7/27/2008 - At Microsoft’s recent Financial Analyst Meeting Steve Ballmer, among other things, blamed Vista’s misconception woes on PC manufacturers who are shipping mediocre, "crapware-infested" installations, as he calls it. Since the manufacturers have every right to do so, it’s up to Microsoft to form a game plan to combat it.
5/11/2008 -
Microsoft Innovation Centers in Indonesia and Pakistan shed light on how to realize the potential of technology for sustainable economic growth.
5/8/2008 - LONDON — 8 May 2008 — MSN today announced it will be the exclusive online live streaming partner for Pangea Day, a global event where millions of people all over the world will come together to watch a four-hour programme of short films coupled with talks from CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Queen Noor of Jordan, and music from Bob Geldof and Dave Stewart — at the same time 10 May. The programme will be broadcast through a live MSN webcast, along with television and mobile phone broadcast, and aims to be the world's first "global campfire".
5/5/2008 - Companies resisting a migration to Windows Vista may want to carefully examine the latest service pack for Windows XP. After you look at XP SP3, says Steven Vaughan-Nichols, you won't even consider "upgrading" to Windows Vista SP1 anytime soon. He does a head-to-head technology comparison.
4/30/2008 - Today the first Microsoft Middle East and Africa Global Energy Forum brings more than 300 decision-makers from oil and gas companies across the region to the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi..
4/29/2008 - New program features developer tools, embedded operating systems, and board packages for hobbyist developers and academic community.
4/28/2008 - Microsoft Gulf is set to launch the new version of Dynamics CRM 4.0 in the Middle East during the first edition of the Dynamics CRM conference scheduled to be held in Dubai on April 23rd at the Emirates Towers.
4/28/2008 - DigiGirlz has given thousands of young women the opportunity to learn about career choices in business and technology.
4/27/2008 - Microsoft Corp. today announced third-quarter revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share of $14.45 billion, $4.41 billion and $0.47, respectively, in a quarter marked by the worldwide launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.
4/27/2008 - Sun Microsystems is hoping to double its growth in the Middle East and Africa over a 12 month period with the launch of two new server systems based on the UltraSPARC(R) T2 Plus processor. Sun claims that the new servers have four times more memory and internal disk capacity than market competitors.