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Microsoft Co-Founder Sues 11 Online Brands for Patent Infringement

August 30, 2010 -- Personal computer software pioneer Paul Allen, one of the founders of technology giant Microsoft, is suing nearly a dozen major technology companies that have allegedly infringed on patents held by his company Interval Licensing.

Microsoft to Open $499M Data center in Southern Virginia

August 30, 2010 -- Microsoft announced on Friday it plans to open its most advanced data center in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Interview with John Zanni of Microsoft

Posted on 2010-08-13

WHIR editor in chief Liam Eagle recently had the opportunity to sit down with Microsoft’s general manager for worldwide software plus services in the communications sector, John Zanni, to shoot an interview segment for WHIR TV.

WHIR TV Interviews John Zanni of Microsoft

August 13, 2010 -- John Zanni, general manager for worldwide software plus services in the communications sector at Microsoft sat down with WHIR TV to discuss the company's strategy for parrtners to deliver software and other services from the cloud.

Apache Gains 6.7M Hostnames in Netcraft August Server Survey

August 12, 2010 -- Web analytics firm Netcraft recently reported that Web server Apache saw the greatest increase in the August 2010 Web Server Survey, with a gain of over 6.7 million hostnames.

Rackspace Offers Cloud Servers for Windows

August 10, 2010 -- Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced on Tuesday it has begun general availability of its Cloud Servers for Windows offering.

Experienced Microsoft Executive Birger Steen to Become President of Parallels

August 6, 2010 -- Birger Steen will be leaving his vice president of small and medium business and distribution role at Microsoft to become president of Cloud services automation and virtualization software provider Parallels.

Rebel Networks Launches Hosted Exchange and Blackberry Enterprise Service

July 30, 2010 -- Leveraging its relationship with Microsoft and Research in Motion, Web host Rebel Networks has built and setup a Hosted Exchange and Blackberry Enterprise service infrastructure in its data center in Toronto, Canada.

Microsoft to Power LG U+ Cloud Services in South Korea

July 30, 2010 -- Software, services and solutions provider Microsoft and telecommunication service provider LG Uplus have formed a broad strategic alliance for bringing to market a range of cloud services that will leverage Microsoft’s software platforms and cloud offerings “to enable a connected digital lifestyle and work style,” for LG U+ customers, according to Microsoft’s announcement.

PEER 1 Hosting Launches Microsoft Hosted Exchange Packages in the UK

July 29, 2010 -- Due to its relationship with Microsoft, international managed hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting is now able to deliver Microsoft Hosted Exchange to small and medium businesses from its data center in the UK.