SWsoft this week began shipping version 3.5 of its Virtuozzo server virtualization software for Windows.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/15/2005
Intel said this week that some PC manufacturers have started delivering desktop PCs based on the first CPUs that implement its Virtualization Technology (VT). The vendors identified by Intel include Acer and Lenovo.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/15/2005
Microsoft and content management vendor Open Text announced a strategic relationship this week that they say will foster closer cooperation between the two firms’ products.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/15/2005
Winternals to present on dealing with malware at InnoTech conference.
From the business wires this week: hosting solutions and other tools for SQL Server 2005.
HP this week rolled out new and updated items in its print management portfolio aimed at simplifying life for IT administrators, including a universal printer driver and an updated Web-based administration tool.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/10/2005
Anti-virus firms have discovered the first known trojan horse program to hide inside the Sony digital rights management (DRM) software that critics say is downloaded without consent to users' PCs.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/10/2005
Microsoft and Cisco have announced they plan to support Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE), a method for delivering Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and streaming media through Network Address Translation (NAT) filters on firewalls.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/10/2005
Every five years or so, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates has an attack of paranoia that the company has just missed the boat on the latest technology trend, and subsequently issues a memo to rally the troops in the new direction.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/09/2005
Although formally launched on Monday, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 won't be generally available until Dec. 1.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/09/2005
Microsoft's beta antispyware program will be called Windows Defender in its final version and will include protection against rootkits and keystroke loggers, a company official said.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/09/2005
Lucid8 is shipping DigiVault, a new continuous data protection product for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2000 and 2003.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/09/2005
ScriptLogic Corp. is shipping version 7.0 of its Desktop Authority system management package, adding desktop hardware and software inventory, role-based administration and power management capabilities.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/09/2005
Borland Software has named former Microsoft executive Tod Nielsen as the company’s new president and CEO, and has also appointed him a member of the Cupertino, Calif. company’s board. Nielsen replaces previous CEO Dale Fuller who left Borland in July.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/08/2005
A new Microsoft security bulletin includes patches for three Windows flaws, two of them critical problems that can permit attackers to take control of a system over the Internet.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/08/2005
Microsoft Learning releases training tools to coincide with launch of the company's relational database and software development suites.
- By Michael Domingo
- 11/08/2005
NetIQ is shipping Change Guardian 1.0 for Active Directory, a monitoring and auditing tool for risk and compliance management, and change control, within Microsoft Active Directory environments.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/08/2005
Merido announces support for Office “12” in its ECM solution.
Microsoft on Monday held its highly-touted launch event to deliver SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, release a community technology preview (CTP) of BizTalk Server 2006 and make available version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/07/2005
With the launch of SQL Server 2005 today in San Francisco, Microsoft has unveiled a new program that will allow registered independent software vendors (ISVs) to earn a "Front Runner" designation as well as a chance to receive up to $5,000 to promote their custom SQL applications.