A federal judge says that both parties had complied with laws governing antitrust settlements, a nod that could signal a final ruling soon.
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A top European Union official says the EU is "completing" its investigation and that a ruling in its antitrust inquiry will happen by the end of the year.
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The successor to Microsoft's Visual J++ tool, J# provides a transition for Java developers into Microsoft's XML Web services development effort, Microsoft said. The arrival of J# marks the availability of all Microsoft programming languages within its Visual Studio .Net platform, according to Microsoft. The platform also features Visual C++, Visual C# and Visual Basic.
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The search engine company gets a 90-day extension on one of its deals with Microsoft as the two discuss a longer-term contract.
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A source close to Intel and Microsoft's plans tell us that plans are well advanced for the successor to Windows XP.
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The next version of Microsoft Office, code-named Office 11, will be released next May, Microsoft Corp.'s Jeff Raikes, vice president of productivity and business services, announced yesterday at the PC Expo/TechXNY conference in New York.
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Although devices using Mira technology are still a few months from hitting shelves, the software giant says it has a name for the software that will power Web-surfing tablets.
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Microsoft's Tablet PC is a hit with some attendees of the TechXNY conference--but most are sticking with their keyboards for now.
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The software giant has been quietly working since last fall on a device that combines its video game console with its digital video recorder, says a published report.
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Microsoft's new plan to ensure PC security through extensive changes to its Windows operating system could help make private data and media files safer, but first it has to address privacy concerns, industry watchers said Monday.
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Looking to expand its desktop software monopoly into new areas, the software giant on Tuesday will announce plans for a new version of its cash cow, Office, and the launch of the first Tablet PC systems.
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The software giant will broaden its sales force by adding 450 positions, its largest expansion in a decade, as it tries to better target specific industries.
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The commercial, which was called "shocking" and was banned from being shown on U.K. television, could land Microsoft in a French court.
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Sun Microsystems appears to have won a key battle in its years-long battle with Microsoft, but that didn't stop it from firing more salvos in the Web services arena.
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Users of Instant Messenger can keep receiving messages, even when not logged on to their PC, as Microsoft and eight European mobile operators expanded the service to cell phones.
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Companies planning on moving old programs to the software giant's .Net software plan may get a dose of sticker shock. Researcher Gartner estimates conversion costs could be pricey.
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