eWEEK EDITORS

I enjoyed reading Stan Gibsons excellent opinion article in the June 27 issue of eWEEK, “Keeping IT Skills Sharp Pays Off.” I have witnessed firsthand the loss of hundreds of programming jobs due to a decision to move development to Bangalore. Indeed, my job was originally one of those lost, but the company changed its […]

MINNEAPOLIS—Longhorn Beta 1 is still a few weeks away from release. And Office 12 Beta 1 isnt slated to debut until this fall. But that isnt stopping Microsoft from peeling back the covers on some of the new features slated for the pair of products due to ship in the latter half of 2006. Here […]

Microsoft Corp.s Information Worker unit is looking at how to grow its Office franchise via a number of potential new products taking root in its “Greenhouse” incubator. The Greenhouse team builds prototypes of potential applications and technologies and then seeks wider, corporate backing and financing for these initiatives. Those that arent seen as viable are […]

MINNEAPOLIS—The easiest question that Microsoft senior VP Doug Burgum fielded during an open Q&A session with channel partners on Thursday: What is the difference between a bison and a buffalo? After that one—which North Dakota native Burgum handled with ease—the questions got a lot tougher, as MBS (Microsoft Business Solutions) partners at the worldwide partner […]

“Leadership” is the growth sector of the 21st century. Theres an entire industry built on “leadership.” Books and magazine articles focus on it as the miraculous talisman that makes victory in a challenging environment possible. Ridiculous. When I consult with the recruiting managers for my clients, the single most common misconception they bring to the […]

While Microsoft Corp. is expected to use this weeks Worldwide Partner Conference to flesh out its vertical sales push, company brass also are going to detail the small-business and midmarket initiatives that Microsoft will launch in the coming year. Microsofts annual partner conference kicks off on Thursday in Minneapolis. More than 6,000 resellers, OEMs, systems […]

On Friday, Microsoft and IBM said they had settled many of the outstanding antitrust issues between the two companies raised during the United States Department of Justice vs. Microsoft antitrust case during the mid-1990s. Microsoft will pay IBM $775 million and will extend $75 million in credit toward the deployment of Microsoft software at IBM […]

While philosophic in nature, Nick Carrs hypotheses on the strategic value of IT investments has fueled a two-year debate—which means hes hit upon the very root of the tension that exists between the technology and business camps in most organizations. Heres where theres truth to his argument: Companies that consistently get the most value from […]

Microsoft Corp. is taking a new tack with its Windows XP Starter Edition campaign. Rather than introducing versions tailored very specifically to individual countries, Microsoft has introduced the first generalized versions for a specific region. On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled in Mexico City the newest member of its Starter Edition family: Windows XP Starter Edition in […]

As part of its ongoing push to get Longhorn out the door, Microsoft is shuffling its Windows client management deck, according to sources close to the company. In the latest reorg, Joe Peterson, vice president of Windows product development, is being removed from day-to-day Longhorn product responsibilities. He will be replaced by Chris Jones, who […]

Microsoft Corp. released on Tuesday a first public beta of the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, a product designed to improve the security and management of shared computers. Microsoft made the announcement in Philadelphia at the National Education Computing Conference. Company officials said Microsoft is planning to make Version 1.0 of the toolkit […]

After downplaying the importance of the emerging Ajax programming model, Microsoft Corp. has decided to jump with booth feet into the Ajax fray. On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled “Atlas,” a Web client framework that is designed to support multiple DHTML controls with JavaScript code. With Atlas, Microsoft is looking to simplify Ajax programming, Microsoft officials said. […]