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• Microsoft Office 2010 released to businesses

  Office 2010, the latest version of its Office productivity suite, to businesses today. »

• Chrome again beats Firefox in browser gain race

  Chrome was the only browser to gain significant usage share last month, and again trounced rival open-source Firefox. »

• Review: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

  SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel. »

• Microsoft Hits The Road To Pimp Windows 7, Office 2010

  Sometimes it's lonely in IT. Your organization used to upgrade all the time--well, at least at regular intervals--but now it's a rare occurrence. Technology has moved on, but you're stuck in the 2000s, running Windows XP and maybe even Microsoft Office 2003. Redmond feels your pain, and it's taking a road trip to ignite change, upgrade the nation's Windows desktops and servers, and maybe sell some software in the process. »

• Microsoft exec: We and users win with cloud

  Microsoft is firmly on the cloud-computing bandwagon and with good reason -- it can make more money by doing so, even as it helps customers cut costs, business division head Stephen Elop said at the Convergence conference in Atlanta on Sunday. »

• Inside Oracle's security assurance program

  Oracle has had its share of criticism this past decade over CSO Mary Ann Davidson has worked to change her company's code-writing culture. »

• Is it time to switch to third-party software support?

  When the economy is bad, businesses hold off on buying new enterprise apps and instead try to prolong the life of the ones they have. But there's still the significant expense of vendors' support contracts. Third-party support contracts may be the answer to reducing that cost. »

• Amazon brings Kindle app to the Mac

  After months of anticipation, Amazon on Wednesday night released a beta of Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for PC, and Kindle for Blackberry. »

• Can Google Generate Buzz in the Enterprise?

  announcement of Google Buzz. In addition to providing a platform for users to share information, status updates, pictures, and videos with their social network, Google also wants enterprises to embrace Buzz as a business tool. »

• Microsoft IE's downfall 'far fetched,' says researcher

  Talk of Internet Explorer's demise is "far fetched," a researcher said Monday, citing data showing that more than 80% of enterprise PCs run Microsoft's browser during the workday. »