Microsoft plans to sink more money into Forefront, its comprehensive suite of tools for desktop, server and remote security, and its security partners stand to benefit -- perhaps substantially.
Since its debut, Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0 has arguably established itself as Microsoft Corp.'s most secure Web browser to date. To be sure, Redmond has dutifully included IE 7.0 patches in its Internet Explorer patch roll-ups -- but at the very least, Microsoft's newest IE flavor hasn't fallen prey to any of the blockbuster exploits that have so bedeviled Internet Explorer in the past.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/11/2007
DENVER -- Microsoft this week launched a tool at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference to help partners walk their customers through licensing options.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/11/2007
Just this week, a security researcher alerted Internet Explorer users (and Microsoft itself) to a new input validation vulnerability in IE 7.0.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/11/2007
Oracle on Wednesday took the wraps off the long-anticipated new version of its flagship database, a release that provides a substantial increase in performance, storage management and availability, according to the company.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/11/2007
Feb. 27, 2008 promises to be one of the most important dates in Microsoft's 33-year history, as it will release a host of major new products, including Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008.
DENVER -- Microsoft is launching a partner-driven program to promote early adoption of Dynamics Live CRM, the company announced Tuesday at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver.
Attendees at IBM's Impact 2007 event held in May had some interesting opinions on their companies' plans for service-oriented architectures (SOAs). IBM commissioned the Link Group, a marketing research firm, to conduct the survey. The exact number of respondents wasn't disclosed in an IBM press release describing the survey's findings.
Dell Inc. is launching a new line of notebook and desktop personal computers called "Vostro" that are aimed at small businesses with 25 or fewer employees.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/10/2007
With this week's Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft kicked off its monthly patching exercise with three critical security bulletins.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/10/2007
Intel Corp., the world's largest chip maker, will invest $218.5 million in virtualization software maker VMware Inc., the companies announced Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/09/2007
D&H Distributing, the Harrisburg, Pa.-based computer distributor focused on SMB resellers, on Monday opened a subsidiary in Canada.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/09/2007
On Feb. 27, 2008 Microsoft plans to release a host of major new products, including Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008.
Windows Vista Service Pack (SP)1 is back on track.
Microsoft's Software Assurance (SA) licensing program could be in big trouble, with many customers feeling they're not getting their money's worth, according to a survey from Forrester Research.
Google Inc. is buying e-mail security specialist Postini Inc. for $625 million, fortifying the Internet search leader's effort to sell online software services to corporate customers seeking alternatives to Microsoft Corp.'s long-dominant products.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/09/2007
Uniloc USA Inc. has released the next version of its software copy protection solution. The new softAnchor 5.0 suite allows publishers to add macros to their software for product validation and better control of license use. Publishers use softAnchor 5.0 to insert about 30 to 50 lines of code anywhere into their software. The code lets software publishers audit the use of copies of their software and protect against software piracy.
Last week, the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) finalized Web Services Description Language 2.0 (WSDL 2.0) as a W3C recommendation. The action aims to promote greater interoperability and standardization for Web services. WSDL 2.0 is a protocol for defining a Web service, providing information on how the service is called and what to expect in response.
Microsoft continues to tweak its "Live" services effort, converging its current Windows Live Platform and Windows Live Core efforts, a company spokeswoman confirmed Thursday afternoon.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 07/06/2007
Microsoft moved one step nearer to its full-force entry into the online advertising market Friday, when a federally mandated waiting period expired.