Microsoft this week to announce online versions of its core programs, increasing, thus, compete with Google, which prepares its own operating system (OS) for PCs Chrome OS, writes the newspaper Financial Times.
is expected at the annual conference in New Orleans, which begins on Monday, Microsoft will publish including final plans for the creation of an operating system based on the cloud technologies - Windows Azure.
cloud data processing - a technology in which the software is granted to the user as the Internet service.
Google is trying to extend its online platform for PC, while Microsoft is doing exactly the opposite, said FT. And if the operating system of Google will be launched only in 2010, the formal launch of cloud operating system, Microsoft is already in the current year.
Microsoft has invested huge sums in building data centers and software development to offer its customers online versions of their applications. Of particular interest to experts and potential users is the online Microsoft Office, which will be released in early 2010.
Google, in turn, extends the company paid subscriptions to their office applications, but which have not yet enjoyed considerable popularity. Much more successful were the company for the free version of the same applications, attracted more than 15 million users. Perhaps this will force Microsoft to offer more features at no cost Office, writes the FT.
In Asia, the beginning of the week was greeted in the negative tone
At present, the main concerns of investors will be linked to the publication of corporate reporting
Recommendations on the stock market: LUKOIL, MMC Norilsk Nickel, Rostelecom, Gazprom, Mosenergo, Surgutneftegaz, Sberbank
Recommendations on shares of Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Lukoil, MMC Norilsk Nickel, Rosneft, Sberbank
The closest support level shares Lukoil is in the vicinity of 1280 rubles
This week on the market of non-ferrous metals resumes upward trend
It is likely achieve the level of support for the MICEX index 850 points
Prices EUR /USD move to the level of support 1.3900
Overview of the foreign exchange market 13.07.2009