Stuart J. Johnston

In a move aimed at broadening its unified communications reach, Microsoft announced Thursday it has agreed to purchase enterprise chat vendor Parlano. The

Amid the hubbub surrounding the impending beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this week, Microsoft  also quietly disclosed it is delaying the

After weeks of confusion over when the beta of Windows Vista's first service pack will see the light of day, Microsoft finally announced a tentative

After looking questionable earlier this summer, Microsoft will likely get the U.S.'s vote on its pitch to make Office Open XML (OOXML) an International

Multi-touch screen technologies are the latest thing for high-tech gadgets, from Apple's iPhone to Microsoft's Surface tabletop computer. But to date,

Nokia and Microsoft announced Thursday that the Redmond software firm has created a suite of its Live services specifically for S60 mobile handsets. Users

Microsoft  next week will begin beta testing a new advertising offering for its online properties – keyword ads on content pages. Prosaically

Tafiti: It sounds like something contestants might yell on Survivor Africa. But it's really an experimental Microsoft  search mashup application

Hewlett-Packard  retained its lead in global server shipments during the second quarter, according to a new report, but IBM  also retained its

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it is shipping Beta 2 of the first service pack for Exchange Server 2007. With this beta, which is also being called a

Our ever-evolving digital lifestyle has changed the way we do many things, from online banking to researching school papers to finding a soul mate to

An adult photo publisher Thursday sued Microsoft for copyright infringement, saying the software giant's MSN Search engine displays thumbnails of pirated