Peter Galli

Software developers eager to get their first look at Microsoft Corp.s next-generation operating system will get their wish this week, even though final versions of the products are still at least two years away. Attendees at the companys Professional Developers Conference this week in Los Angeles will be treated to the first technical preview and […]

Microsoft Corp. officials on Thursday admitted that security concerns had diverted the focus of its customers, sales staff, channel and partners away from closing deals, resulting in lost or delayed sales. In an analyst and press teleconference to discuss the Redmond software makers first quarter financial results on Thursday, Microsofts chief financial officer John Connors […]

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday reported a six percent rise in revenue to $8.22 billion in the first quarter to end September, while operating income for the quarter was slightly up at $3.15 billion, compared to $3.03 billion reported in the same quarter the prior year. Net income rose to $2.61 billion, with earnings of $0.24 […]

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday will announce that it is giving its Most Valued Professionals access to the more than 100 million aggregate lines of Windows source code, which includes all versions, service packs and betas of the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 products. MVPs, who are chosen for having a “unique set […]

NEW YORK—Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday will not only announce the worldwide availability of Office System 2003, but will also roll out the results of a commissioned study. According to the findings, its latest suite brings big worker productivity improvements and a rapid return on investment. /zimages/1/28571.gif The study, commissioned and paid for by Microsoft, was […]

NEW YORK—Even before Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates took the stage here to announce the Tuesday morning, his competitors were casting doubt on, and criticizing, the product while promoting the virtues of their own offerings. Sunir Kapoor, the vice president for Redmond Shores, Calif.-based Oracle Corp.s Collaboration Suite, said desktop productivity […]

NEW YORK—Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday launched more products in a single day than at any event in its history, said chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates at the global launch of Office System 2003. Addressing the hundreds of attendees here in a presentation entitled “Great Moments at Work,” Gates said customers had told Microsoft […]

Microsoft Corp. is working on its latest, best shot at the enterprise applications business with a new project to create a single, global code base for its product lines. “Project Green” is the Redmond, Wash., companys effort to deliver all its business applications, from its Great Plains Software Inc., Navision A/S, Axapta (which Navision bought […]

When Microsoft Corp. announces this week the availability of its latest Office productivity upgrade, known as Office System 2003, a key target customer will be the small-business user. The Redmond, Wash., company has already signed up some large enterprises as Office 2003 customers, including American Management Systems Inc., Graphic Packaging International Corp., Honeywell International Inc., […]

NEW YORK—As Microsoft Corp. prepares to release Office System 2003 here on Tuesday, its partners, technology integrators and third-party developers will announce a range of solutions that work with, or build on top of, the latest upgrade to the productivity suite. Solutions ranging from next-generation conferencing to electronic postmark extension, from compliance with document retention […]

Hot on the heels of The SCO Groups announcement that BayStar Capital has invested $50 million in the company, questions are being raised about whether Microsoft Corp. may have had a role in that investment. As an investment firm, BayStar leads, creates and participates in a number of PIPEs (Private Investments in Public Equity). Many […]

The ability to build up a “war chest” of cash was too compelling to pass up—and so The SCO Group agreed to a $50 million investment deal, announced yesterday, with investment fund BayStar Capital. In a media and analyst teleconference Friday, CEO Darl McBride said he is pleased with the structure of the transaction, which […]