Microsoft Research is working on an extension to the C# programming language. Code-named "Xen," the new language is an amalgamation of C#, XML and SQL.
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Spanish police arrested 14 people on charges of intellectual piracy Thursday after discovering 3,000 forged copies of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Professional Edition software along with forged certificates of authentication.
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Going into its third year, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative is making gains but still has a long way to go.
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The software giant will alter Windows XP's "Shop for Music Online" feature in response to criticism from the U.S. government.
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The companies will unveil a Web site, http://www.personalfirewallday.org, on Thursday to educate consumers about the benefits of firewall and antivirus technology and provide tips on guarding against online identity thieves, viruses, worms and malicious hackers, according to information provided a spokesman for the project.
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Salesforce.com has created a plug-in for Microsoft's Office that allows users to import data from the Salesforce.com online CRM (customer relationship management) service into Word, Excel and Outlook, the company said Wednesday.
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Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released software designed to improve the performance of Windows applications designed for 32-bit processors when they are running on Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 processors.
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Microsoft announced another executive departure Tuesday, with Vice President Ed Fries leaving his position as head of Microsoft Game Studios, the division that creates games for PCs and the Xbox console.
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Microsoft prolongs support for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME until June 30, 2006. Support for Windows 98 was scheduled to end Friday.
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The software giant says it plans to offer next-generation technology to retailers, including emerging wireless applications such as radio frequency identification.
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Microsoft has posted a presentation of ClickOnce
As LinuxWorld Expo approaches, Microsoft will try to upstage gains made by its open source nemeses next week by launching Windows Services For Unix 3.5.
Windows Services for Unix 3.5, which is currently in beta testing and will be officially launched next week, is updated for the latest round of Windows offerings, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.
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Windows Services for Unix 3.5, which is currently in beta testing and will be officially launched next week, is updated for the latest round of Windows offerings, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.
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The aging operating system will be supported by Microsoft only for another week. After that, users will have to rely on a free CD containing hints and tips.
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The company details its strategy for expanding the capabilities and distribution of its Voice Command software, a program that lets people control handheld devices via spoken instructions.
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Microsoft, BEA Systems, and Tibco Software on Wednesday published a specification, WS-Eventing, which is intended to provide a common way of communicating events within and between Web services.
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates presents a new version of MSN.com and demonstrates a new online video service during his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Microsoft's chairman says digital pieces are finally falling into place to realize one of the tech industry's longest-sought grails.
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Microsoft's chairman demonstrates new technology for connecting digital content on Windows PCs to home entertainment centers, TVs and portable devices during his CES keynote.
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Juha Christensen resigned as Microsoft Corp. corporate vice president of mobile devices in November to join a startup but has instead signed on with Macromedia Inc.
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The software giant releases a worm-removal tool after Internet service providers complained that home users' PCs infected with the malicious program are still causing network congestion.
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