Microsoft's first major push into the virtualization space officially kicks off today, as Hyper-V has been released to manufacturing (RTM).
Three months after the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft has issued what it calls a "reliability update" to sweep out any glitches.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/25/2008
Requirements for professional security certification for IT workers in civilian agencies, now being readied by the Office of Management and Budget.
- By William Jackson
- 06/25/2008
Microsoft is really serious about this Monday, June 30, being the end date for selling Windows XP licenses with new computers -- so serious that Senior Vice President Bill Veghte wrote a letter clarifying some the details.
Microsoft is serious about June 30 being the end date for selling XP licenses with new computers.
The results of an online test conducted by U.K. anti-virus firm Sophos found that more often than not, PC users don't install Microsoft's monthly patches.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/23/2008
Computer Economics released a new report characterizing the adoption rate of Windows Vista by businesses as "slow."
Researchers have found a pair of vulnerabilities in version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol that could allow attackers to gather system data or even change network equipment configurations, according to an advisory issued by Cisco Systems earlier this week.
- By Joab Jackson
- 06/13/2008
Microsoft released seven patches for its June rollout of security fixes. As expected, three are labeled "critical," three "important" and one "moderate."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/10/2008
VMware has announced VMware ThinApp 4.0, its major offering in the emerging market for application virtualization.
Exam 70-652 offers MCPs a chance to prove expertise in setting up and configuring virtual machines.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/10/2008
Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America event for IT professionals kicked off today with a keynote address on enabling "dynamic IT."
A National Nuclear Security Administration supercomputer has achieved an operational rate of 1 petaflop making the Roadrunner the world's fastest computer, the agency announced today.
- By Joab Jackson and William Jackson
- 06/09/2008
Paying for word processing software may soon be a thing of past if Microsoft competitors Adobe, Google and IBM have any say.
Microsoft's founder and chairman kicked off Tech-Ed with a keynote that took an opportunity to look back, as well as provided a glimpse into the future.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/03/2008