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IE 9: What IT Pros Should Know

Microsoft fielded some questions on Monday in a Webinar on Internet Explorer 9, focusing on what IT managers should know about the new Web browser.

VMware Restores Cloud Foundry Service After Outages

VMware restored service and apologized for two outages last week that affected some users of its relatively new Cloud Foundry service.

System Center 2012 Preview: What to Expect

Microsoft plans to consolidate many moving parts in its System Center 2012 products this year -- here's your guide to it all.

Guthrie To Lead Microsoft Azure App Platform Team

Scott Guthrie, Microsoft's .NET platform head, will leave that post to run a new Azure Application Platform team as part of a May reorg, Microsoft confirmed today.

Microsoft Reconciles on IPv4 Addresses

Controversy over the control of IPv4 numbers was somewhat diffused this month after Microsoft entered into a legacy agreement with the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) over IPv4 numbers purchased from Nortel.

Windows Thin PC Release Candidate Available

Microsoft today announced that the release candidate version (RC) of its Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) solution is now available for download.

Windows 8 Arrival in 2013, Analyst Speculates

Windows 8 might be released in 2013, according to a Directions on Microsoft analyst.

Amazon Speaks on Cloud Outage, Offers Apology and Credits

Amazon Web Services on Friday issued an apology for an outage that left certain customer sites down for days, causing permanent data loss in some cases.

Microsoft Beats 3Q Estimates, Revenue at $16.4 Billion

Microsoft reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $16.4 billion today, led by gains from its Office, Xbox and Kinect products.

Friday IT Fun: When the Internet Calls It Quits

With last week's outage of Amazon Web Services and the ongoing PlayStation Network issues, you're lucky I could find links that actually work for this edition.

Feds To Remove Coreflood Botnet from Some Infected Systems

In the next step in the joint action between the FBI and the Department of Justice to take down the international Coreflood botnet ring, federal authorities will begin contacting some infected users to manually remove the botnet software.

Barnes & Noble 'Throws the Nook' at Microsoft

Barnes & Noble rolled out its legal defense brief on Monday, rebutting all of Microsoft's patent infringement claims.

IT Sluggish on Windows 7 Migrations, Survey Finds

IT organizations appear to be dragging their feet on migrating to Window 7, according to a recent poll by Unisys Corp.

Small Businesses Losing Free Google Apps

Google's Apps for Business is changing its terms of service by requiring any organization of 10 or more to subscribe to its paid service.

UPDATE: Hyper-V Needs SP1 for New Intel vPro Chips

Strictly speaking, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 can't perform server virtualization using Intel's new second-generation Core vPro processors.

Sony's PlayStation Network Hacked, User Data Stolen

Sony finally released a statement about the outage of its PlayStation Network since April 20, and it also confirmed a mass theft of customer data.

Windows 7 Shows Steady Pace at 350 Million Sold

Microsoft indicated late last week that it has sold more than 350 million Windows 7 licenses.

IE 9 Less Dogged by Add-On Problems, Microsoft Says

Microsoft is gaining the upper hand over problems in Internet Explorer 9 traced to browser add-ons, the company announced today.

Amazon Cloud Up, Answers Coming Soon

After a three-day outage, Amazon Web Services has restored service for a majority of its customers.

Google Airs Its Cloud Security

Thinking of breaking into Google's datacenters to steal information? Think again.

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