Federal agencies' adoption of online applications from Internet powerhouse Google Enterprise could usher in an era of rising productivity and improved security, said David Girourard, the company's vice president and general manager.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- 04/01/2008
More and more companies are using full-drive encryption (FDE) as a way to protect their data.
- By Joern Wettern
- 04/01/2008
On the day they call "Black Wednesday," what didn't go wrong?
Redmond officially rolls out Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in Los Angeles event.
If you're running VMware and update your Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, you may be heading for a "Blue Screen" crash -- i.e., a bug check error, value of 0x0000008 (otherwise known as a Stop8 error), in Windows Server 2003.
It's no "reduced functionality mode"; still, Microsoft has other tricks to encourage those using pirated copies of Vista to upgrade to legitimate versions.
Microsoft Corp. today released a list of known programs that experience some sort of "loss of functionality" with Windows Vista SP1.
Microsoft is stopping automatic distribution of an update required to install Vista SP1 following reports of faulty reboots on some machines.
For the February security bulletin release, Microsoft rolled out six "Critical" fixes -- rather than the seven detailed in the advanced notice.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/12/2008
Microsoft reversed an earlier decision that would have forced IT pros to wait until mid-March to get their hands on Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/08/2008
Redmond's February patch release is slated to roll out 12 security fixes -- seven rated "Critical," and five deemed "Important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/07/2008
Security firm provides video of a proof-of-concept flaw in Microsoft's IGMP networking protocol.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/06/2008
Google Inc. is adding more e-mail security and storage products for businesses, sharpening its aim on a Microsoft Corp. stronghold while the competition between the two rivals also heats up in Internet search and advertising.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/05/2008
Microsoft today announced that two of its most important products of the last half-decade are complete and ready to be shipped.
A survey released by Compuware Corporation and the Ponemon Institute shows "an overwhelming majority of organizations surveyed risk compromising critical information by using actual customer data for the development and testing of applications."
- By James E. Powell
- 02/01/2008
Microsoft's SoftGrid Application Virtualization makes managing applications more secure.
- By Joern Wettern
- 02/01/2008
Windows Server 2008's built-in Network Access Protection makes sure only healthy computers get into your network.
- By Greg Shields
- 02/01/2008
At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/31/2008
With the seemingly exponential growth of Web 2.0 technologies, IT professionals in education -- and all other sectors, for that matter -- face new challenges as control over technology slips away and moves into the hands of users.