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Report: Close to 4,000 IT Jobs Lost in November

November ended with a net loss of 3,900 U.S. employees in the IT sector, according to analysis of U.S. government-compiled employment stats by Janco Associates.

Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Released

Microsoft yesterday released Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2010, which includes update rollups since the last service pack release plus a few requested items.

Windows 8 Beta Rumored in Late January

Microsoft could release a beta of Windows 8 in "late January" or "late February," according to two media reports.

Congress Preps Internet Security Info-Sharing Bill

A newly introduced bill that aims to encourage the sharing of Internet security threat intelligence information between government and industry has gone to the House Intelligence Committee for markup.

Confusion Continues on Windows 8 ARM Support for 'Desktop Apps'

Microsoft's ostensible plan to support both "Metro-style" and legacy "Desktop" applications on ARM-based Windows 8 tablets may be getting a rethink.

Microsoft Lync Showing Growth

Microsoft's newest unified communications offering is showing some gains after being on the market for one year, with partners aiding in the cause.

Freebie Friday 12/02: Easy Zipper, Free Gifts from Microsoft

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, the Redmondmag.com feature highlighting some of the best products for PCs that won't cost you a cent.

Parallels Adds Microsoft Technical Fellow to Cloud Division

A Microsoft technical fellow, along with two other individuals, are joining Parallels as executives to support the cloud services enablement and desktop virtualization company's global growth goals, the company announced today.

Microsoft Inks Licensing Deal With AgreeYa Mobility

Microsoft this week announced a protocol licensing agreement with a mobile solutions provider company.

Windows Tablets: Interest Is Starting To Fade Among Consumers

A report released on Tuesday by Forrester Research found that consumer interest in Windows-based tablets has been declining.

IE 10 Platform Preview 4 Released

Microsoft today released the fourth version of its Internet Explorer 10 platform preview Web browser prototype.

Updates for Office 365, SkyDrive Announced by Microsoft

Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 and SkyDrive will be receiving major updates, according to an announcement made today.

Microsoft: Java Is Responsible for Up to Half of All Exploits

The most common software exploit type in the first half of 2011 was associated with vulnerabilities in Oracle's Java Runtime Environment (JRE), according to a Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, released last month.

Windows Phone 7 Connector 2.01 Available for Macs

Microsoft last week issued version 2.01 of Windows Phone 7 Connector.

SQL Server ODBC Driver Released for Red Hat Linux

Microsoft today released a 64-bit SQL Server Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

150 Web Sites Selling Counterfeit Items Shut Down in FBI Cyber Monday Sting

Federal authorities seized control of 150 Web sites known to sell knockoff products today.

Microsoft Updates Employee Behavior-Monitoring Patent

Microsoft updated its U.S. patent application last week for a potential software product that could monitor the behavior of employees.

Survey: Microsoft Tops Most-Hated Software Vendor List

Microsoft has claimed the top spot for the most hated software vendor, according to opinion-tracking Amplicate.

Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 Broadly Released

Microsoft released its Lync for Mac 2011 unified communications solution on Wednesday.

Universal Opt Out Option for Web Tracking Drafted

The World Wide Web Consortium has released a draft standard for establishing do-not-track preferences of Web users.

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