Microsoft takes wraps off stealth plan to boost scientific modeling

They also have a new partnership (Feb 2010) with NSF to provide Azure cloud infrastructure to researchers.

http://www.nsf.gov/cise/news/2010_microsoft.jsp

I wanted to check it out at their web site, but it insisted that I upgrade to the latest version of Silverlight before they would deign to show my any of their content. Some people spend hours trying to get page-glances turned into users with minimal impedance; some people apparently do the exact opposite.

http://www.modelingtheworld.com/

Interesting timing. I guess they want to steal some press from Google.

OTOH, they already have lots of press today for the Salesforce suit.

I guess they prefer favorable press.