Microsoft last week described a different way to use desktop virtualization to maintain legacy applications and still move users to Windows 7.
As companies prepare to migrate to Windows 7, IT professionals can implement new virtualization capabilities provided in the new desktop operating system. We offer a primer on the various options now available.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese, Lee Owens
- 09/02/2010
RemoteFX represents a significant update to the graphics-processing capabilities of the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) core Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
- By Greg Shields
- 09/01/2010
The defragmentation software for server virtualization offers useful features and unique value.
PolicyPak gives IT pros the power to automate application configuration with minimum hassle and maximum results.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/01/2010
Exec oversees "dog-fooding" of Redmond's new technology and migration to the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/01/2010
Microsoft updated its security advisory today concerning a dynamic link library issue and published a "Fix it" solution to help address the problem.
Microsoft's security team noted late last week that variants of the Alureon rootkit are now capable of infecting 64-bit Windows systems.
Microsoft calls Windows 7 its "fastest selling" operating system, but the new OS may represent increased costs and greater logistical pain for IT shops over the next two years.
Windows Server sales rode high as the worldwide midrange server market showed an 11 percent revenue increase in the second quarter, compared with last year's numbers, according to IDC.
Microsoft today released Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2010, which previously was available just as a beta.
A vulnerability that Microsoft confirmed just yesterday is already being exploited, and the software giant says it can't fix the problem with a simple update.
- By Michael Hardy
- 08/25/2010
Microsoft issued a security advisory this evening about an old hacking trick that could affect Windows systems via remote servers.
Microsoft on Friday issued an update of its Security Compliance Manager tool, which helps IT pros set security policies for some Microsoft software.
Among the oft-cited weaknesses in using passwords for authentication are that people choose bad, easily guessed passwords, such as "123456" or, even, "password."
- By Kevin McCaney
- 08/18/2010