Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft handily beat Wall Street estimates in the second quarter of the company’s 2014 fiscal year. On Jan. 23, Microsoft reported earnings of $0.78 per share on profits of $6.56 billion. All told, the company generated $24.52 billion in sales during its second quarter, ending Dec. 31. Financial analysts expected the company to book $23.68 […]

EVault, a subsidiary of hard-drive maker Seagate, has announced a new offering that allows businesses to back up their data to Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform. Following up on the company’s free EVault Endpoint Protection offer for new Azure enterprise customers, the company has launched Backup Services for Windows Azure. Despite the Windows-heavy branding, the […]

Microsoft is finishing up its Data Plant research project in Cheyenne, Wyo. Part data center and part power plant, the pilot program will leverage biogas to supply energy for the site’s zero-carbon computing facility. In a TechNet profile of Sean James, a senior research program manager in Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services group, the company revealed […]

Soon after its release, intrepid hackers expanded on Kinect’s capabilities beyond the realm of video games. Now, health care technologists are using Microsoft’s sensor to improve the recovery rates of stroke victims. Originally an add-on for the company’s Xbox 360 console, the Kinect camera and motion sensing device have proved popular among inventors, PC enthusiasts […]

Microsoft, like many big technology companies, has a massive user base that crosses more than a few borders. And that poses a problem for any company that wishes to balance lawful requests for user data and the privacy protections of said users. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s vocal General Counsel and executive vice president of the software […]

Amid the backdrop of the Education World Forum (EWF) and the British Education Technology & Training (BETT) Show, Microsoft is detailing how the Redmond, Wash.-based company is leveraging technology to help advance education and prepare students for tomorrow’s in-demand IT jobs. EWF is an invitation-only conference that focuses on furthering innovations in teaching and “debating […]

Holiday shoppers scooped up Microsoft’s latest Xbox gaming hardware, according to sales figures compiled by market research firm NPD Group. Soon after NPD released its findings, the company announced that it had sold 908,000 Xbox One consoles in December, enough for Microsoft to claim the top spot for the month. And the hardware’s predecessor wasn’t […]

In oddly fitting timing, Microsoft announced on Jan. 16 that its Windows Azure cloud platform has been validated to conform to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS 2.0), credit card industry policies and requirements that govern how merchant IT systems handle sensitive payment information. “The PCI DSS is the global standard that any […]

Windows XP users can breathe a little sigh of relief after Microsoft ends support for the OS on April 8. Microsoft will continue to issue anti-malware updates for Windows XP for more than a year after the deadline passes, the software company announced. “To help organizations complete their migrations, Microsoft will continue to provide updates […]

The twisty saga to name Microsoft’s next chief executive has taken another turn. Hans Vestberg, CEO of the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson, is being considered for the top position at software giant Microsoft following current CEO Steve Ballmer’s impending retirement from the company. “Vestberg, 48, is in the running alongside other candidates, said [people close […]