Get ready for an anti-climactic Patch Tuesday. Following on the heels of last month’s gonzo Patch Tuesday event -- wherein Microsoft Corp. released 12 new patches – Redmond this month doesn’t plan to patch any security-related flaws.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 03/08/2007
The company appears as if it wants to work cooperatively with competitors.
- By Fahmida Rashid
- 03/01/2007
For the first time in 22 years, daylight saving time starts three weeks sooner and ends one week later than normal. Although the consequences from an earlier "spring forward" and later "fall back" doesn’t represent the level of threat imagined with Y2K, there are enough little snafus and "gotchas" to keep any IT manager busy for the next couple of weeks.
- By Chris DeVoney
- 03/01/2007
Microsoft says it is wrapping up the beta test code for its first service pack for Exchange Server 2007, and plans to begin testing the update in April.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/28/2007
Knowing what you have (and having the ability to prove it) is key to saving money on your licensing fees.
- By Scott Braden
- 02/28/2007
Microsoft announced Monday the formation of what it's dubbed the Microsoft Business Process Alliance, or BPA, an organization created to boost deployment and use of business process management tools with a focus on an emerging standard in that area.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/27/2007
Microsoft announced it is shipping final versions of six tools to aid in deployment of Windows Vista and Office 2007, although some had been previously released.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/21/2007
For those who are interested in Microsoft's plans for software as a service (SaaS), the company has published a sample application illustrating how it's done.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/15/2007
Microsoft Security Response Center plans to publish 12 security bulletins next Tuesday, according to Thursday's advance notification.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/08/2007
New Windows 2003 Web Hosting exam now available, as well as new certification track aimed at hosting providers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/07/2007
Microsoft is preparing a spring release for an identity management infrastructure tool aimed at simplifying credential administration across the enterprise, officials said this week at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/07/2007
Microsoft has begun the open beta of Service Pack 3 for its aging Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/06/2007
The judge due to rule on Microsoft's appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order hopes to publish his decision before he leaves office in September.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/02/2007
Argent not shy to take on Microsoft.
Microsoft has signed up more than 100 partners who say they will support its Network Access Protection, or NAP, technology for protecting the network from edge devices such as roaming laptops through quarantine and remediation, the company said Thursday.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/01/2007