Steve Ballmer could begin the restructuring of Microsoft on July 1

The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has in mind to make major corporate changes that could result in dismissal of part of the template.

At the moment the Executive has chosen to not air their plans too and many senior veterans of Microsoft are afraid to be dismissed.

Apparently, Ballmer only trust and consult their positions with few chosen team and part of the Board of Directors.

Among the changes that podrian take place on 1 July and envelope which has been talking about since early June, charged too much force the outputs of some managers to occur, as it has learned people from AllThingsD.

In addition, there will be senior executives expected to receive promotions and pass to positions of greater responsibility, and it is rumored that some divisions of business could integrate into new ones or become part of some already existing.

On the web The Verge added that the strategy devised by Microsoft seeks joint operating systems Windows and Windows Phone consolidation and make it easier to make that applications can run on both platforms.

Microsoft Spain: "flexible working is part of our company culture"

GALLERY. Microsoft has today staged its flexible work policy, and has done so in Madrid, on the occasion of the day of the Home Office.

Only 13.2% of Spanish companies has implemented a policy of flexible work. Microsoft Spain is one of them. Taking advantage of the celebration of the day of the Home Office, the company has shown the benefits of this strategy that works for 10 years.

The Central Nuevos Ministerios metro station Esplanade has welcomed during the morning part of the template of Microsoft Spain. A facility with sofas and umbrellas to protect themselves from the hot day has accommodated to the employees of the company.

The most curious people who approached to ask about what is celebrating just they have disturbed the concentration of workers who answered emails, made conference calls and there same team meetings. The Spanish division of software giant has sought to demonstrate that you can work from anywhere.

Microsoft has introduced its model of flexible working from a decade ago. "Every employee knows what are the results that must be getting and how we get so decides the employee", says the head of human resources, Blanca Gomez.

Flexible work is the opposite of a culture's presence. Microsoft wants employees to choose the optimum place to perform each task. "For work requiring concentration can you go to the library or do it from home," says Gomez, "the Office, our meeting place we have to work with others".

The essence lies in not putting barriers of any kind.Anyone who wants to go on a daily basis to the Office, you can do it. You won't have that objections will not pass in a month.

"The vast majority choose a hybrid system," says Gomez.

For employees who have worked today from the central Madrid square, flexibility means freedom and productivity. Silicon News explained "the good vibes" that exists between them due to this method of work. "You can go to find the kids to school and getting in the best way," indicates one of them.

To the question of whether so much freedom can become against of the company in terms of productivity, the head of HR is emphatic. "They do not abuse because they appreciate it," he says.

The secret, says, is not radicalize positions. "Flexible working is part of our corporate culture," he concludes.

Microsoft and Oracle announced an Alliance on Monday

The Oracle CEO has already anticipated that there will be major agreements with major companies SaaS and Cloud next week.

An event for Monday anticipated evidence: Microsoft and Oracle will announce an Alliance on the Cloud.

The equation is simple, simply review the list of attendees: the meeting will be held with the CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, and the head of Cloud in Redmond, Satya Nadella. It will also Mark Hurd, President of Oracle and Ellison right hand.

Larry Ellison said recently that next week there will be announcements of alanzas with "the largest and most important companies SaaS and companies infrastructure in the cloud", as explained by Business Insider.The event will be held days before the annual Microsoft Developer Conference.

Oracle has just presented its latest financial results . The company has registered flat growth in the last year and its sales in software They are slowing down. The company needs a boost to win the battle to players like Salesforce.com.

Microsoft releases 2 million PCs infected

The joint operation of the FBI, Microsoft and officials from 80 countries who communicate earlier this month is being successful, according to the Redmond.

The joint operation of the FBI, Microsoft and authorities in more than 80 countries around the world has managed to pull a major organization cibercriminal.

As already it was published a few weeks ago, is credited with the theft of a total of $ 500 million from banks and have infected to carry out atrocities million PCs around the world.

"Have released 2 million PCs globally", estimated Richard Domingues Boscovich of the crimes, Microsoft digital unit, Reuters were the majority of the infected PC in the U.S., Europe and Hong Kong.

Maggots were used to steal large amounts of money into financial institutions such as Bank of America and Credit Suisse, according to Microsoft, which has dismissed the successful operation.

It is still working in the massive identification of persons after the robbery and the possible existence of more active botnets.

Microsoft Office Mobile for iOS is already in the United States.UU.

From today you can find in the store of Apple applications in the United States.UU. the new Office suite from Microsoft for iOS devices.

After a long time of speculation and rumors, it has finally happened. An official with all the benefits of Office application from Microsoft is available for iOS devices.

As reported by The Next Web, the so-called Mobile Office already operational for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, although at the moment only available for users of Office 365, that from today they can be found in the Apple App Store in the United States.UU.

For users of iOS with a subscription to Office 365 this means that you can access, view and edit any previously saved file in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

The application extracts all the files for the users of the cloud, allowing Office documents can be stored and downloaded from SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro and SharePoint.

The suite also includes a system of synchronization, so the recent documents that have been edited or that have been accessed on a device - for example a desktop computer or a tablet of Microsoft - shown in the iOS application through a panel of documents.

The release significantly increases the value of the service of Office 365 with richer graphics and animation content.

As Microsoft has confirmed in a statement, the new application will reach 135 markets, including Spain, in brief, and will be translated into 29 languages.

Vice President corporate strategy and development from Microsoft will leave

Andy Lees, who currently holds the position of Vice President of corporate strategy and development at Microsoft, has decided to leave his post but will remain linked to the company.

Already last April there was speculation the possible March Andy Lees, and now appear more data on what will make the Steering in the future.

As it has unveiled Web AllThingsD, the leader will take a sabbatical in order to be able to spend more time in England with his family.

This summer is expected to read explain what will be his position in Microsoft ended the period of leave, because what is clear is that it will continue to work for the Redmond giant.

Lees held the position of head of Windows Phone until December 2011, date in which abandoned the charge to be accused of was not having good relationships with major hardware manufacturers.

The Steering was several months in the refrigerator until November of last year he returned to take up his current position as Vice President of corporate strategy and development at Microsoft.

Microsoft announces an alliance with Best Buy electronics stores

Microsoft has signed an alliance with the chain of products of electronic Best Buy, an agreement that will allow you to open its own stores in 600 locations in North America.
Thanks to this union shops Store Windows will be installed in 500 stores from Best Buy in the United States and the remaining 100 will be located in Canada.
In total, each store will have up to 2,200 square feet, a figure that is equivalent to 200 square meters and is at the same size that recorded the Apple Mini Stores that are also present in many Best Buy stores.
Since Microsoft have stated that they trust the Windows Stores to be converted in "places where consumers can see, test, compare and buy a varied range of products and accessories, including tablets and PCs Windows phones with the Windows platform-driven Phone, the Xbox console, the Microsoft Office suite..."