IT purchasing has been so bad recently that things have got to be looking up.
- By Herb Torrens
- 07/02/2009
Why can't a Web browser be more like an operating system? That's a question being investigated with "Gazelle," an ongoing project at Microsoft Research.
Microsoft is planning to deliver Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Server Update Services, starting on Aug. 25.
Networking giant Cisco Systems on Tuesday showed an interest in the hosted productivity suite space that Microsoft is poised to dominate.
- By Herb Torrens
- 07/01/2009
Moving to an older version of Microsoft software can be tricky, some readers say.
Tips to keep your data clean, green and organized.
Google came through with fixes to its newly introduced e-mail and calendar synchronization application that works with Microsoft Outlook.
A Symantec survey reveals the "rising [disaster recovery] pressures on organizations caused by soaring downtime costs and more stringent IT service-level requirements to mitigate risk to the business."
Microsoft last week announced the availability of beta 2 of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010.
Microsoft's new Windows 7 "upgrade option program" for consumers and small businesses has a catch: the offer is restricted to buying 25 PCs or less.
The general economic downturn is leaving its mark on IT salaries, according to an independent study released on Monday.
Microsoft is working with the government to establish secure system settings that are expected to become the Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Windows 7.
- By William Jackson
- 06/29/2009
Gartner reported a better-than-expected first quarter for PC shipments and is now forecasting a healthy market recovery in 2010.
- By Herb Torrens
- 06/26/2009
Microsoft on Thursday announced that hotfixes are now available to patch a SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) glitch that surfaced last month.
Microsoft on Thursday announced Windows 7 consumer pricing, an upgrade program for new PC buyers and a limited-time discount offer -- starting on June 26.
In an effort to give students a portal to real-world volunteer service, the federally operated Corporation for National and Community Service has announced a partnership with Microsoft to establish a virtual helpdesk.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 06/25/2009
Zoho Office for Microsoft SharePoint is now available, company officials announced this week.
- By Herb Torrens
- 06/24/2009
The beta trial for Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 1.0 is now closed after 75,000 testers downloaded it following Tuesday's debut.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/24/2009
Microsoft has extended service-pack support for its Dynamics products from 12 months to 24 months, the company announced on Tuesday.
Microsoft last week unveiled a surprise concession for users of its Office PerformancePoint Server product: a new Financial Planning Accelerator offering that could extend the life of that product.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 06/24/2009