At my son's college orientation last week, we heard from the college's IT staff that students could purchase Office 2010 this summer for $9. Windows 7 Ultimate? $9 ($7 if we want to cheap out and pick ...

Microsoft announced Thursday the recipients of approximately $1 million in academic research funding. The software giant asked academic researchers to submit request for proposals (RFPs) on advancing ...

REDMOND, Wash., June 25, 2003 — Microsoft Corp. today demonstrated its commitment to fostering academic innovation by awarding grants to colleges and universities around the world. The company ...

COVINGTON, Ky., Feb. 28, 2002 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the official release of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET Academic, an enhanced version of Microsoft’s milestone Visual Studio .NET that ...

Windows Live Academic Search (academic.live.com) has been released by Microsoft in seven different countries with the intention of helping students, researchers, librarians and university faculty ...

Microsoft shared details about their future plans for deeply integrating academic data/search into the Bing search engine. Starting this Fall, Microsoft said they “will be able to point the way to a ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced the winners of a request ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Microsoft ...