Microsoft is stopping automatic distribution of an update required to install Vista SP1 following reports of faulty reboots on some machines.
Microsoft Corp. to give away Visual Studio 2005 and 2008, SQL Server 2005, Windows Server Standard and other software to college students worldwide.
Microsoft announced the recent promotions of 14 executives, seven to senior vice president positions and seven others to corporate vice president.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/15/2008
Migration to the Windows Vista operating system apparently isn't generating much enthusiasm among IT personnel in the enterprise.
Timed with the 2008 Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona this week, Microsoft made announcements pushing its interests further into the consumer and global mobile market.
The second Alfresco Open Source Barometer survey found a general trend toward the use of mixed open source and proprietary software in the enterprise.
E-mails that have come to light in the ongoing suit against Microsoft regarding its "Vista Capable" and "Vista Ready" labels for PCs show that even prominent executives within the company questioned the plan.
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.
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
Microsoft today announced that two of its most important products of the last half-decade are complete and ready to be shipped.
Virtualization and configurability in Microsoft's new server OS present enterprise IT shops with both challenges and opportunities.
- By Peter Varhol
- 02/01/2008
Enhanced administration, security, IIS updates and virtualization promise to make moving to Microsoft's new server OS worthwhile.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 02/01/2008
Formalizing a formerly subjective functionality.
- By Greg Shields
- 02/01/2008