After appearing to release official names for the editions of Windows Vista over the weekend, Microsoft now says the Web page where the names appeared was posted prematurely and the names are not final.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/21/2006
Company plans crossover with partner program.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/21/2006
The latest release of Microsoft's full-on e-commerce package has begun beta testing, the company said this week. Microsoft Commerce Server 2006 is currently targeted for final release in July.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/21/2006
Microsoft announced this week it has begun beta testing Systems Management Server 2003 Release 2.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/21/2006
As if to reinforce its message that it is now an application lifecycle firm, Borland Software announced this week it is shipping a new IT governance solution.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/16/2006
It's official. Microsoft announced overnight on Wednesday that Office "12" will be officially known as -- ta da! -- Office 2007. At the same time, the Redmond software maker announced a dizzying array of packaging and licensing options.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/16/2006
Alero Technology announced this week it is shipping Release 2 of its Alero 2006 enterprise information management package.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/16/2006
A recent survey, billed as one of the first polls of end users of managed services, found the customers were much more responsive to managed service providers they encountered at trade shows and to referrals than to cold sales calls.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/15/2006
Microsoft releases two more exams, aimed at MCITP for SQL Server DBA candidates.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/15/2006
Declaring that it has fulfilled both the letter and the spirit of the law, Microsoft Wednesday denied it is still in violation of European Community fair trade laws and attacked the EC's Commission for Competition.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/15/2006
Popular "second-shot" promotion keeps coming back; this time, it's worldwide.
Microsoft's Office Live online services for small companies officially entered beta mid-week.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/15/2006
German utility firm 1-abc.net announced it is shipping a new product aimed at making sure that files you delete stay deleted.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/15/2006
Microsoft released seven security bulletins, including two bulletins that addressed critical flaws affecting Windows. The other five bulletins included patches for flaws with a maximum severity rating of "important" in Windows and Office.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/14/2006
Microsoft said Tuesday that it is making additions and changes to Windows Server "Longhorn" and to Internet Explorer 7 to add capabilities to better support security and identity protection.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/14/2006
Security specialists Websense and Network Engines team up with Microsoft to offer integrated solutions.
Microsoft came late to desktop search; it doesn’t intend to make the same mistake with mobile search. The company announced Monday that it has bought MotionBridge, a French maker of "mobile search" technology.
From the business wires this week: an application control manager for Windows servers, backup and recovery software and an authentication appliance.
Borland Software announced Wednesday that it is getting out of the integrated development environment (IDE) business and plans to sell off its legendary programming tools.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/09/2006
Microsoft’s recent moves to release portions of its Windows server source code to competitors has struck a chord with the U.S. Department of Justice and the states who participated in its landmark antitrust trial.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/09/2006