As expected, it's a one-patch Tuesday, with a single item deemed "critical" in Microsoft's first security update for the year.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/13/2009
Microsoft released Windows 7 Beta tools that let system administrators perform remote management of Windows servers from their desktop PCs.
Oracle fixes piled onto Microsoft fixes; October out-of-band patch still makes admins twitch; common programming errors resulting in security lapses.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/13/2009
Microsoft extended the general availability of its free Windows 7 Beta trial offer through Jan. 24 and removed the cap on the number of downloads within that time.
The beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 is currently available for download by TechNet Plus and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers, as well as by technology enthusiasts.
The beta release of the update to Windows Server 2008 will be of special interest to those who work with virtualization, as it unveils a key technology long-promised by Microsoft.
Microsoft last night officially released the first beta of its Windows 7 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The beta will be open to all testers tomorrow.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and Kurt Mackie
- 01/08/2009
Microsoft's first security update rollout of 2009 may be a quiet one, according to an advance notification released Thursday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/08/2009
Application lifecycle management tools maker Borland Software CEO Tod Nielsen has left the company to join VMware as chief operating officer.
- By Michael Desmond
- 01/07/2009
A Microsoft memo to OEM partners suggests that Microsoft will offer a free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, starting July 1, 2009.
Plus: Windows Media Player RCE flaw not serious, says Redmond; Twitter phishing; more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/06/2009
The upcoming Windows 7 beta -- scheduled to be released this month -- found its way onto the Internet over the holidays.
Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/04/2009
Don't be fooled by that lock icon in your browser. Outgoing SSL traffic can still give you something to worry about.
- By Joern Wettern
- 01/01/2009
The three companies are getting ready to rumble over ownership of the hypervisor cloud.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 01/01/2009