Microsoft is planning to introduce a new search engine named Kumo. Kumo in japanese language means cloud or spider, this search engine rumored to be replaced Microsoft’s Live Search that soon will be re-branded. Kumo based on technology from its Barney Pell’s Powerset acquisition. Microsoft confirmed,
“Microsoft is using the Kumo.com URL for internal testing purposes [...]

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It’s not even on store shelves yet, but Windows 7 might come with a price tag that may be a higher hurdle than expected for some early adopters.
Windows 7 is beating Vista in just about every other aspect, but the expected higher average selling price for Windows 7 systems may be a bit of a [...]

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Microsoft has activated its security response process to deal with the release of a exploit code targeting an unpatched vulnerability affecting IIS 5.0 through 6.0.
The company released a formal pre-patch advisory to acknowledge the vulnerability and offer mitigation guidance for customers.
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services [...]

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Truth can, indeed, be stranger than fiction — as is evidenced by a May 14 letter on software-licensing policies that was signed by both Microsoft and Linux Foundation officials.
The letter, which the two sent to to the American Law Institute (ALI), was designed to “express our shared concerns with the group’s draft Principles of the [...]

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Microsoft has slapped a massive band-aid on its PowerPoint presentation software to cover at least 14 documented security vulnerabilities.
The MS09-017 update, rated “critical,” includes a fix for a known code execution flaw that was used to launch targeted exploits via rigged PowerPoint files.
From the bulletin:
The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that [...]

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Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) just shipped in late March, but Microsoft is already asking users for input on its replacement.
The company has said it is trying to release updates to its venerable browser much more quickly than in the past. Meanwhile, some long-time Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) watchers contributed their own feedback as to what users [...]

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The numbers don’t lie
An independent study found on-site Microsoft apps - Office and Exchange - cost 20x in capital dollars and 5x-6x more than Google Apps on a 3 year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) basis. How can Microsoft compete?
The debate
Cloud, as in Google apps, and sand, as in locally hosted Microsoft apps, are battling [...]

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