Microsoft Lync Server is poised to become a major factor in the market for enterprise voice systems.
Speech-recognition technology can boost efficiency and might someday make its mark on the enterprise -- if Microsoft would only promote it.
After the Triple Crown in 2008 and the Grand Slam in 2009, Redmond introduces another level of prestige for exceptional Readers Choice winners: the Five-Star Award.
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7, but will smartphones based on Redmond's new mobile platform get noticed in a market dominated by Droids, iPhones and BlackBerry devices?