Microsoft Cloud-Based Apps Pass FISMA Scrutiny

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its cloud-based suite of applications has passed muster for government use per FISMA standards. 04/21/2011

Microsoft and Nokia Solidify Windows Phone Partnership

Microsoft and Nokia announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement on Windows Phone production, confirming their February strategic agreement. 04/21/2011

Amazon Cloud Service Suffers Outages

Amazon Web Services suffered outages that it attributed to latency and connectivity issues affecting its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Relational Database Service. 04/21/2011

ARM To Roll Out Next-Gen SoC in 2012

ARM, maker of tablet and smartphone processor architectures, plans to release its Cortex-A15 system-on-chip at the end of 2012. 04/21/2011

Friday IT Fun: Hiding the Eggs in Plain Sight

Definitely check out the first item, where ADTMag.com's David Ramel points out some secret Easter eggs in well-known software programs. 04/21/2011

Is Microsoft Betting Too Much on the Cloud?

While keeping its eye on rivals such as Google, Salesforce.com and Amazon Web Services, Microsoft needs to keep investing in technologies such as Windows, Office, SharePoint and Lync. 04/21/2011

DoJ Cites Progress in Novell Patents Sale to Microsoft Coalition

The U.S. Department of Justice today acknowledged a positive response from a Microsoft-supported holding company that is looking to buy patents held by Novell Inc. 04/20/2011

Where Is Microsoft Headed With Windows 8?

Over the last month or two, quite a bit has leaked about Windows 8. 04/20/2011

U.S. Energy Lab Hit by Phishing Attack

According to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory spokeswoman, a "very sophisticated" piece of malware apparently designed to steal technical information from the Energy Department lab's network caused laboratory officials to shut down its e-mail and Internet access last week. 04/20/2011

HP Upgrades Cloud Automation Software

Version 2.0 of the Cloud Services Automation toolset simplifies the transition from a premises-based app to one that can run in the cloud. 04/20/2011

Rackspace Adds Load Balancers

The company's Cloud Load Balancers service lets customers configure cloud servers or dedicated hosts with more capacity as workloads require. 04/20/2011

Forrester Blasts Software Licenses

Licensing needs an overhaul. 04/20/2011

Validating Office Files

The tool now comes to older Office versions. 04/20/2011

Doug's Mailbag: Tablet Advice

iPad thoughts abound. 04/20/2011

Microsoft Panel Offers Windows XP Migration Tips

Microsoft assembled a panel of MVPs, product managers and consultants on Monday to prod those still stuck on Windows XP to move to Windows 7. 04/19/2011

Microsoft Eases PowerShell Licensing for Non-Windows Use

Microsoft announced a licensing change late last week that may make it easier for PowerShell to be devised for use on platforms other than Windows. 04/19/2011

Avanade Posts Microsoft ERP to Cloud

With the launch of Cloud ERP, the systems integrator borrows a line from Microsoft's Dynamics ERP strategy -- but without the wait. 04/19/2011

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Microsoft's Patent Complaints

Microsoft got its day in court before eight U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday. 04/18/2011

IE 10 Won't Run on Vista

Microsoft's MIX 11 fanfare last week included the new IE 10 platform preview, but no mention was made at that time that it won't run on Windows Vista. 04/18/2011

Office 365 Public Beta Released

Microsoft kicked off the week by releasing the public beta of Office 365 today. The new offering is the company's cloud-based productivity suite. 04/18/2011

10 Most Outrageous Steve Ballmer Performances: A Video Round-Up

Check out these videos highlighting Microsoft CEO's larger-than-life personality. 04/18/2011

Taking a Bite out of Botnets

The feds have had enough. 04/18/2011

Google Apps Secure Enough for Feds

Microsoft's crying didn't change minds. 04/18/2011

Office 2010 To Get Packed with Service

SP1 on its way. 04/18/2011

Doug's Mailbag: Password Helper

Resist 'Obsolete' Software Licensing, Report Says

Software licensing and pricing could become more customer friendly if some trends take hold, according to an April Forrester Research report. 04/15/2011

Windows Intune Beta Ends April 18

The Windows Intune beta will expire on Monday, April 18, Microsoft warned today. 04/15/2011

Unified Communications: Windows IT Pros Speak Out on Bringing It All Together

How hard is it to execute UC? Our readers who've done it share their take and offer tips for others trying to bring together voice with Microsoft Exchange, Office, OCS, Lync and more. 04/15/2011

Q&A: Unified Communications Guru Joe Schurman

This Microsoft MVP talks all aspects of UC, from Microsoft's offerings like Lync to those of its competitors, plus cost considerations, team organization and more. 04/15/2011

Doug's Mailbag: More Printer Thoughts

Readers care. 04/15/2011

Hyper-V Server Served By Service Pack

It's taking the Windows approach. 04/15/2011

Prediction: Facebook Will Remain Just Facebook

It's just a Web site. 04/15/2011

IE 10 Sneak Preview

IE 9 is already old. 04/15/2011

Google Gets Government Agency Backing for FISMA Claim

The U.S. General Services Administration issued a statement suggesting that Google Apps for Government is FISMA certified, but that it was reviewing some "additional controls." 04/14/2011

U.S. Lawsuit Targets Coreflood Botnet Perpetrators

Individuals responsible for the Coreflood botnet and its malware face legal scrutiny after the U.S. government announced lawsuits on Wednesday. 04/14/2011

Microsoft Releases Office File Validation Tool, Windows Loader Update

Microsoft released two security advisories that included solutions yesterday as part of its massive April security update. 04/14/2011

Friday IT Fun: The Internet Is Random

I bet you can't guess the theme of this week's IT Fun (hint: there isn't one)! 04/14/2011

Windows Phone, Kinect SDK and Silverlight 5 Beta in the MIX

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a major tools update to come for Windows Phone "Mango," plus other developer news, at its MIX 11 event. 04/13/2011

SP1 for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Now Available

Microsoft on Tuesday released its first service pack for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, the company's standalone server virtualization solution. 04/13/2011

Iron Mountain Exits Public Cloud Storage

The company is now the provider to bite the dust in the cloud storage space. 04/13/2011

Microsoft Adds New Azure Features

Here's the lowdown on each of the new Azure features and offers that Microsoft announced at this week's MIX 11 conference. 04/13/2011

Doug's Mailbag: HP Printer Quality

Where do you turn for your printing needs? 04/13/2011

The Netbook Is Dead, Long Live the iPad

Should I take the plunge? 04/13/2011

Single Sign-On for the Web Has Failed

Where's the master key sign-in? 04/13/2011

Da Cloud

Are you studying your options? 04/13/2011

Please Stop Saying 'Cloud'

What folks routinely refer to as the "cloud" in the IT industry is actually something very different. Don clarifies some of the myths. 04/13/2011

Microsoft's April Patch Arrives, Targeting 64 Flaws

Another historic patch is here: 17 security bulletins from Microsoft, patching a total of 64 vulnerabilities. 04/12/2011

Microsoft Releases IE 10 Platform Preview

Microsoft today announced the first platform preview of Internet Explorer 10 today at its MIX 11 Web developer event, ongoing this week. 04/12/2011

Nimbula Releases Director for Hybrid Clouds

The startup founded by distinguished Amazon EC2 alumni is finally shipping its first product. 04/12/2011

Google Gets Legal Clearance To Buy ITA

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that it conditionally approved Google's acquisition bid for ITA Software Inc. 04/11/2011