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Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 20 years for a variety ofpublications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline. She has kept close tabson Microsoft strategy, products and technologies for the past 10 years. In thelate 1990s, she penned the award-winning "At The Evil Empire" column for ZDNet,and more...- more about Mary Jo Foley »
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- Still more questions than answers about Microsoft Morro
- Over the past couple of days, I had a chance to ask Microsoft a few more questions about the disappearance of OneCare and sudden appearance of Morro (a codename and service that no one I've spoken with has heard a peep about until this week). Here are some more tidbits....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Q, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Microsoft Big Brains: John Shewchuk
- There are lots of moving parts to Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform. One of the less-flashy but much needed pieces of plumbing is .Net Services, codenamed "Zurich." If there's a "Mr. Zurich" at Microsoft, that person would be Technical Fellow John Shewchuk. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Team, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Microsoft hires away key search VP from Yahoo
- The rumors were true: Microsoft has hired away from Yahoo Sean Suchter, Vice President of Yahoo's Search Technology. Microsoft confirmed Suchter will start with the Redmondians on December 22. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search, Mary Jo Foley, Portals, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- It's official: No IE 8 until 2009
- After one more public test build early next year, Microsoft plans to release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 in calendar 2009. Microsoft officials shared the updated timetable via a November 19 post on the IE Blog. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Microsoft-hosted Online security-service for business users due in 2010
- Microsoft's just-announced free anti-virus/anti-malware service, codenamed Morro, isn't the only new Microsoft security service in the works. There's a Microsoft-hosted security service for businesses in the pipeline, too, and it's due in 2010, according to a new Microsoft blog posting. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Blogging, Security, Internet, Mary Jo Foley, Service, Forefront
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- News to know: Microsoft; Psystar; Mozilla; Storm; Office 2.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie ‘Morro' Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Office 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services
- Microsoft is discontinuing its paid Windows Live OneCare subscription security service. Microsoft is touting a new, free security service, codenamed "Morro," and due in the second half of 2009, as OneCare's successor. The Microsoft press release and statements on Morro offer some other interesting tidbits. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Morro
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Two more Microsoft Labs deliverables debut
- Seadragon Ajax and Sticky Sorter are the latest two deliverables to debut from Microsoft's Live Labs and Microsoft's Office Labs hybrid research units. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Deliverable, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Silverlight
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?
- Two years ago this month, in November 2006, Microsoft inked its controversial cross-licensing pact with Novell. Since the agreement was forged, a lot has happened. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Ding, dong: Yang is gone. Now what?
- Poll: What do you think? Will Microsoft close the Yahoo deal it first sought two years ago before December 31, 2008 or shortly thereafter? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Mary Jo Foley, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan: With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Jerry Yang, MLB, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, USB, CEO, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?
- Microsoft began shipping, starting November 17, the final version of its Exchange Online and SharePoint Online Microsoft-hosted services. Are these products full versions of Microsoft's enterprise software running in "in the cloud"? The short answer: No. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Service, Company Official
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?
- As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it hopefully learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 -- especially in the netbook space. The original suit, filed in March...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Passcode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again
- After a few months of relative quiet, the war of words and customer wins is on again, with Microsoft and Google battling over which company will be more successful in providing office applications over the Web. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- New update of Microsoft codename tracker available now
- Here's the November update of CodeTracker, hot off the presses. The best part? It's free. This month's update includes a few new codenames, plus some informed speculation on what a number of Microsoft's cloud-related codenames have in common. Hint: Think Sarah Palin.... by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Update, Codename, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Microsoft touts new online store as a netbook complement
- Microsoft launched in the U.S. this week its online software store and is touting it as one way for netbook users who don't have optical drives to more easily obtain software. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Software, Online Store, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Electronic Software Distribution, Windows Marketplace, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Microsoft search boss: 'Silk Road' will lead to greater market share
- Microsoft is adding a fourth pillar to its search-business strategy that involves opening up its search interfaces and infrastructure to third-party developers to get them to incorporate Microsoft's search engine in their sites and services. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Search, Strategy, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Live Search, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft's kinder and simpler consumer services strategy?
- Microsoft is taking the official wraps off Windows Live Wave 3, its consumer-focused set of services which will be phased in over the next several months. The goal of this rollout is to simplify Windows Live -- an admirable, formidable and seemingly nearly-untenable goal, given the branding and positioning problems...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Branding, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- In tight times, Microsoft launches two new servers
- It's not a great time for a new product launch. But Microsoft officials soldiered on with the company's planned November 12 virtual launch of its newest small and mid-size business servers: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Windows Small Business Server 2008. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Server, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, EBS, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Microsoft starts rolling out IE 6 for Windows Mobile
- Microsoft has started the rollout process for Internet Explorer IE 6 for Windows Mobile phones. (Yes, that isn't a typo. Even though Microsoft is finalizing IE 8 for PCs, it's only up to IE 6 for its mobile platform.) by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley, Windows Mobile 7, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
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