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Microsoft Power BI puts Web and internal data on the map

Microsoft’s new service, Power BI, provides a way to analyze data and present the results in a visually appealing way, without the bother of consulting an enterprise business intelligence software package. “We’re making it easier for the user to interact with the data without having to go back to IT,” said Eron Kelly, Microsoft corporate […]

Microsoft Names Satya Nadella Its New CEO

Microsoft has made official what we all pretty much expected: Its new CEO, replacing Steve Ballmer, is Satya Nadella. Nadella has spent 22 years at Microsoft, and was previously Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Cloud and Enterprise. Nadella also takes a position on Microsoft’s Board of Directors, and founder Bill Gates will increase his involvement […]

Scott Guthrie To Take Over Satya Nadella’s Microsoft Role On An Interim Basis

Who will take over for Satya Nadella’s now former role at Microsoft, helming the Server and Enterprise Group? It’s longtime Sofite Scott Guthrie, a respected technologist. TechCrunch confirmed with Microsoft that Guthrie will take the position on an interim basis, maintaining his current job title of corporate vice president. In the Microsoft hierarchy, corporate vice presidents […]

GOOGLE sells Motorola, keeps patents — FACEBOOK grabs mobile crown — MICROSOFT eyes Nadella for CEO — ELLISON: IBM, SAP no longer threats

January 30, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

Nadella in, Gates out @MICROSOFT — GOOGLE stumbles, splits — AMAZON forced to raise Prime price — BOX sneaks IPO filing — Reset YAHOO email password!

January 31, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

APPLE bows, producing Phablet — MICROSOFT winning with enterprise — SAMSUNG hit high and low by iPhone, Lenovo — SNOWDEN argues for, um, rule of law — Pope: Internet God’s gift

January 24, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

MAYER eats crow, cans No. 2 — Hey, APPLE, size matters in China — MICROSOFT flavor o’ the month: Ericsson’s Vestberg — ISAACSON shorts Apple

January 16, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

Microsoft Acquires Parature For $100M In Deal To Bolster Knowledge Base For Dynamics CRM Platform

Microsoft has acquired Parature, a customer service SaaS provider, for $100 million, according to sources close to the deal. The Parature acquisition gives Microsoft Dynamics, its CRM platform, a world-class self-service knowledge base to connect with customers, such as gamers, across multiple channels, including email, the web, chat or social media. Parature’s roots date back to 2000 […]

’60 MINS’ gives NSA wet kiss — MICROSOFT flavor o’ the month: Nadella — Sprint and T-Mobile HOOKING UP — VALLEY’s arrogance bubble

December 16, 2013 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

China rejects BITCOIN — META PRO challenges Google Glass — New MAC PRO goes on sale — Former Microsoft exec to RESCUE Healthcare.gov

December 18, 2013 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post