Getting Down to the Short Strokes with Vista

IDC Sees Tech Spending Slowing in 2008

Release Candidates Hit the Trail

Microsoft revving up for big launches next February. 12/06/2007

Dell Tries To Thaw Channel Ice

Channel community may still be wary. 12/06/2007

December RCP: Readers (Almost) Couldn't Be Happier

Reader survey shows warm fuzzy feelings toward Redmond. 12/06/2007

Bidders Emerge in Wireless Auction

Internet giant Google Inc. and telecommunications carriers AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless are among those expected to bid in January in a government auction of the last remaining smidge of wireless airwaves. 12/05/2007

Sun Releases Virtualization Management Tool Under GPLv3

Sun Microsystems today announced the availability of the first component of its new virtualization platform, and laid out a roadmap for opening the platform's source code. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based systems company bills its xVM Ops Center virtualization management tool as a "highly scalable datacenter automation tool for complete management of heterogeneous global IT environments." 12/05/2007

Microsoft Sparks Volta Test For Multi-Tier App Dev

Volta toolset, used with Visual Studio 2008, promises easier deployment of apps beyond the .NET world. 12/05/2007

New Exploit Targets Internet Explorer

Researcher in New Zealand discovered holes in Microsoft's Web Proxy Automatic Discovery (WPAD) program. 12/05/2007

SAP Shows Up on iPhone

Sun's Virtualization Volley

Dell Continues Buyback

SAP Business ByDesign: Hands Off, Partners

Consulting fees not part of the plan. 12/05/2007

Reller Lands New Redmond Gig

Came to Microsoft in 2001. 12/05/2007

SAP Trots Out CRM 2007

SAP today showed off its latest CRM wares, recast as a good Web 2.0 citizen. 12/04/2007

Vista SP1 To Enhance Security, Block Piracy

Microsoft said that the first service pack for Windows Vista will fight off known exploits as well as kill off its "reduced functionality mode." 12/04/2007

New Windows 2008 Exam Betas Available

Microsoft beta tests three TS-level exams until Dec. 21. 12/04/2007

Dell Board OKs Share Repurchase Plan

Dell Inc. is reviving plans to buy back shares in the company and will begin to repurchase $10 billion in common stock this week, chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said Tuesday. 12/04/2007

Vivendi Games and Activision To Combine

Google To Bid on Wireless Spectrum

Google Tests New Approach to Mapping

OpenSpan Supports Citrix, Office 2007

Microsoft Talks UC Deliverables

New developer tools, among other offerings, coming. 12/04/2007

Microsoft Buys Former Exec's Company

Redmond snaps up content-sharing site. 12/04/2007

Report: SMBs Not Sold on Open Source

Problems include lack of funds, qualified admins. 12/04/2007

Boo-Yeah! Stuart Scott Lives

Violated unspecified company rules. 12/04/2007

Web the Perfect Medium for Ad Targeting

Golf club manufacturers have long placed ads in printed golf magazines. Movie studios tend to run television spots before a weekend rather than after. Targeting got even more precise as advertising moved to the Internet. 12/03/2007

Microsoft Starts Talking Up UC Tools Strategy

Microsoft has talked a ton about why Unified Communications can be a big value to users. 12/03/2007

Google to Bid for Wireless Spectrum

Google Inc. confirmed its plans to bid for a prized piece of the airwaves in an upcoming government auction, further underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to shake up the wireless market and plumb more profits from mobile phones. 12/03/2007

Justices Turn Down Online Piracy Case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider an appeal by an online publisher that claims credit-card companies are enabling the piracy of its pictures of nude models. 12/03/2007

Open Source Limited in SMB Market, Report Finds

The viability of selling open source software (OSS) to the small and medium business (SMB) segment of the market may not be as big of an opportunity as previously thought, according to a report released by the 451 Group. 12/03/2007

Is Google the Future of Wireless?

More Communication About UC

MCPs Gain New Bennies

Don't Blame Technology

The Weakest Link: Part II

Keeping your users informed and involved can save your network. 12/01/2007

SQL Closes the Distance

Redmond is gaining, but when will it -- or can it -- overtake longtime market leader Oracle? 12/01/2007

2007: All About Windows Vista

Vista's debut year had mixed results. 12/01/2007

The List Issue

Our staff picks out the best, the worst and the most unusual in this eclectic set of categories. 12/01/2007

Top 5 Tricks for Excel and Outlook

Like their Office 2007 brethren Word and PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook have some snazzy new features as well. 12/01/2007

Mi5 Networks' Webgate Fills Security Holes

This Web security appliance can protect your network within an hour after unpacking the box. 12/01/2007

Excel 2007: New Features Outweigh Upgrade Hassles

Although most users still struggle with the new ribbon interface, many say Excel 2007's new features make it a worthwhile upgrade. 12/01/2007

Membership Has Its Privileges

It's getting harder and harder to track who belongs to what group. Mr. Roboto's Group Auditor can help make membership management easier. 12/01/2007

Barney's Lists

From the coolest recent invention to the biggest unsolved problem, here are Doug's picks. 12/01/2007

The Password Drama Continues

Setting password policies is tricky enough. Now, throw Windows Server 2008 into the mix. 12/01/2007

SQL Server 2008: Administration Simplified

Policy-based management improves database performance. 12/01/2007

Microsoft Unveils Vision and Roadmap

The company aims to simplify SOA and Web services. 12/01/2007

Active Directory Improvements

Administration, stability and security refinements, all in one upgrade. 12/01/2007

Q&A: Burley Kawasaki

Connected systems division director lays out the company's 'Oslo' plans. 12/01/2007

Microsoft MapPoint vs. Virtual Earth

Packaged software or Web service for running mapping applications? 12/01/2007