Windows on a Cloud

Microsoft has unveiled Windows Azure - its new cloud computing operating system, writes Barry Collins in Los Angeles.

The company claims Azure will allow anyone from hobbyists to enterprises to write and host applications on the software giant's data centres.

"We've been working for some years now on a platform for computing in the cloud," said chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, announcing Windows Azure. "We're setting the stage for the next 50 years of systems."

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