Windows clouds are rolling in
So far, cloud computing has been a solely Unix, and more frequently Linux, affair. There are some good reasons for this, generally Linux is easy to deploy, easy to copy and quick to update and reconfigure, all vital capabilities when you want to quickly clone and duplicate your host environments across tens or hundreds of [...]
Microsoft discontinues mobile browser project
IDG News Service — Microsoft this week stopped supporting Deepfish, its mobile browser research project that was an example of the company’s software plus services strategy.
The Deepfish browser displayed Web pages on Windows Mobile phones just like they look on a PC and then let users zoom in and out of parts of the page [...]
Microsoft denies hiring freeze
Company says it’s re-evaluating some projects in wake of weaker economy
Microsoft Corp. today denied that it has instituted a hiring freeze, despite an internal memo described by an employee indicating the move.
“It is not true that we have instituted a hiring freeze,” said Lou Gellos, a Microsoft spokesman. “What is true is that we are [...]
