Microsoft news from Network World http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/microsoft.html Breaking Microsoft news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office app service? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070109-cisco-office-applications.html There is only one obvious question in Cisco's overture Tuesday that it might take on Microsoft and Google in the online productivity application arena -- what took so long? John Fontana 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 Microsoft unleashes five service packs for its enterprise security wares http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070109-microsoft-unleashes-five-security-service-packs.html In the past week, Microsoft has launched five service packs for its enterprise security wares including Geneva, Forefront, Antigen. Julie Bort 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 Idera adds backup, recovery wares to SharePoint http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070109-idera-sharepoint-backup.html Management vendor Idera has released version 2.0 of its SharePoint backup platform, which now includes fault tolerance features and self-service recovery. John Fontana 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 Win7 upgrade option could mean extra cost for corporate users http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-windows7-pricing-announced.html Microsoft’s new Windows 7 Option Upgrade Program isn’t much of an option for corporate users and could end up adding thousands of dollars to the cost of migrating to the new operating system for those who blindly jump at Thursday's offer of a free upgrade for new PC buyers. John Fontana 2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 Nortel lays off execs connected to Microsoft ICA partnership http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-nortel-layoffs-ica-microsoft.html Nortel has laid off senior staff in the UK who were responsible for the company’s unified communications partnership with Microsoft, according to sources. John Fontana 2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 Nortel's liquidation could cripple UC relationship with Microsoft http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062409-nortel-liquidation.html Nortel's liquidation of its assets could possibly gut the 3-year-old unified communications partnership the company has with Microsoft. John Fontana 2009-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 Juniper taps Microsoft sales exec for partnerships http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062309-juniper-taps-microsoft-executive.html Juniper this week named former Microsoft sales executive Gerri Elliott to spearhead its alliance strategy. Jim Duffy 2009-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 Many companies say they will adopt cloud computing within two years http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062309-microsoftsubnet-companies-will-adopt-cloud-computing.html Microsoft-sponsored study on IT spending shows green is out, cloud computing is in and security is still painful. Julie Bort 2009-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 SharePoint search bolstered with MetaVis tools http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062209-sharepoint.html MetaVis Technologies Monday released a set of tools to classify and organize data to help users improve the search capabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint Server.  John Fontana 2009-06-22T12:00:00-04:00 How headline writers create news http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/051809-net-buzz.html You have to hand it to the tabloid headline writers at the New York Post: They know nothing if not how to turn the tiniest spark into a five-alarm conflagration. Paul McNamara 2009-06-18T12:00:00-04:00