Ray Ozzie kicked off Microsoft's 2009 Professional Developers Conference with a keynote that focused heavily on Windows Azure and cloud computing.
- By Michael Desmond
- 11/17/2009
Though smart phone sales grew by 12 percent over the past year, the share of new devices shipping with Windows Mobile have plunged, according to Gartner.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/17/2009
The IT hiring landscape is extremely volatile, according to a new study from IT workforce management specialist Foote Partners.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 11/17/2009
Microsoft on Monday announced two product betas of note for high-performance computing professionals.
Microsoft is continuing to investigate holes in its Server Message Block file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 11/16/2009
DNSSEC adoption is accelerating, but this good news is offset by the growing number of unmanaged embedded name servers.
- By William Jackson
- 11/16/2009
Microsoft confirmed on Friday that open source GNU code landed in its utility software used to install Windows 7.
Microsoft and Sophos are at it again, this time arguing about Windows 7's user account control feature.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 11/13/2009
AMD and Intel on Thursday agreed to a legal settlement in which Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/13/2009
Microsoft's efforts on combating server-side Web vulnerabilities, as well as patching its Internet Explorer client, may be paying off.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 11/13/2009
Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.
Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.
- By Herb Torrens
- 11/12/2009
Hewlett-Packard has said it will acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion in cash, in an agreement reached by both companies' boards.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/12/2009
Google described its efforts in the enterprise software space, including its e-mail contract win with the city of Los Angeles.
Earlier this week VMware announced VMware View 4, the latest version of its desktop virtualization product.
Someone spilled hot COFEE, otherwise known as Microsoft's Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor.
Microsoft rolled out six security fixes in its November patch on Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 11/10/2009
An organization's security has a lot to do with its E-mail system, a top security official at Microsoft suggested.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 11/10/2009
The sharp decline in spam volumes that attended last November's shutdown of the notorious McColo hosting provider seems to have come to an end.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 11/10/2009
Microsoft officials announced the public release of Exchange 2010 on Monday.