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. Microsoft adds identity to cloud http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2009/113009id1.html Everyone eyeing Microsoft's Azure, their candidate for cloud-based computing, can at least agree on one thing: Redmond is late to the party that's dominated by Salesforce.com, Google, Amazon and a host of others. How can they hope to differentiate themselves? Dave Kearns 2009-11-25T12:00:00-04:00 Microsoft issues security advisory on IE exploit, patch in works http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/112409-microsoft-ie-exploit.html Microsoft Monday night issued a security advisory that provides customers with information and guidance on how to deal with the zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer. John Fontana 2009-11-24T09:30:00-04:00 Microsoft begins paving path for IT, cloud integration http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/112309-microsoft-it-cloud-integration.html Microsoft is finally starting to explain the "plus" in its software-plus-services plan with the first slate of technologies to support integration of the cloud and existing IT resources. John Fontana 2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00 Microsoft Windows chief decries standards grandstanding http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111909-microsoft-windows-sinofsky.html Microsoft is in the early stages of IE9 development but they are already focusing on standards and the performance gains they can realize by taking advantage of modern PC hardware. John Fontana 2009-11-19T04:50:00-04:00 Microsoft exec: Giving developers free Acer PCs was a push for Windows 7 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111909-microsoft-free-acer-pc.html Microsoft shocks PDC attendees by giving them a free tablet PC, but for Microsoft the gift arms a horde of developers with the tools to explore Windows 7's advanced features and expose the possibilities they promise. John Fontana 2009-11-19T12:00:00-04:00 Microsoft flashes cloud management system http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111809-microsoft-cloud-management.html Almost as a forgotten footnote, Microsoft introduce System Center "Cloud" Tuesday providing little detail other than a name on a slide during the opening keynote of the annual PDC conference. John Fontana 2009-11-18T12:00:00-04:00 Microsoft Windows Mobile essential guide http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111809-microsoft-windows-mobile-essential-guide.html Microsoft has its work cut out for it in the mobile operating system market given the strength of Apple iPhone among consumers, RIM BlackBerry  among businesses and Nokia/Symbian in Europe (not to mention Google Android coming on strong). But with Windows Mobile 7 set to debut in 2010, Microsoft isn't giving up on the smartphone OS market. Here's a collection of recent stories, opinion pieces and more to get you up to speed or keep you current on Windows Mobile: Network World Staff 2009-11-18T12:00:00-04:00 Not much has changed on the directory front http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2009/111609id2.html Ten years ago this month directories were all the rage in this newsletter. Well, it was called the Directory Services newsletter. Dave Kearns 2009-11-17T12:00:00-04:00 T-Mobile's Sidekick out of the doghouse, back on sale http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111709-tmobile-sidekick-microsoft.html T-Mobile, about a month after a service outage threatened to eliminate data on its customers' Sidekick smartphones, has started selling the devices again. Network World Staff 2009-11-17T12:00:00-04:00 NASA, Microsoft want you to be a Martian http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111709-layer8-nasa-microsoft-mars.html NASA and Microsoft today said they have built a Web site that lets would-be Martians virtually explore the red planet. Michael Cooney 2009-11-17T12:00:00-04:00