What makes microsoft.com website tick!?

March 20th, 2010

The Microsoft corporate Web site, Microsoft.com, is one of the largest and most heavily visited sites on the Internet, yet it maintains consistently high availability ratings. [Read More...]


Microsoft tops Superbrands list; Overtakes Google.

February 24th, 2010

Microsoft has toppled its internet rival Google from the prized top spot in a survey of the UK’s strongest 500 business brands published today. [Read More...]

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Microsoft offers FREE software to IEEE student members

February 18th, 2010

Microsoft & IEEE have announced a collaboration to empower students to reach their professional aspirations. The goal of the Microsoft-IEEE collaboration is to increase the number of students engaged in technical pursuits with the long-term benefit of strengthening business and society through the use of technology. [Read More...]

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Microsoft: Who said we’re calling it Windows 8?

February 9th, 2010

In one of the posts on the MSDN Blogs, the product manager working along with the Windows Update team discussed about what’s coming in the next version of Windows. The post appears to have now been removed by Microsoft. [Read More...]

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Windows veteran Mike Nash to leave Microsoft

February 4th, 2010

A couple of weeks after Windows Senior Vice President Bill Veghte decided to leave Microsoft, another Windows marketing veteran Mike Nash is doing the same. [Read More...]

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Windows 7 demand drives record revenue & profit for Microsoft

January 29th, 2010

Microsoft today announced record revenue of $19.02 billion for the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, a 14% increase from the same period of the prior year. [Read More...]

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Windows 7 wins InfoWorld’s 2010 Technology of the Year Award

January 13th, 2010

Infoworld has declared its Technology Awards for 2010. [Read More...]

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Microsoft Student Rally

January 11th, 2010

Microsoft Student Rally invites you to join students around the world who want to share their creativity, learn new stuff, have fun and win some great prizes. [Read More...]

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Microsoft Rental Rights Licensing now available

January 11th, 2010

Windows desktop operating system and Microsoft Office system licences do not permit renting, leasing, or outsourcing the software to a third party. [Read More...]

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Technology – Academics – Policy website from Microsoft.

January 8th, 2010

Microsoft has launched a Web site to discuss key technology policy debates about privacy, security, competition, cloud computing, intellectual property rights & other topics. [Read More...]

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Microsoft may longer remain the favorite Hacker Target

January 2nd, 2010

Adobe Reader and Flash will surpass Microsoft Office applications as favorite targets of cybercriminals, a security vendor predicted Tuesday.  [Read More...]

Buy Windows 7 for USD 29.99 only.

January 1st, 2010

The discount promotion program which Microsoft had launched some time back, for students, will expire on January 5, 2010 at 12:00 am CST. So if you are a student and have not taken advantage of this offer, you may want to do so now. [Read More...]

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How To Tell If Your Microsoft Windows Software Is Genuine

December 31st, 2009

Genuine Microsoft products contain piracy prevention features that can be checked with the help of the Windows Comparison Guide, the Office Comparison Guide and the Installed Microsoft Software tool. [Read More...]

Paint The Future, an initiative from Microsoft India

December 30th, 2009

Microsoft believes that India’s growth is linked to Education, Employment, Empowerment of Women and concern for the Environment. [Read More...]

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Microsoft India fined for using `money power’

December 17th, 2009

The Delhi High Court has asked Microsoft Corporation to shell out Rs 800,000 ($16,000) for choosing to fight Search helpers in the Indian capital even though they originated in other cities. [Read More...]

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Microsoft launches Windows 7 Test Drive website.

December 16th, 2009

Microsoft has launched the Windows 7 Test Drive site. This site offers developers a chance to get first-hand experience in developing for Windows 7, even if they don’t have Windows 7 installed on their development environment. [Read More...]

Microsoft launches Financial Services blog

December 11th, 2009

The newly launched Microsoft Payments Community will share its thoughts, comments, news and reflections about payments and core banking from a subject matter expert from Microsoft’s Financial Services Team. [Read More...]

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Submit your best Windows 7 tips & tricks to Microsoft.

December 3rd, 2009

Microsoft wants YOU ! Or rather your best Windows 7 tips and tricks! Submit your best Windows 7 tips & tricks to Microsoft and it may well get featured! [Read More...]

Windows 7 to be available in Setswana, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Igbo languages!

November 21st, 2009

Windows 7 will be available in 10 African languages! It’s estimated that more than half of all South Africans lack access to modern computer technology — and even if they had access, they would not be able to use it, as the interface would not be in a language they could understand. [Read More...]

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Seven Behind Windows 7 : Who created Aero Shake ?

November 10th, 2009

Microsoft is publishing a series featuring Microsoft employees who helped build Windows 7. [Read More...]