ScriptLogic Pushes for Exchange

Mailbag: IT Dream Job, More

Visual Studio Users Should Fear No Lawsuit

IE 8 Gets a Date

ISO - IEC Publishes Office Open XML Standard

ISO/IEC on Tuesday published the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format standard, formally known as ISO/IEC 29500:2008. 11/21/2008

Dynamics NAV 2009 Coming Next Month

Microsoft exec Kirill Tatarinov on Wednesday described some new features to expect in the forthcoming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 enterprise resource planning solution. 11/21/2008

IE8 Release Candidate Coming on 1Q 2009

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 apparently will have its product debut some time next year, according to an announcement released on Wednesday by the company. 11/20/2008

Microsoft Hires Yahoo Search Team Engineer

Microsoft is hiring a member of Yahoo's search team who is considered to be a key engineering asset. 11/20/2008

IE 8 Release Candidate Coming on 1Q 2009

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 apparently will have its product debut some time next year, according to an announcement by the company. 11/20/2008

Beta Exam for Windows Forms Fans

Experts in Windows Forms development have their own exam going into beta next week. 11/20/2008

Malware To Gain Free, New Enemy; OneCare on Borrowed Time

Wi-Fi Hacked

Ballmer Says No to Yahoo, Yes to Research

Mailbag: What's In a Label?

Microsoft Sets Security Applications Free

But security vendors like Symantec are likely to just shrug it off. 11/20/2008

IBM Boosts Virtualization Portfolio with Purchase

Transitive offerings let apps run on disparate platforms. 11/20/2008

Microsoft Not So Into Yahoo

Ballmer leaves open the possibility of a "narrower" deal, though. 11/20/2008

Free 'Morro' Anti-Virus To Replace Microsoft OneCare

Redmond is rolling out a free anti-virus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee. 11/19/2008

Ballmer Spotlights R&D at Microsoft Shareholder Meeting

Microsoft held its Shareholder meeting for 2008 on Wednesday, and shareholders approved all nine board-member nominees on the proxy slate. 11/19/2008

Microsoft Demos New SQL Server Features at PASS

Microsoft today previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro." 11/19/2008

'IP Peace of Mind' Year 2 for Microsoft-Novell

Microsoft and Novell issued an announcement on Tuesday marking the two-year anniversary of their controversial agreement surrounding Linux patents. 11/19/2008

Mailbag: Your Verdicts on 'Vista Capable' Suit

Yang Yanked from Yahoo?

Cool IT

Exchange and SharePoint on Cloud Nine

Yahoo's Yang Out, Microsoft Back In?

Redmond might renew its buyout efforts, but not any time soon. 11/19/2008

Microsoft Online Store Opens in U.S.

Partners are keeping a close eye on this one. 11/19/2008

Microsoft Releases Dynamics NAV 2009 as Recession Hits

Sure, the timing could be better, but Microsoft isn't worried. 11/19/2008

HP Earnings Will Beat the Street

Company is understandably "optimistic." 11/19/2008

Yang To Step Down as Yahoo CEO

Jerry Yang is transitioning out as Yahoo's CEO, but he will continue on as a member of the board, according to an announcement issued late on Monday by the online search and advertising company. 11/18/2008

CIO Role Becoming More Strategic, Study Finds

CIOs have come a long way, but they haven't quite reached the status of "full and active participants" in creating strategies in organizations, according to a new study released this week by the Center for CIO Leadership. 11/18/2008

Organizations Urged To Update WPA After Security Crack

A team of security researchers this week demonstrated an attack confirming that the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol can be compromised. 11/18/2008

Microsoft Unveils Exchange and SharePoint as Services

Microsoft exec Stephen Elop announced hosted versions of Exchange and SharePoint, which are now available to organizations of all sizes in the U.S. market 11/18/2008

Microsoft Sues To Protect Visual Studio Users

Three companies are seeking indemnification from Microsoft after being sued for using technology associated with Microsoft's Visual Studio software development platform. 11/18/2008

Mailbag: Surviving the Economy

Office on Apple Phone

Small and Medium Businesses Get New Servers

Vista Barely Capable

Virtualization News and Views

HP and Microsoft expand their partnership, while CA pushes management. 11/18/2008

An RCPU Mea Culpa

The "encouraging" Depression-era billboard that wasn't. 11/18/2008

Microsoft Office (Still) Under Attack

On two fronts, yet. 11/18/2008

More Dirt from the Vista Capable Case

AKA, the gift that keeps on giving. 11/18/2008

Microsoft Online Services: SaaS-y, Sort Of

Exchange and SharePoint both have cloud counterparts, but the features aren't all there. 11/18/2008

Intel Exec Thanked Ballmer for Vista Capable Help

Court documents may contain a "smoking gun" reference to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's participation in a crucial decision to downgrade capabilities needed to gain Windows Vista Capable certification in new PCs. 11/17/2008

Ubuntu ARMed for Mobile Expansion

Netbooks and mobile computers will soon be able to run the Ubuntu operating system with additional energy efficiency. 11/17/2008

Microsoft Store Offers Top Prices for U.S. Consumers

Microsoft has opened another consumer-oriented electronic software distribution (ESD) point, this time serving U.S. customers. 11/17/2008

SMB Fix Is In the Flaw

Plus: Users seeks transparency with SharePoint; Symantec chief retiring; a fool and his job are soon parted. 11/17/2008

Parallels Gains More Mac Power

Mailbag: Patch Count Wrong?

Sun Loses 6,000 Watts of Employee Power