Dark Clouds over Sun Deal

IE 8 Hits the Streets

Microsoft Rolling Out Windows Azure Improvements

Microsoft described three Windows Azure improvements designed to assist developers using its cloud-based operating system. 03/19/2009

Ingram Introduces Cisco Business Unit

Meet the Cisco SMARTnet Solution Team. 03/19/2009

IBM Wants To Soak Up Some Sun 

What can the acquisition (if it even goes through) mean for the two companies and Microsoft partners? 03/19/2009

Microsoft Rolls Out Forefront for OCS

IM as a security tool. 03/19/2009

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 3 Beta with Key New Features

Microsoft today released the beta of its Silverlight 3 rich interactive media runtime and development environment. 03/18/2009

Microsoft Rolls Out New Commerce Server

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of its latest e-commerce server, which integrates with SharePoint services. 03/18/2009

Current Web Security Standards Not Enough, Study Finds

A recent report on Web security trends relayed a damning assessment of the IT security landscape that's prompting some to suggest the government should step in to give enterprises and individuals guidance on how to protect themselves. 03/18/2009

IE 8 Goes Live

On Thursday, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8. 03/18/2009

Reactions Mixed over IBM's Possible Sun Acquisition

Reports on Wednesday that IBM is in talks to acquire Sun Microsystems drew mixed views as to what Big Blue would gain from absorbing the struggling supplier of servers, open source software and Java. 03/18/2009

The World Wide Web at 20

You might not have noticed it, but the World Wide Web turned 20 years old last week. 03/18/2009

Mailbag: Why Virtualize

Stimulating Microsoft

IBM To Buy the Sun?

Server Kings: IBM, Dell, HP...and Cisco?

SCVMM 2008 R2 Beta Ready for Action

Now includes support for live migration. 03/18/2009

Stormy Weather for Azure, Blue Skies for Hadoop

Microsoft's cloud computing effort suffers its first major hiccup. 03/18/2009

Adobe Earnings Beat Expectations

Not as good as last year, but still. 03/18/2009

IE Market Share Holding Steady

Other browsers are barely there, study finds. 03/18/2009

Forefront Security for Microsoft OCS Unveiled

Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) was released to manufacturing, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. 03/17/2009

IE Market Share Has 'Stabilized,' Study Finds

A study polling the use of Web browsers and operating systems affirmed Microsoft's dominant market position on both fronts. 03/17/2009

First Data-Based Security Maturity Model Released

A newly released maturity model could be the first to shed new light on how enterprises are implementing security initiatives in their internal software development efforts. 03/17/2009

Microsoft Patch Sparks Debate

Fight! Fight! 03/17/2009

Taxpayers To Fund Microsoft Bridge

Kind of. 03/17/2009

Cisco Rocks the Server Party

Joins IBM, Dell and HP around the chip bowl. 03/17/2009

Windows 7 Gets More Stuff

Beta gets 27 tweaks. 03/17/2009

Understanding DNS

Configuring DNS is no easy task. Emmett's here to walk you through it, from setting up the resolver to understanding how zone files and resource records work. 03/16/2009

Cisco Enters Server Market

Cisco Systems Inc., the IT industry’s leading supplier of routers and other networking hardware, is expanding its hardware offerings to include blade servers as part of a comprehensive push into the white-hot world of virtualization. 03/16/2009

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Beta Now Available

Microsoft released the latest beta version of its virtualized server management system, especially notable for its support of "live migration." 03/16/2009

Fool Us Once, Conficker....

Plus, Microsoft in a patching spat; PCI makes new rules; Facebook tricks. 03/16/2009

Hackers Enlist Search Engines for Phishing Attacks

Hackers are increasingly attempting to influence search engines to misdirect users to spurious Web sites. 03/16/2009

IE 8 Declared Fastest...Before Race Even Starts

Windows 7 Beefed

Mailbag: Why Go Green?, Who's Your Stooge?, More

Windows 7: No Virtual Tricks 

Windows 7 Getting Fine Tuned, Features Added

More user interface tweaks and bug fixes are being carried out by the Windows 7 engineering team in preparation for the release candidate version of the OS. 03/13/2009

Windows 7 Better than Vista

Gates in Decline

Mailbag: IE 8 Needs Work

Patch Full of Holes

IE 8 Fastest Browser, Microsoft Says

A white paper published by Microsoft on Wednesday concludes that Internet Explorer 8 is the fastest browser, based on benchmark testing conducted in a Microsoft lab. 03/12/2009

Microsoft's DNS Patch Flawed, Security Official Says

nCircle's Tyler Reguly discovered a vulnerability that renders the Microsoft's DNS patch virtually useless if a server has already been compromised. 03/12/2009

Microsoft Hands Out Dynamics Treats at Convergence

"CRM Accelerators" among the freebies. 03/12/2009

SAP, Sybase Go Mobile

Companies shine spotlight on iPhone, Windows Mobile. 03/12/2009

Reader Feedback: Windows 7 and Microsoft BI

Mixed reports about the former, but one reader is set against the latter. 03/12/2009

Microsoft Expands on Mobile Developer Strategy

Redmond promises more outreach and guidance. 03/12/2009

Adobe Issues Critical PDF Reader Patch

Adobe Systems Inc. had its own Patch Tuesday yesterday when it issued a critical security fix for an Adobe Reader 9 bug that first got broad attention in late February. 03/11/2009

Microsoft Reveals Strategy for Mobile Developers

In a bid to entice application providers to build and distribute their wares on the recently announced Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft today revealed plans to offer tooling and guidance on its developer portal. 03/11/2009

Windows 7 Is 'Rescuing' Apps, Microsoft Says

Windows 7 will feature superior application compatibility over Windows Vista, according to a Microsoft announcement issued on Monday. 03/11/2009