Microsoft's next Xbox will have IBM inside. The software company on Monday said it has entered an agreement that will allow it to use IBM's processor technology in new Xbox products and services.

IBM has criticized Microsoft over its approach to service-oriented architecture, saying the software giant offers a "lightweight messaging infrastructure." Service-oriented architecture, or SOA, links ...

Up until recently, news related to IBM's quantum computing catalyst would elicit a positive reaction from the market. For ...

IBM and Microsoft are active in cloud computing, but do own many more business franchises on top of that. There are vast differences when it comes to growth, fundamentals, balance sheet strength, and ...

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NEW YORK – Microsoft Corp. announced a $500 million marketing initiative Thursday aimed at competing with IBM Corp. for corporate spending on information technology. In doing so, Microsoft continues ...

CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says the Microsoft-IBM "love fest" around Web services is being driven by a lot more than mutual concern for the greater good. Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is ...

WASHINGTON — A government witness from IBM today detailed the troubles the world’s second largest PC manufacturer had negotiating to license Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 95 operating system after ...

The past several years haven't been kind to shares of longtime technology stalwarts Microsoft and IBM. In an industry where the only constant is change, Microsoft and IBM failed to recognize and react ...

One might think of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) as two companies with numerous commonalities and sometimes, a shared history. Microsoft supplied the ...

The competition between Microsoft (MSFT-0.93%) and International Business Machines (IBM-1.49%) is now a pairing of cloud titans. Microsoft elevated the head of its cloud division to CEO in 2014. IBM ...

The competition between Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is now a pairing of cloud titans. Microsoft elevated the head of its cloud division to CEO in 2014. IBM ...