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.
Oracle Chief Financial Officer and Co-President Greg Maffei resigned late Thursday after just four months on the job, making him the third CFO to leave the post during the past two years.
Registration has opened for beta versions of exams required for MCTS and MCPD certifications.
- By Michael Domingo
- 11/03/2005
Microsoft is planning to post one patch next week as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday security bulletin release cycle. The patch will fix a flaw in Windows with a maximum severity rating of critical.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/03/2005
Quest Software this week announced a new product that is designed to increase e-mail availability for Exchange users.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/03/2005
In the wake of this week’s announcement of Windows Live and Office Live, Microsoft announced the acquisition Thursday of an online service with a technology that dovetails with those plans.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/03/2005
From the business wires this week: an event log monitoring tool, Active Directory troubleshooting tool, code generator for .NET and a hacking contest.
Sun Microsystems announced this week that it is working on two new on-demand services, both targeted at users who need to convert text files to other formats.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/02/2005
The U.S. Supreme Court isn't hearing Microsoft's arguments that any eventual penalty in the Eolas Technologies patent case involving Internet Explorer be cut by about two-thirds.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/01/2005
Microsoft’s version of a totally integrated world where computing power surrounds and works with people seamlessly is taking a giant step closer to reality. At least, that was the pitch from chief software architect and chairman Bill Gates and chief technical officer Ray Ozzie Tuesday as they rolled out a new batch of services, some already in beta testing, dubbed Windows Live and Office Live.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/01/2005
Oracle says it has begun beta testing a free, although limited, version of its 10g database designed for developers and students.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/01/2005
Microsoft executive shuffle has ramifications for customers.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/01/2005