Those who were denied the opportunity to get the Release Candidate (RC) for the first service pack for Windows Vista last week now have their opportunity, as it's now available for public download.
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired a United Kingdom online mapping company to enhance its existing Windows Live Web-based services.
- By The Associated Press
- 12/13/2007
As expected, the last Patch Tuesday offers fixes for seven vulnerabilities -- three of them critical -- and sets the tone for 2008 as the "year of the Vista Patch."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 12/11/2007
Microsoft posted a "public" beta of Office Live Workspace, cloud-based functions that it says complement its on-premise Office franchise.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 12/10/2007
Microsoft's last Patch Tuesday release of 2007 is a big one -- seven fixes, with three of them deemed "Critical" and four labeled "Important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 12/06/2007
Microsoft Corp. will begin testing a version of Windows XP in January on the "$100 laptop" from One Laptop Per Child.
- By The Associated Press
- 12/06/2007
Microsoft publishing release candidates of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista's first service pack.
Volta toolset, used with Visual Studio 2008, promises easier deployment of apps beyond the .NET world.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 12/05/2007
Microsoft said that the first service pack for Windows Vista will fight off known exploits as well as kill off its "reduced functionality mode."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 12/04/2007
Microsoft beta tests three TS-level exams until Dec. 21.
- By Michael Domingo
- 12/04/2007
Vista's debut year had mixed results.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 12/01/2007
Setting password policies is tricky enough. Now, throw Windows Server 2008 into the mix.
- By Greg Shields
- 12/01/2007
One reader thinks it's worth it to give Vista a little more time. Plus, readers tell us about their technology pet peeves.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 12/01/2007
Administration, stability and security refinements, all in one upgrade.
- By Greg Shields
- 12/01/2007
Tami Reller, a Microsoft Business Solutions veteran, has a new job as CFO of Microsoft's Platform & Services Division.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 11/29/2007