Microsoft's Ballmer finds wallet a little lighter Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received a 5.5% decrease in his overall compensation in fiscal 2009, as the company suffered through its first-ever drop in overall revenue, according to documents filed with the SEC Tuesday. Open source guru leaves Microsoft for Web 2.0 start-up Microsoft's open source guru, Sam Ramji, announced on Wednesday that he would be leaving Microsoft to join Web 2.0, SOA start-up Sonoa Systems. Microsoft blackballs pirates from Security Essentials Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of the company's anti-piracy group said Tuesday. Rivals mock Microsoft's free security software Although one of the top consumer security vendors welcomed Microsoft's Security Essentials to the market, another dismissed the new free software as a "poor product" that will "never be up to snuff." Global workforce, Gen Y driving social networking adoption, users say Social networking is catching on in the enterprise whether IT likes it or not, said IT leaders at Ford, Continental Airlines and Intel during a discussion at a Microsoft-sponsored event. Top Microsoft execs outline 2010 challenges Microsoft's server and tools business in the coming year will focus on gaining ground in the high-end database and server market, helping users transition to the cloud and extending its dominance over Linux, according to the division president. Google turns 11 with an eye on Microsoft Google quietly celebrated its 11th anniversary last weekend as it continues on a course to take on industry giant Microsoft wherever it can -- even in the operating system business. Microsoft's security, identity integration plan dragging Microsoft executives say the company's ambitious plan to integrate security and identity software is progressing slower than hoped but that the foundation for the work will be set early next year. Mozilla denies it will 'ribbonize' Firefox Mozilla today denied that it will "ribbonize" upcoming Windows versions of Firefox, saying that its plans to eliminate the traditional menu bar will result in something much less complicated than Microsoft's often-derided user interface. Windows 7: Ten things that still need fixing Flawless? Windows 7? Of course not. Think of these ten areas as constituting a working to-do list for Windows 8. Ballmer: Windows 7 worth the investment Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his sales hat and made a case for why businesses should upgrade to Windows 7, despite an economy in which many IT budgets have been frozen or are lower than in years past. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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