Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed a few details of a forthcoming operating system that will help developers write Internet-based applications. Within a month, Microsoft will unveil "Windows Cloud." The OS, which will likely have a different name, is intended for developers writing cloud-computing applications, said Ballmer, who spoke in London to an auditorium of IT managers at a Microsoft-sponsored conference.

Ballmer was short on details, saying more information would spoil the announcement. Windows Cloud is a separate project from Windows 7, the operating system that Microsoft is developing to succeed Windows Vista.

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