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Ray Ozzie steers Microsoft into the cloud
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has officially filled the shoes previously worn by founder and Chairman Bill Gates, stepping in as leader of the company’s vast developer network, which is its lifeblood and crucial to the enormous success of Windows. Ozzie delivered Monday’s keynote speech at the company’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los [...]
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A report card: Microsoft’s Ozzie grades his three years of ‘disruption’
Three years ago today, on October 28, 2005, Microsoft’s now Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie issued a missive that put Microsoft employees on notice.
Entitled “The Internet Services Disruption,” Ozzie’s memo to his direct reports detailed how Microsoft needed to change its products, business models and strategies to stay relevant in the quickly changing Web world. [...] -
Ars@PDC: Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 and netbooks
We got a chance to ask Steven Sinofsky some netbook questions that have been burning at our souls since we first had a look at Windows 7. For those that don’t know, Sinofsky was the longtime Office head before moving over to the Windows group last year.
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New Cloud Computing Tools Blog
Windows Azure is the development, hosting, and management environment of the Azure Services Platform, which enables you to run applications at Internet scale while leveraging the skills and tools you use today.
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Microsoft steps up Windows development efforts
Microsoft today (red. 10/23/2008) reported another record quarter result, exceeding $15 billion of revenue and $4.37 billion of profit. The company’s client business and especially Windows remains one of the strongest units, but the profitability took a big hit in the most recent quarter as Microsoft increased its investment in Windows advertising and research and [...]
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Microsoft launches a development-tool-focused incubator
Microsoft has launched yet another hybrid product-research lab — this one focused on the development-tool arena.
The newly formed DevLabs joins Microsoft’s growing list of incubators which includes Live Labs, Office Labs, adCenter Labs and Startup Labs.
Developer Division Senior Vice President Soma Somasegar blogged about the formation of DevLabs on October 23. Somasegar noted that some, [...] -
Microsoft Joins Working Group for Open Standards Messaging Software
Microsoft announced that it is joining the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) Working Group, an organization focused on the development of the AMQP specification. Microsoft is joining the AMQP Working Group at the request of its members, including several of Microsoft’s customers in the financial services industry, in order to support the development of an [...]
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Microsoft looks to secure Web content
Microsoft will herald a security project called Web Sandbox, for securing Web content through isolation, at the company’s Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles next week.
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The Microsoft Live Labs Web Sandbox features a prototype of technology for mashing up code while maintaining better process isolation, quality of service protection, and security, according to the company.
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