http://redmondmag.com/news/News from Redmond: The Independent Voice of the Microsft IT Community.en-us(c) 1996-2006 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.News780Microsoft and Novell issued an announcement on Tuesday marking the two-year anniversary of their controversial agreement surrounding Linux patents.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10405http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10405#1Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTRedmond is rolling out a free anti-virus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10404http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10404#2Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft held its Shareholder meeting for 2008 on Wednesday, and shareholders approved all nine board-member nominees on the proxy slate.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10403http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10403#3Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft today previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10402http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10402#4Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTThree companies are seeking indemnification from Microsoft after being sued for using technology associated with Microsoft's Visual Studio software development platform.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10401http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10401#5Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft exec Stephen Elop on Monday announced two hosted solutions from Microsoft -- Exchange Online and SharePoint Online -- which are now available to organizations of all sizes in the U.S. markethttp://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10400http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10400#6Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTA team of security researchers this week demonstrated an attack confirming that the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol can be compromised. http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10399http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10399#7Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTJerry Yang is transitioning out as Yahoo's CEO, but he will continue on as a member of the board, according to an announcement issued late on Monday by the online search and advertising company.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10397http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10397#8Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTCIOs have come a long way, but they haven't quite reached the status of "full and active participants" in creating strategies in organizations, according to a new study released this week by the Center for CIO Leadership.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10398http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10398#9Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTCourt documents may contain a "smoking gun" reference to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's participation in a crucial decision to downgrade capabilities needed to gain Windows Vista Capable certification in new PCs.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10394http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10394#10Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT