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Microsoft pushes ahead with Skype-Lync integration

2014-02-18 18:35:32| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft will demonstrate on Tuesday how Lync and Skype users will be able to communicate via video conferencing, the next stage of the integration between its enterprise unified communications server and its consumer IM and IP telephony network. The new integration will be shown at the Lync Conference, which runs through Thursday in Las Vegas and will be attended by almost 2,000 customers and partners, according to Microsoft.

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Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales

2014-02-18 12:15:00| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft has set Oct. 31 as the end of sales of new consumer-grade Windows 7 PCs, but for now has left open the do-not-sell-after-this-date for business machines. On the site where it posts such policies, Microsoft now notes that Oct. 31, 2014, is the end-of-sales date for new PCs equipped with Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, or Ultimate. All three are consumer-oriented versions of Windows 7; Home Premium has been the overwhelming choice of PC makers for consumer systems.

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Microsoft snaps up Madagascan rainforest protection credits

2014-02-18 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Microsoft is helping to protect one of Madagascar's most pristine rainforests, after buying a block of carbon credits from the government. The IT giant confirmed last week that it has invested an undisclosed sum in the Makira REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation 'plus') conservation project. Overall, the project aims to curb deforestation on 320,000 hectares of land, preventing the release of 32.5 million metric tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. Deforestation...

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Nokia, Microsoft deal to close soon despite India tax issues

2014-02-17 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Finnish vendor insists ongoing tax case will not prevent Q1 closure of deal.

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Madagascar Sells First Forest Carbon Credits to Microsoft

2014-02-16 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Newswise: The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that the Government of Madagascar has approved carbon sales with Microsoft and its carbon offset partner, The CarbonNeutral Company, and Zoo Zurich. The carbon credit sales will support the Government of Madagascars REDD+ Project (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation "plus" conservation) in the Makira Natural Park and mark the first sale of government-owned REDD+ credits in Africa. Through carbon credit sales from avoided...

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