Microsoft has signed its first patent protection deal with a Linux vendor based in Asia.
Microsoft agreed to obey key parts of a 2004 antitrust ruling upheld by EU appeals court, cutting royalties and handing information over to open source developers.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/22/2007
Redmond reveals that it's working on a stripped-down version of the Windows kernel that would dramatically reduce its footprint.
The Windows Automatic Update might be a patch management and change control issue, observers say.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/19/2007
Microsoft rolled out six security bulletins on its "Patch Tuesday" today, one fewer than expected.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/09/2007
On Friday, we presented the first installment of the "Top 10 Overlooked Features of Windows Server 2008." Today is part two. These are technologies included in Windows 2008 that you may not have heard much about, but could make your life as a Windows IT pro a lot easier.
Microsoft expects to release seven security patches with four "Critical" and three "Important" bulletins as part of its upcoming Patch Tuesday release.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/04/2007
Microsoft yesterday announced the Get Genuine Windows Agreement.
- By Keith Ward and Michael Domingo
- 10/03/2007
Strapped for cash? Forget expensive server management tools -- here's a real-time event log monitor for the smaller shops.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/01/2007
Windows Home Server (WHS), Microsoft's first-ever server for home use, gets its first update today.
Microsoft released several major updates for its Windows lineup today, including the first release candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2008 and the initial public beta for Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1.
Microsoft Corp. today officially unveiled PerformancePoint Server 2007, its highly anticipated performance management (PM) software.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 09/19/2007
Microsoft this week released a key update to its SOA-based middleware platform—BizTalk.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and Chris Kanaracus
- 09/14/2007
Microsoft's update system is changing files on both Windows XP and Windows Vista -- even if a user disables automatic updates. Microsoft, however, calls it built-in behavior and no cause for alarm.
As expected, Microsoft's September "Patch Tuesday" update contains fewer security patches than in recent months -- four, to be exact.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/11/2007