http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/microsoft.html Breaking Microsoft news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-microsoft-windows-arm-255959.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft is fencing off a piece of Windows 8 called Windows on ARM (WOA) that is designed specifically for deployment on devices with low-power ARM processors - such as tablets and that has capabilities customized to that environment. Tim Greene 2012-02-09T05:59:01-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-patch-tuesday-255948.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Colin Neagle 2012-02-09T04:20:15-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-microsoft-mobile-crm-255926.html?source=nww_rss The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms and put the software vendor ahead of some of its competitors, an expert says. Tim Greene 2012-02-09T09:54:26-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020812-windows8-255900.html?source=nww_rss Windows 8 is stingy doling out power to applications, particularly what Microsoft calls Metro-style applications written specifically for the operating system, all in an effort to prolong battery life. Tim Greene 2012-02-08T04:38:21-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020712-microsoft-crm-255797.html?source=nww_rss The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms and put the software vendor ahead of some of its competitors, an expert says. Tim Greene 2012-02-07T08:03:48-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020612-azure-255762.html?source=nww_rss U.K.-based cash-transport firm G4S is trusting the security of Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service to keep safe the application that tracks where the money is as it travels to and from customers and the company's vaults in armored trucks. Tim Greene 2012-02-06T02:44:35-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020212-copyright-fugitive-255671.html?source=nww_rss The FBI today said it arrested a man on charges of illegally reproducing and distributing more than 100 copyrighted commercial software programs who had fled the country after being indicted last year. Michael Cooney 2012-02-02T02:49:42-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020212-microsoft-anonymous-255667.html?source=nww_rss Data routinely gathered in Web logs - IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings - can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say. Tim Greene 2012-02-02T02:24:37-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020212-microsoft-cookie-255659.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft researchers checking how easy it is to identify users by analyzing commonly collected Web-log data incidentally discovered a cookie-forwarding scheme that can be used to aid session hijacking. Tim Greene 2012-02-02T01:41:03-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/013112-windows8-beta-255524.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalizes its beta version, acting on suggestions it received from users who have experimented with the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Tim Greene 2012-01-31T12:01:22-04:00