Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week.
According to a recent study, administrators in Windows environments are still doing much of their administrative legwork the old-fashioned way: by hand.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/20/2010
Dell Kace today rolled out a free browser virtualization solution that can help protect against Web threats.
Microsoft's Windows Phone engineering team announced yesterday that Windows Phone 7 Series has reached the technical preview stage.
Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
Faculty members and campus IT staff aren't exactly in agreement on the necessity of some technologies in education.
Microsoft's decision last week to offer Gold and Silver tiers to its new partner network has done little to console those who will effectively be demoted due to new certification requirements of the new program.
- By Scott Bekker, Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/19/2010
The majority of Internet security threats come from unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat/Reader and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
DARPA's top crowdsourcing guru is stepping down from his post to join Microsoft, reports Wired.com's Danger Room blog. Peter Lee, head of the agency's Transformational Convergence Technology Office, served only one year with the government.
- By Henry Kenyon
- 07/16/2010
Microsoft last week released the next version of a free tool that provides upgrade advice for those using the company's flagship software products.
GFI Software on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Clearwater, Fla.-based Sunbelt Software, a maker of Windows security products.
Microsoft on Monday announced two new "previews" to come for its Windows Small Business Server product suite.
Microsoft has extended Windows 7 downgrade rights for those buying new PCs from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Microsoft, as expected, released four fixes in its July security update. Three are rated "critical" and one is deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/13/2010
Microsoft's partners should get onboard with Microsoft's business shift to the cloud or be left behind.
Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Addressing one of the key objectives of cloud computing, Microsoft today said its Windows Azure platform will be available as an appliance that can run on customer and partner premises.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/12/2010
Microsoft rolled out a second beta of its Windows Intune service on Monday, but availability is limited.
China renewed Google's licenses as an Internet content provider for that country, according to Google's chief legal officer.