Redmond is poised to release eight security bulletins for its April patch release, with five designated as "critical" and three deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/03/2008
In a rare display of contrition, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday acknowledged frustration with the acceptance of Windows Vista and the company's failure to upgrade its Internet Explorer browser more routinely, as well the questionable decision to pursue separate development paths for Internet Explorer and the .NET Framework.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/07/2008
Microsoft and Google both recently added to their in-the-clouds application offerings.
Microsoft's SaaS initiatives gets kickstarted with online betas of Exchange Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007.
The second Alfresco Open Source Barometer survey found a general trend toward the use of mixed open source and proprietary software in the enterprise.
While Microsoft's record revenues of $16.4 billion and earnings of $4.7 billion for the second quarter put the spotlight on strong sales of Vista and Office, Redmond's latest financial report also showed steady growth in its server and tools business.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/25/2008
It just got a little easier for developers using Microsoft's .NET Framework technology and SharePoint to integrate their .NET applications with IBM's Java-based portal technology. In a global reseller deal, IBM agreed to sell Mainsoft Corp.'s .NET Extensions solution with the IBM WebSphere Portal solution.
Jump-start your Web projects with MOSS 2007.
- By Andrew Gelina
- 11/15/2007
Microsoft said that it's giving away Search Server 2008 Express in release candidate form to anyone who wants it, just by downloading it directly from Microsoft's Web site.
- By Michael Domingo
- 11/06/2007
Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 11/02/2007
Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 11/02/2007
Microsoft rolled out six security bulletins on its "Patch Tuesday" today, one fewer than expected.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/09/2007
Marking perhaps the most significant BI acquisitions to date, SAP plans to buy Business Objects, the largest supplier of BI software, for $6.7 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/08/2007
Microsoft expects to release seven security patches with four "Critical" and three "Important" bulletins as part of its upcoming Patch Tuesday release.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/04/2007
The blogging world's cream of the crop sets its sights on print. Plus, virtualization keeps movin' on up, and an investment firm toughens up security.