Microsoft described three Windows Azure improvements designed to assist developers using its cloud-based operating system.
Plus, Microsoft in a patching spat; PCI makes new rules; Facebook tricks.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/16/2009
More user interface tweaks and bug fixes are being carried out by the Windows 7 engineering team in preparation for the release candidate version of the OS.
In a bid to entice application providers to build and distribute their wares on the recently announced Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft today revealed plans to offer tooling and guidance on its developer portal.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/11/2009
Windows 7 will feature superior application compatibility over Windows Vista, according to a Microsoft announcement issued on Monday.
Adobe Systems Inc. had its own Patch Tuesday yesterday when it issued a critical security fix for an Adobe Reader 9 bug that first got broad attention in late February.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/11/2009
Microsoft is rolling out three security fixes today in its March patch release, with one item described as "critical" and two items labeled "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/10/2009
Mike Nash, Microsoft's corporate vice president for Windows product management, talks about the status of IE 8 RC1.
- By Doug Barney and Kurt Mackie
- 03/09/2009
Server virtualization is being implemented at the majority of firms, in both enterprise (1,000 seats or more) and small-to-medium (SMB) business segments, according to two separate Forrester Research reports.
- By Herb Torrens
- 03/06/2009
Microsoft will expand the list of "features" that can be disabled when the Windows 7 Release Candidate becomes available, including the ability to turn off IE 8.
Microsoft plans to issue three fixes in its March security patch rollout, with one deemed "critical" and two labeled "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/05/2009
As Microsoft's main front man on security, Roger Halbheer has a tall order to fill.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/05/2009
The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced that it is changing its full-time monitoring of Microsoft's compliance with a 2004 antitrust decision, and instead will use technical consultants for monitoring on an "ad hoc" basis.
Microsoft on Wednesday explained how the needs of enterprise users were considered in the early design stages of its new Windows 7 operating system.
Financial analysts attending the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference on Tuesday questioned Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's Business Division, on Microsoft's various business plans.