New MOM to ease Microsoft management
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Microsoft in the fall will launch the latest version of its performance management product, offering it up as a key link in its ambitious DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) plan to reduce IT complexity by improving software and hardware manageability.
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Microsoft&#39;s main Windows server administration console is slated for release by the beginning of October and will be in a planned management suite next year.
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Its new software lets PC administrators create policy controls specifying how long a user will have access to the operating system and applications, what peripherals can connect to the environment, and more.
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All new mothers in the UK are to receive guidance about managing money from the financial watchdog.
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A vendor is pushing products designed to let admins manage whole infrastructures from a Windows computer. By Larry Greenemeier. In a bid to help systems administrators extend their Windows-management tools
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Software maker expected to make leadership changes in Windows and online services units. Two prominent outside hires are expected to be looking for new opportunities.
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Microsoft&#39;s new Mobile Device Manager faces a shortcoming because it is exclusive to Windows Mobile devices, but that might change, an executive said on Tuesday.Scott Horn, general manager at Microsoft&#39;s mobile and embedded device group, left the door open to potential future support for non-Windows Mobile devices.&quot;Today, we have nothing to announce,&quot; he said. &quot;But we&#39;re looking at it, we&#39;re thinking about it. Who knows what the future brings?&quot; Horn spoke during a press lunch at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.He mentioned that Microsoft has in the past licensed ActiveSync as a way to extend services to non-Microsoft devices.Microsoft introduced System Center Mobile Device Manager&#160;at the conference. The software lets IT administrators manage and secure Windows Mobile phones. Unlike some other management products on the market, including Nokia&#39;s Intellisync, it is compatible only with phones running the Windows Mobile operating system.AT&amp;T, which is supporting Mobile Device Manager, said there is inertia among IT administrators. IT managers are worried about security and management issues, said Mike Woodward, vice business marketing for AT&amp;T. He thinks that the software as well as the services from a new company,&#160;Enterprise Mobile, will spur more enterprise use of mobile phones. Woodward could not offer specifics about how it will support Mobile Device Manager or how exactly it will work with Enterprise Mobile.For now, the new software and the services from Enterprise Mobile, which help enterprises deploy and manage mobile phones, are designed for large businesses. Mobile Device Manager, expected to come out next year, could support as many as 5,000 users. Enterprise Mobile doesn&#39;t expect to begin thinking about serving smaller businesses for another 12 to 18 months because it will be focused on making sure it knows what large enterprises need, said Steve Moore, president of Enterprise Mobile.
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MicrosoftÂ has taken another step to make it easier for customers and partners to customize its BI software suite.
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Microsoft is working to make its volume licensing programs simpler for business customers.
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New technology in Windows Vista can bring down access management barriers, according to Microsoft.
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Microsoft wants to make it easy for users to upgrade among editions of the next Windows.
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The moms behind a new wave of innovations
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InfoWorld - Microsoft&#160;has taken another step to make it easier for customers and partners to customize its BI software suite.
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(InfoWorld) - In a surprise move, the leader of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Doug Burgum said Tuesday he plans to leave Microsoft Corp. at the end of June 2007. Satya Nadella replaces Burgum as senior vice president of MBS effective immediately, though Burgum will remain on in his current role for the next nine months to ensure Nadella's transition is a smooth one. Nadella is currently the head of research and development for MBS and its Dynamics suite of business applications. In November 2005, Burgum and Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business Division, announced they were looking for a successor for Burgum, who joined the company when Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software Inc. in April 2001 and has been instrumental in reshaping the company's ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) applications business. However, at the time Burgum said his intention would be to remain at the company as chairman of MBS. On a conference call Tuesday, Burgum said he decided last Friday after talking with Raikes to leave the company instead, in part because he makes his home in Fargo, North Dakota, and has no plans to move to Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. "I have personal constraints relative to geography," Burgum said. "I always felt this was a job that needs to be done full time in Redmond and not by someone who is commuting." Burgum said he has given "little or no thought" to what he will do once he leaves Microsoft, and that for now his focus is on "driving the MBS business moving forward." While Microsoft originally said the search for Burgum's successor would be an external one, Raikes said the company ultimately choose Nadella after reviewing external candidates because he is "the best person for the job." Nadella has been with Microsoft since 1992, and he joined the MBS unit in 2001. Prior to his current position, he led the global development team for Microsoft's Dynamics, which is located in Copenhagen, Denmark; Hyderabad, India; Fargo; and Redmond. Before joining MBS, Nadella held several marketing, product development and general management roles, which include launching and leading the Microsoft bCentral small business online service and acting as general manager for the Commerce Platforms Group. In the latter position, Nadella led the development efforts for Microsoft Commerce Server and Microsoft BizTalk Server. In fiscal 2006, which ended June 30, MBS revenue grew 17 percent, and achieved profitability ahead of analyst expectations, Raikes said Tuesday. He attributed the business' strength to Burgum's influence. "The MBS business is in great shape because of the role Doug played in getting us there," Raikes said. Both Raikes and Nadella said they are bullish about sustaining MBS profitability and achieving more growth in fiscal 2007.
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The new facility, Microsoft's sixth, will open in July. The lab will be led by Jennifer Tour Chayes, marking the first time a woman has been tapped to lead one of the company's research centers.
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Master Microsoft's long-awaited technology Books Microsoft has finally answered the prayers of system administrators and developers everywhere with the introduction of Windows PowerShell, a new scripting technology that enables the automation of system management tasks and the creation of system management tools. PowerShell runs on Windows XP, 2003, and Vista.â¦
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That's not all. Microsoft also has new tools geared to help cut costs of managing corporate data.