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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
Microsoft Corp. plans to open a software development center in Canada this fall to attract talent and avoid U.S. immigration issues.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/06/2007
The Microsoft-Novell Linux alliance may have gotten shakier, with Microsoft saying it doesn't recognize the latest version of the standard license for open source software (OSS).
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) plans to publish six security bulletins next Tuesday, according to Thursday's advance notification.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/05/2007
Holders of the premium MCITP or MCPD titles will have to take refresh exam to maintain status; policy to go into effect in about two years.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/05/2007
Being "green" is all the rage with technology companies these days, but what's not clear is whether or not the environment-friendly approach is bringing in more greenbacks.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/05/2007
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it expects to spend more than $1 billion to repair widespread hardware problems in its Xbox 360 video game console after a large number of them broke down.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/05/2007