The second community technology preview of Microsoft's System Center Service Manager is now available for a virtual test drive, according to a Microsoft announcement last week.
- By Herb Torrens
- 05/11/2009
IT pros can now get a package of remote server management tools that work with the new Windows 7 release candidate, which Microsoft released to the public on Tuesday.
Microsoft announced that the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) is now available to the general public.
Plus: Worms that start with Win; Facebook phishing.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/05/2009
Independent software vendors have long been the life of Microsoft's party by producing products that fill in the gaps Redmond leaves open. For Tech•Ed North America 2009, we celebrate third-party vendors and preview what they'll be announcing and demonstrating at the show.
A reader wants to know why his server's Application Log is awash in Event ID 1054 errors.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 05/01/2009
White-listing certain applications is one way to make sure your network stays safe.
- By Joern Wettern
- 05/01/2009
Facing strong competition from Apple and Google, Microsoft looks to re-tool Windows Mobile for the enterprise market.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 05/01/2009
The general release date for Windows 7 on new PCs could be as early as this October, according to an Acer executive.
The release candidate (RC) of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, can be downloaded today by Microsoft TechNet and MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscribers.
Microsoft rolled out Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 in its "release to manufacturing" form.
Service Pack 2 for the Microsoft Office 2007 product family is available for download at Microsoft Update.
Windows XP Mode, a feature designed to help small businesses migrate to Windows 7, will be available as a beta for download on April 30.
Concerns about the security implications of evolving cloud computing technologies dominated last week's annual RSA Conference.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/28/2009
Microsoft moves to make worms less effective. Plus: RSA kicks off security conference season; Google to school IT pros on the perils of cross-site scripting; and the FBI weighs in on Conficker.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/28/2009