A recent report on Web security trends relayed a damning assessment of the IT security landscape that's prompting some to suggest the government should step in to give enterprises and individuals guidance on how to protect themselves.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/18/2009
On Thursday, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8.
Reports on Wednesday that IBM is in talks to acquire Sun Microsystems drew mixed views as to what Big Blue would gain from absorbing the struggling supplier of servers, open source software and Java.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/18/2009
You might not have noticed it, but the World Wide Web turned 20 years old last week.
- By William Jackson
- 03/18/2009
Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) was released to manufacturing, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
A study polling the use of Web browsers and operating systems affirmed Microsoft's dominant market position on both fronts.
A newly released maturity model could be the first to shed new light on how enterprises are implementing security initiatives in their internal software development efforts.
- By John K. Waters
- 03/17/2009
Cisco Systems Inc., the IT industry’s leading supplier of routers and other networking hardware, is expanding its hardware offerings to include blade servers as part of a comprehensive push into the white-hot world of virtualization.
Microsoft released the latest beta version of its virtualized server management system, especially notable for its support of "live migration."
Hackers are increasingly attempting to influence search engines to misdirect users to spurious Web sites.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/16/2009
More user interface tweaks and bug fixes are being carried out by the Windows 7 engineering team in preparation for the release candidate version of the OS.
A white paper published by Microsoft on Wednesday concludes that Internet Explorer 8 is the fastest browser, based on benchmark testing conducted in a Microsoft lab.
nCircle's Tyler Reguly discovered a vulnerability that renders the Microsoft's DNS patch virtually useless if a server has already been compromised.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/12/2009
In a bid to entice application providers to build and distribute their wares on the recently announced Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft today revealed plans to offer tooling and guidance on its developer portal.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/11/2009
Windows 7 will feature superior application compatibility over Windows Vista, according to a Microsoft announcement issued on Monday.
Adobe Systems Inc. had its own Patch Tuesday yesterday when it issued a critical security fix for an Adobe Reader 9 bug that first got broad attention in late February.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/11/2009
The Convergence 2009 event kicked off on Tuesday in New Orleans with couple of free product update announcements by Microsoft and the usual testimonials from Microsoft Dynamics customers.
Microsoft is rolling out three security fixes today in its March patch release, with one item described as "critical" and two items labeled "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/10/2009
Microsoft encouraged its hosting partners to move more into the "managed services" realm, offering incentives toward that end at last week's Microsoft Hosting Summit 2009 event.
Mike Nash, Microsoft's corporate vice president for Windows product management, talks about the status of IE 8 RC1.
- By Doug Barney and Kurt Mackie
- 03/09/2009