Network Management


Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Live Services, Silk Road Project

Microsoft plans to roll out updates to its Windows Live services and Windows Live Essentials offerings, which are aimed at consumer users.

Microsoft Exec Describes Azure Services Vision

Microsoft executive David Treadwell today provided a few more details about the company's Azure Services Platform in a Webinar aimed at the investment community.

November's Patch Addresses Two Windows App Exploits

Redmond rolled out two patches on Tuesday -- one deemed "critical" and one "important."

IT's Security Dilemma: To Patch or Not To Patch

Security administrators faced a familiar if uncomfortable position: Just one day after Microsoft released an out-of-band patch to fix vulnerabilities in several versions of Windows, exploit code appeared in the wild.

Microsoft Offers Security Dev Lifecycle Solutions

Microsoft on Monday announced Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) solutions for IT and development pros.

DNS Security Still a Concern

Administrators have made improvements in the security of the Domain Name System during the last year, but DNS complexity and a lack of resources have resulted in major security gaps being left in the system that underlies almost all Internet traffic, according to a recent survey of DNS servers.

Yang to Microsoft: Buy Yahoo

Yahoo's CEO at a tech conference admits to second-guessing the Microsoft offer and offers his assessment of the Google deal gone bad.

WinHEC: Windows Server 2008 R2 Pushes Processor Limits

Windows Server 2008 R2 got the lion's share of attention on Thursday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles.

Only 2 Fixes Expected on Patch Tuesday

IT pros can expect one of the lightest Patch Tuesdays in recent memory this month as Redmond indicated there would only be two patches -- one critical, one important.

Microsoft Rolls Out Services Connector CTP

Microsoft has introduced a new Windows server component to seamlessly connect Active Directory users to Microsoft-based services and other services residing in the Internet cloud.

Cloud Computing Prompts New IT Planning

Microsoft's announcement last week that it will offer a new software development platform for cloud computing added new energy to the debate over how and when organizations might begin turning to the technology.

Microsoft: Software More Secure, but Malware Is Growing Threat

The number of software vulnerabilities in the first half of 2008 dropped 4 percent compared with the previous six months and a respectable 19 percent from the first half of 2007.

Highly Available Exchange 2007

Service Pack 1 brings high-availability enhancements and added capabilities.

Cisco and VMware Collaborate on Next-Gen Data Center

The companies' new products could change the virtualization game.

Cisco: The Unlikely Contender

Networking giant Cisco goes after Microsoft's supremacy in the collaboration-software market.

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