Are Heavy Discounts Behind Window 7's Success? (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:34:00 GMT PC World - The early sales numbers for Windows 7 are indeed impressive. According to market researcher NPD Group, U.S. sales of Windows 7 boxed software were a whopping 234 percent higher than Vista's first several days of sales. And as my colleague Brennon Slattery pointed out earlier today, a mixture of media hype and mostly upbeat Windows 7 reviews are working in Microsoft's favor.

Microsoft Will Eliminate 800 More Jobs Worldwide (NewsFactor) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:53:45 GMT NewsFactor - Software giant Microsoft said Thursday it will cut 800 positions worldwide. The latest round is part of Microsoft's previously announced move to eliminate 5,000 jobs or five percent of its workforce.

IBM Announces Cloud Software-development Betas (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:10:20 GMT PC World - IBM on Thursday announced beta versions of new services aimed at developers who want to create and deploy applications on public and private clouds.

Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns (AFP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:06 GMT The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. The US packaged software powerhouse on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

Microsoft Rivals, Trade Groups Want Browser Offer Changed (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:30:23 GMT PC World - Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday.

JDA Software to buy i2 for about $434 million (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:16:38 GMT AP - JDA Software Group Inc., which makes inventory management software for retailers, said Thursday it has agreed to buy rival i2 Technologies Inc. for about $434 million.

NPD: Vista Launch Sold More PCs than Windows 7 (PC Magazine) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:10 GMT PC Magazine - Microsoft managed to move more standalone Windows 7 software units in its first week of sales than it did with Vista, but Windows 7-based PC sales were not as high as they were with Vista, according to Thursday data from the NPD Group.

Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic' (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:08:32 GMT Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Vendors Scrambling to Fix Bug in Net's Security (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:16 GMT PC World - Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the technology used to transfer information securely on the Internet.

Microsoft, Yahoo Partnership Could Reach Beyond the US (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:40:12 GMT PC World - Microsoft's deal with Yahoo under which the software maker's new Bing search engine will be used to power Yahoo searches and Yahoo will sell premium advertising for both companies could be expanded overseas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.