Microsoft announced Monday that it has released to manufacturing the long-awaited update to its Dynamics-branded customer relationship management software (CRM). Previously codenamed "Titan," the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM actually has two

Microsoft earlier this year offered to bestow high-end versions of its Windows and Office software on home users, under the condition that they let the software giant monitor their usage. While the prospect sparked privacy concerns among a few, the

Microsoft today purchased online navigation company Multimap, making it the latest in a string of acquisitions to broaden and improve its search, advertising and, now, mapping businesses. The software behemoth plans to use Multimap's location and mapping

All of those users who have been waiting to kick the tires on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), it's time to start your engines – well … almost. While it's not quite ready for prime time yet, the general public will be able to get its hands on the

Microsoft said today that it is entering the mobile ad arena, following competitors like Google into one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Internet economy. The software colossus will be moving only gingerly into the space, however, placing banner

Microsoft this week shipped release candidates, or RCs, for both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008. Additionally, the company disclosed that it will release SP1 for Office 2007 next Tuesday. "Microsoft made the Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft plans to eliminate the most controversial of its Windows Vista anti-piracy features in the OS's upcoming Service Pack update. The company now plans to ax Vista's "kill switch", which disables features of the operating system when it appears

What do you do when you're locked in a battle for network access market share with the world's largest networking provider? If you're Nortel, you team up with one of the world's largest software providers. Nortel is strengthening its Microsoft