Andy Patrizio

Microsoft isn’t often known for being the first to embrace a technology. That doesn’t mean it can’t be successful coming late to the party. Whether it’s Word, Internet Explorer or the Xbox, the company has displayed a knack for jumping into a market long-dominated by other players and still fighting its way to the top. […]

Merry Christmas, Circuit City employees. A lot of you are getting a gift of pink paper. I’ve always thought it was awful that layoffs come at this time of year, but one friend noted it’s better now then after running up huge bills during Christmas and then being jobless when they come due. Six of […]

Microsoft is not a company known for generating enthusiasm the way that, say, Apple does. But despite an on-stage demo that left some observers yawning, Windows 7’s big debut is making waves across the Web — and generating actual excitement about the company. “Hey, this looks pretty good!” a write-up on Technologizer said. “I’m really […]

Microsoft Research’s Rick Rashid Source: Microsoft LOS ANGELES — Since its founding in 1991, Microsoft Research has produced a number of technologies that have gone on to find their way into key products for the company. Today at Microsoft’s Professional Developer’s Conference, the group used the event’s final keynote to show what might be ahead in […]

LOS ANGELES — UPDATED: Developers at the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) not only got their hands on the latest builds of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, they also got community technical previews of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0. The CTPs of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 are available for […]

LOS ANGELES — Day two of Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference kicked off with the first public demonstration of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista. It’s a key unveiling for Microsoft, not just because the company is quickly seeking to move on beyond the problems it encountered with Vista. To Ray Ozzie, chief software architect […]

Editing a Word document through Internet Explorer. Click to enlarge. Source: Microsoft LOS ANGELES — Windows 7 isn’t the only product making its debut in this red carpet town. Microsoft is announcing Office Web applications, lightweight versions of its main Office applications that will run in any Web browser. The news comes during day two of its Professional […]

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect, speaking at PDC 2008 LOS ANGELES – The introduction of Windows Azure today at the Professional Developer’s Conference seems to put Microsoft on a collision course with every app hosting vendor on the market, in particular Salesforce.com. Doug Hauger, general manager of the cloud infrastructure services unit at Microsoft […]

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect, speaking at PDC 2008 LOS ANGELES — Microsoft kicked off its Professional Developer Conference (PDC) today with the unveiling of its services platform, Windows Azure — highlighting a major step in the company’s shift to cloud-based services and away from its traditional reliance on installed software. Azure isn’t a […]

With Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference just days away, so is the arrival of Windows 7. The pre-release test release of Microsoft’s next version of Windows, will undoubtedly be the most sought-after item in the goodie bag of freebies that attendees will receive on checking in to the show. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will not discuss its […]

Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference (PDC) kicks off next Monday in Los Angeles, and all of the attention and interest is on Windows 7, the successor to Microsoft’s ill-received Vista. The thing is, this show is not the Windows Developer Conference. There’s more than just Windows 7 on the agenda, which will be discussed in just […]

Microsoft is rushing out an emergency security fix outside of its regular patch schedule for Windows users. Microsoft posted the fix at 10 a.m. Pacific time today. It applies to all versions of Windows, from Windows 2000 up to Windows Server 2008. However, the advisory on the flaw said it is of less serious risk […]