Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2012 has hit its release-to-manufacturing milestone and is available for download and testing as an evaluation version.
Microsoft last week described more about its plans for "big data" and Hadoop interoperability with Windows and Microsoft tools.
Based on information given from the hacker group LulzSec's leader, the FBI has arrested three members of the hacker group LulzSec and charged two others.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 03/05/2012
Microsoft's Windows 7 finished February less than 8 percentage points behind Windows XP in worldwide market share, according to Net Applications.
Microsoft today announced the beta of Windows Server 8, with the bits are already available for download and testing.
Microsoft today released betas of Windows 8 and Windows Server 8, and opened up its Windows Store for downloading applications.
Popular search engines continue to direct users to Web sites that serve up malware, researchers say, largely because of techniques that can fool search rankings.
- By William Jackson
- 02/29/2012
IBM's researchers have set records for conducting error-free, basic computations with the use of microfabrication techniques to create the superconducting chips.
- By Henry Kenyon
- 02/29/2012
Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service is still in the process of recovering after a lengthy outage that affected multiple countries took it offline today.
Almost 60 percent of company breaches go unnoticed for months to years, according to a security report by Verizon.
South American and European law enforcement agencies arrested 25 individuals believed to be members of hacktivist group Anonymous on Tuesday.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 02/28/2012
Microsoft today unveiled a beta of a new service for IT professionals that can scan Windows systems for problems.
Windows Phone's hardware will undergo additional support for more languages, Microsoft said today during the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has partnered with secured and managed mobile enterprise company Good Technology to bring encrypted e-mail services to Windows Phone 7.5.
Microsoft released two free tools this month that are designed to help IT pros troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients.
A beta of the Skype app for Windows Phone is now available for download.
Nokia is now the leading Windows Phone smartphone supplier, according to a market research report by Strategy Analytics.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/27/2012
Microsoft is working on a better touch enabling its next-generation productivity suite, code-named "Office 15."
President Obama's administration has presented legislation to protect online privacy that includes a consumer bill of rights and a standardized Do-Not-Track feature for browsers.
- By William Jackson
- 02/24/2012
A complaint by Microsoft was filed with the European Commission on Wednesday about standard-essential patents licensing terms set by Motorola Mobility.
- By Gladys Rama, Kurt Mackie
- 02/24/2012