In the near future, the landing point for computer users will be the "personal cloud," rather than the PC desktop, according to Gartner.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- 03/22/2012
A security report released today by Verizon that studied 855 breach incidents from last year concluded that 97 percent of them could have been avoided by "simple and intermediate controls."
Microsoft this week released its latest no-cost network administrator toolkit for assessing Windows environments.
Raghu Ramakrishnan, who formerly served as Yahoo's chief scientist, has joined Microsoft.
NComputing today announced new client software for desktop virtualization called "vSpace Client for Windows."
Windows 8 devices will be released for sale in October, according to a press report.
Hackers may have had the jump on Microsoft even as it released a "critical" patch for a Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) flaw this month.
Microsoft today used the occasion of its Convergence conference to announce upcoming new Dynamics products.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/19/2012
The OpenNebula project last week released its latest drivers supporting Hyper-V.
Microsoft this week slashed the prices of many of its Office 365 service plans by about 20 percent.
Microsoft on Tuesday described features and concepts behind its Internet Explorer 10 browsers for Windows 8.
Gartner expects that strong user adpotion of Windows 8 and steady sales of "ultrabooks" will boost the PC market next year.
Mozilla and Google say they are building browsers that will work with Windows 8, and Opera Software is looking into the possibility too.
A class-action lawsuit was filed in an Austin, Texas court this week that alleges some of the most-downloaded mobile apps are harvesting personal information without users' knowledge.
Microsoft has released two community technology previews of System Center 2012 solutions specifically for the new Windows Server 8 beta.
This month's Microsoft security update, released today, features six bulletins, with one labeled as "critical," four "important" and one "moderate."
Microsoft on Monday released a new beta-test search tool for PowerShell users that's designed to help them find code across local and online repositories.
A consortium of companies that purchased assets from the former Nortel Networks Corp. now plans to monetize its intellectual property.
Microsoft late last month quietly rolled out an online backup service for use with its Windows Server 8 beta.
Trustwave's 2012 Global Security Report includes a section on passwords that delves into weaknesses in user behavior, administrative policy and the technologies used to manage passwords.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 03/12/2012