Microsoft releases the latest version of its design tools suite.

The vendors have forgotten an important rule when it comes to product development: figure out what the customers want, and give it to them.
 

Use of the Ruby programming language is expected to quadruple over the next five years.

<b>Is the browser becoming the new operating system? We have an exclusive report from eWeek.</b> <i>By Jim Rapoza</i>

With comparisons to both its Xbox platform and the PayPal online payment platform, Microsoft aims to correct common misperceptions about its HealthVault platform.  
 

At the Web 2.0 Expo, the company unveils its new software-plus-service platform.

With comparisons to both its Xbox platform and the PayPal online payment platform, Microsoft aims to correct common misperceptions about its HealthVault platform.  

The company looks to bridge the divide with the open-source community through Operations Manager enhancements.

The software company will host an event called "Mesh It Up" at the Web 2.0 conference, and an executive will address the initiative in a keynote.

Microsoft's new software-plus-service initiative could mean a host of opportunities for programmers.

After weeks of speculation, the software vendor will give details of its software-plus-services initiative at the Web 2.0 conference.

Microsoft and its partners can drive health care innovation by focusing on adapting horizontal technologies to meet consumers' health care demands.

Microsoft rolls out its Dynamics CRM Online package with prices and options aimed at undercutting software-as-a-service leader Salesforce.com.

This week is the Embedded Systems Conference – Silicon Valley in San Jose, CA.  This is a periodic conference that has been going on for 20 years.  At this week’s conference, Microsoft made several announcements, including the full details for its SPARK Your Imagination initiative.

The US Imagine Cup Finals will be held April 20 through 22, 2008 in Los Angeles.

By Jeff Cogswell. Adoption for Silverlight is growing as Microsoft announces new DRM support. 

The software giant renames Windows Embedded products and taps new developers.

The integration effort in Microsoft's Forefront product "Stirling" is intended to simplify security management.

The vendor-neutral proposal is based on the software maker's Trustworthy Computing push.

The documentation defines how high-volume Microsoft products communicate with other Microsoft products.