Microsoft launched a limited public beta of a new Windows 7-based desktop PC security and management service.
Unified compute platform ties Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manager with storage, networking and blade servers
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/19/2010
Microsoft on Monday released to manufacturing two new products in its System Center suite -- System Center Essentials 2010 and Data Protection Manager 2010.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/19/2010
Microsoft is sending a team of independent auditors to a factory in southern China to investigate allegations that the factory employs underage workers under appalling working and living conditions.
- By Natasha Watkins
- 04/16/2010
Google's announcement that it had improved its Google Docs Web apps drew ridicule from a Microsoft official.
Microsoft on Wednesday talked a bit more about the launch of its TechNet wiki, a Web page for IT pros where anyone can read, edit and contribute articles.
Organizations are moving more toward using x86-based servers running Windows to handle their business-critical workloads.
Although agencies are improving cybersecurity at the national level, the federal approach to securing U.S. interests online still leaves much to be desired, a high-ranking Obama administration official said.
- By Amber Corrin
- 04/14/2010
Microsoft today announced the expansion of its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) to 17 new markets.
Sales of PCs worldwide grew 24.2 percent during the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2009, according to preliminary figures released today by IDC.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/14/2010
Microsoft announced a slight revision on Tuesday to its end-of-support policy for software service packs.
April marks another historic Patch Tuesday with 11 security bulletins being rolled out today by Microsoft.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/13/2010
Despite the frequency in cyberattacks against government networks, no major agency has fully secured its computers to the specifications in two major White House protection initiatives, a pair of new reports said.
- By Matthew Weigelt
- 04/13/2010
Microsoft is outsourcing its IT help desk, PC, infrastructure and application support to Bangalore, India-based Infosys in a three-year deal that involves 450 Microsoft locations in 104 countries.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/13/2010
Google updated its codebase and added features that make Google Docs richer and more collaborative.
Developers can start building apps with the powerful tooling in Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 and Silverlight 4.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/12/2010
The new line of Microsoft phones have a heavy emphasis on social networking.
A comeback has begun for the global IT tech sector, according to a quarterly economic report released on Friday.
Microsoft rolled out the Security Compliance Manager tool on Thursday to help IT pros manage baseline security in Windows.
- By Herb Torrens
- 04/09/2010
Expect a whopper patch next week, as Microsoft is planning to release 11 fixes in its April security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/08/2010