Quantum computing is such an elusive goal that even the company claiming to have the "world's first commercial quantum computer" acknowledged it isn't entirely sure the machine is performing true quantum calculations.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/15/2007
Worms being identified on systems based on speed of proliferation, which in turn is allowing easier containment, say university researchers.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/14/2007
Microsoft delays release of some of its new-generation MCP exams for Vista in favor of retesting; exam 70-624 gets a Valentine's Day debut.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/14/2007
For three weeks this March and April, Microsoft Corp. warns that users of its calendar programs "should view any appointments ... as suspect until they communicate with all meeting invitees." Wow, that's sort of jarring -- is something treacherous afoot?
- By The Associated Press
- 02/14/2007
There isn't much data yet on early sales of Windows Vista, but from what there is it appears that the new system is off and running.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/14/2007
Change in Daylight Savings Time this year may cause many software programs to malfunction, warns software makers.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/13/2007
Microsoft announced this week it is shipping the public beta for its forthcoming Forefront Server Security Management Console. The announcement came at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/08/2007
Sun Microsystems Wednesday took the wraps off of its OpenDocument Format, or ODF, add-in for saving Microsoft Office 2003 documents in the emerging open standard's file format.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/08/2007
New Windows 2003 Web Hosting exam now available, as well as new certification track aimed at hosting providers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/07/2007
Microsoft is preparing a spring release for an identity management infrastructure tool aimed at simplifying credential administration across the enterprise, officials said this week at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/07/2007
Microsoft Corp.'s Vista operating system might well be Redmond's most secure client operating environment to date, but that doesn't -- and couldn't -- mean Vista is completely unassailable.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/07/2007
Microsoft quietly announced last week that it is making several key communications protocols used by its software available for license, so that third-parties, including competitors, can link into its newest enterprise products. Some are available immediately
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/07/2007
Microsoft last week added another to a running tally of Office zero-day exploits that currently includes four known Word attacks.The software giant confirmed that it was investigating reports of a new round of "very limited" Excel zero-day attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in Office 2000, Office 2002 (XP), Office 2003 and Office 2004 Mac Edition.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/06/2007
Microsoft has begun the open beta of Service Pack 3 for its aging Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/06/2007
In a memo to Dell Inc. employees days after returning as chief executive officer, Michael Dell said one of the world's largest computer makers is quashing bonuses and reducing managers to help cut costs and steer the company back toward dominance.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/05/2007