These roducts aren't really alive, but they're not quite extinct, either. They're the walking dead of Microsoft product lines, and it's best to avoid them -- if you can.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/01/2010
Backup software has come a long way in recent years. We compare four products that should prove useful, particularly for small to midsize enterprises.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 08/01/2010
Microsoft plans to release a patch on Monday Aug. 2 for a zero-day Windows shell vulnerability that can spread malware through shortcut files.
An annual survey of IT organizations found rising trends toward deploying Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified communications solutions.
Microsoft has adopted a variant of its "responsible disclosure" policy for reporting security flaws in its software, the company announced last week.
As Adobe Systems applications face increasing security threats, Microsoft is stepping up to lend a helping hand.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/22/2010
Microsoft on Tuesday added an automated means to address a zero-day Windows Shell vulnerability described in a security advisory released late last week.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/21/2010
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week.
According to a recent study, administrators in Windows environments are still doing much of their administrative legwork the old-fashioned way: by hand.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/20/2010
Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
Microsoft last week released the next version of a free tool that provides upgrade advice for those using the company's flagship software products.
Microsoft on Monday announced two new "previews" to come for its Windows Small Business Server product suite.
Microsoft, as expected, released four fixes in its July security update. Three are rated "critical" and one is deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/13/2010
Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft plans to release four software fixes on Tuesday in its July security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/08/2010