Information security is always a concern in any outsourcing arrangement, but just how much of a concern is still the subject of debate.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 10/13/2009
IT pros can expect a mammoth patch release for the month of October on Tuesday if Microsoft's advance notification is any indication.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/08/2009
Microsoft's security team didn't flinch this week, even as a proof-of-concept exploit for Windows Server Message Block Version 2 (SMBv2) was published on Sunday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/02/2009
Kaseya's management system is a little inconsistent, but is useful for some administrators and should get better with further work.
- By Stuart Fordham
- 10/01/2009
Microsoft announced that the final version of Windows XP Mode was released to PC manufacturers on Thursday.
Microsoft announced the beta release of System Center Essentials 2010 on Tuesday.
- By Herb Torrens
- 10/01/2009
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer gave a keynote talk at a Microsoft event called "The New Efficiency" on Tuesday.
Microsoft on Friday announced that Release Candidate 0 of Forefront Unified Access Gateway is now available for testing.
Microsoft bolstered its Dynamics AX enterprise resource planning (ERP) product by acquiring intellectual properties (IP) from three of its partners.
- By Herb Torrens
- 09/23/2009
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech is looking to shift unemployed technology professionals into teaching careers.
Plus: an SMB flaw stopgap measure; Security Essentials on the release horizon.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/22/2009
Microsoft put out the word on Monday that IT organizations can start deploying Windows 7 now, citing the cost benefits of doing so.
The Microsoft Project Conference 2009 event kicked off in Phoenix on Wednesday with new details about the next generation of Microsoft's software products for project planning.
- By Herb Torrens
- 09/16/2009
Alert Mr. Obvious! The Internet exposes enterprise computing to major threats. Plus: What Microsoft plans to do about server, Web threats.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/15/2009
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2009 will get an R2 upgrade next month, according to an announcement by Microsoft on Monday.
Microsoft on Wednesday released a test preview of Windows Management Framework components for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
Microsoft described a few new details this week about its upcoming System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 product, which is currently under wraps for testing purposes.
Microsoft on Tuesday released its next-generation Windows operating system deployment tool for IT pros, called Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010.
The all-critical patch release of hotfixes served up by Redmond Tuesday hadn't even cooled off yet when Microsoft issued yet another security advisory on late Tuesday night.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/09/2009
Microsoft doesn't mind making its customers jump through hoops when it comes to licensing its software.
- By Herb Torrens
- 09/09/2009