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Friday IT Fun: We Get It, It's April Fools' Day

It's April 1, so you know what that means... Joke articles and features on every Web site imaginable.

OpenStack Cloud Showcased by Dell, Equinix and Rackspace

The three vendors launched a demo to promote the open source cloud platform.

Microsoft Upping Software Assurance and Cloud Licensing Benefits

Microsoft today announced some forthcoming licensing changes designed to benefit its Software Assurance customers, as well as its service provider partners.

Windows Thin PC Trial Software Now Available

Microsoft announced today that it has rolled out a public test version of its Windows Thin PC software technology.

Microsoft To Release WHS 2011 and SBS 2011 Essentials

Microsoft's engineering teams today completed work on Windows Home Server 2011 (WHS 2011) and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials).

Microsoft Planning Core CAL Changes for August

Microsoft announced some Client Access License changes last week at its Microsoft Management Summit.

IDC Predicts Windows Phones Will Be 2nd in Market by 2015

According to an IDC report released today, the worldwide smartphone market is set to ship more than 450 million units this year.

Office 365 Licensing: Analyst Explains All

Licensing Office 365 was the topic of a Directions on Microsoft talk last week, which may be of interest to IT pros.

Microsoft Releases Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011

Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 was announced today at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.

Server App-V Beta Added to SCVMM 2012

Microsoft added an improved way to move virtualized applications to its Windows Azure cloud as part of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 beta release.

Microsoft Issues Alert on Fraudulent Digital Certificates

Nine fraudulent digital certificates are circulating and could be in use by hackers, Microsoft warned yesterday.

RSA Issues Customer Guidelines After SecurID Hack

RSA, after its SecurID was hacked, temporarily halted distribution of the token used for two-factor authentication and warned customers to take addition precautions.

Friday IT Fun: March Clinical Insanity

Face it -- your bracket was shot to hell two days into the tournament. Take that time you were going to spend checking your results and check out these links.

First Windows Phone 7 Update Starting To Roll

Microsoft indicated today that the first update to Windows Phone 7 devices is being pushed out to smartphone users, starting this week, but there's a catch.

Microsoft Launches Windows Intune, Plans MDOP Updates

Microsoft announced the availability of its Windows Intune PC management and security service today.

Microsoft Releases System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2

Microsoft today released the second beta of its System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012) product.

U.S. Backs i4i Over Microsoft in Supreme Court Appeal

i4i LLP, currently battling Microsoft at the U.S. Supreme Court level over a patent infringement case, has added to its arguments.

Microsoft Unveils System Center 2012 Products

Microsoft today announced its System Center 2012 product family at the Microsoft Management Summit, which is ongoing this week in Las Vegas.

Microsoft Sues Barnes & Noble, Targets Android Use

Microsoft once again has drawn its legal guns on the Android open source mobile operating system, taking aim at the creators of Nook devices.

Microsoft Touts Server Virtualization for Target Corp.

Microsoft today showcased the success of U.S. retailer Target Corp. in using server virtualization to reduce its physical server footprint across its 1,755 stores.

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