software giant's bid to join the world of cloud computing is likely to appeal most strongly to corporate users.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web services, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., software, corporate computing, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT
Red Hat warns of cloud 'lock-in'
News Vendors such as Microsoft are attempting to take customers 'back to the '80s' by locking them into proprietary cloud services, according to open source vendor Red Hat.
Tags: Cloud computing, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Sister Site, SDK, VMware Inc., Cloud computing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, PHP
Microsoft pulling Live Framework test bits
News Introduced at last fall's developer conference, Live Framework, which is essentially the developer side of Live Mesh, is being folded into Windows Live.
Tags: Business applications, Conference, Microsoft Windows Live, Web-based Application, Developer, Community Technology Preview, Microsoft Windows, blog, desktop, blog posting
Microsoft rolls out SQL Azure Database preview
News Database component of Microsoft's cloud platform is now available as a free trial until the service goes fully live in November.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Microsoft SQL Server, RDBMS, Database, SQL, Web Application, Community Technology Preview, Cloud computing
Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of desktop OS or next big thing?
News Even before Windows 7 is in shops, the Windows 8 speculation has begun. Newer version could be an improved OS with gesture recognition or offer a more unified experience, say analysts.
Tags: Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Virtualization, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Quocirca, Microsoft Windows 7, voice recognition, Desktop OS
Microsoft's server boss: No Azure in a box
News The company's Microsoft's Bob Muglia talks about why the Windows Server operating system won't just become a packaged version of Azure.
Tags: Cloud computing, Operating systems, Cloud computing, Environment, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Hardware, volume-license, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft to announce Azure business plan next month
News Software maker, which has been testing its cloud-based OS, plans to use its partner conference to offer details on how it will get paid for hosting cloud-based applications.
Tags: Operating systems, Cloud computing, Business applications, IBM Corp., Conference, Google Inc., Sales, operating system, Cloud computing, financial
Microsoft: Asia faster to embrace hosted services
News More companies in region expected to take up Microsoft's hosted messaging and collaboration products than those in United States, says company exec.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Mobile applications, Asia, business productivity, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, ISV, revenue, U.S.
Microsoft announces Azure pricing, details
News At its partner conference in New Orleans, the software maker announces several pricing options for its cloud computing service.
Tags: Cloud computing, Conference, Database, Storage, software company, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., network, pricing strategy, Amazon Web Services
Rackspace challenges Amazon with cloud services
News Cloud Server, which went live on Monday, provides users with server instances, or on-demand virtual servers, that can be scaled up or down according to demand.
Tags: Virtualization, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Storage, On-demand, Debian, computer, Server, Amazon.com Inc.
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