http://mcpmag.com/rss-feeds/news.aspx Microsoft gave notice on Thursday that it removed 10 security patch downloads, all associated with Microsoft Java Virtual Machine technology http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/03/Microsoft-Ends-Java-Virtual-Machine-Support.aspx Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:18 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/03/Microsoft-Ends-Java-Virtual-Machine-Support.aspx IT purchasing has been so bad recently that things have got to be looking up. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/02/Worst-May-Be-Over-for-IT-Market.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:44:36 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/02/Worst-May-Be-Over-for-IT-Market.aspx Why can't a Web browser be more like an operating system? That's a question being investigated with "Gazelle," an ongoing project at Microsoft Research. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/02/Microsoft-Gazelle-Browser-Going-on-Tour.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:13:44 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/02/Microsoft-Gazelle-Browser-Going-on-Tour.aspx Microsoft is planning to deliver Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Server Update Services, starting on Aug. 25. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/01/Internet-Explorer-8-Coming-Next-Month-Via-WSUS.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:23:57 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/01/Internet-Explorer-8-Coming-Next-Month-Via-WSUS.aspx Networking giant Cisco Systems on Tuesday showed an interest in the hosted productivity suite space that Microsoft is poised to dominate. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/01/Cisco-Describes-Plans-for-Office-Like-Service.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:20:14 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/07/01/Cisco-Describes-Plans-for-Office-Like-Service.aspx Google came through with fixes to its newly introduced e-mail and calendar synchronization application that works with Microsoft Outlook. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/30/Google-Fixes-Bug-in-Sync-App-for-Outlook.aspx Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:28 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/30/Google-Fixes-Bug-in-Sync-App-for-Outlook.aspx Microsoft last week announced the availability of beta 2 of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/30/Microsoft-Deployment-Toolkit-2010-Beta-Released.aspx Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:18:26 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/30/Microsoft-Deployment-Toolkit-2010-Beta-Released.aspx Microsoft's new Windows 7 "upgrade option program" for consumers and small businesses has a catch: the offer is restricted to buying 25 PCs or less. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/29/Windows-7-Consumer-Upgrade-Limited-to-25-PCs.aspx Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:57:10 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/29/Windows-7-Consumer-Upgrade-Limited-to-25-PCs.aspx The general economic downturn is leaving its mark on IT salaries, according to an independent study released on Monday. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/29/IT-Salaries-Getting-Pinched-in-2009.aspx Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:07:41 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/29/IT-Salaries-Getting-Pinched-in-2009.aspx Microsoft is working with the government to establish secure system settings that are expected to become the Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Windows 7. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/29/Microsoft-DOD-Defining-Windows-7-Security.aspx Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:18:38 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/29/Microsoft-DOD-Defining-Windows-7-Security.aspx Microsoft on Thursday announced that hotfixes are now available to patch a SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) glitch that surfaced last month. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/26/Hotfixes-Issued-for-SharePoint-SP2-Glitch.aspx Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:03:39 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/26/Hotfixes-Issued-for-SharePoint-SP2-Glitch.aspx Microsoft on Thursday announced Windows 7 consumer pricing, an upgrade program for new PC buyers and a limited-time discount offer -- starting on June 26. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/25/Windows-7-Pricing-Discounts-Unveiled.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:36:52 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/25/Windows-7-Pricing-Discounts-Unveiled.aspx In an effort to give students a portal to real-world volunteer service, the federally operated Corporation for National and Community Service has announced a partnership with Microsoft to establish a virtual helpdesk. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/25/Microsoft-Teams-with-CNCS-in-IT-Education.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:22:57 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/25/Microsoft-Teams-with-CNCS-in-IT-Education.aspx Zoho Office for Microsoft SharePoint is now available, company officials announced this week. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/24/Zoho-Bypasses-Microsoft-Office-With-SharePoint-Integration.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:13:44 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/24/Zoho-Bypasses-Microsoft-Office-With-SharePoint-Integration.aspx The beta trial for Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 1.0 is now closed after 75,000 testers downloaded it following Tuesday's debut. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/24/Microsoft-Making-Waves-With-Consumer-Security-Beta.aspx Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:52 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/24/Microsoft-Making-Waves-With-Consumer-Security-Beta.aspx Microsoft has extended service-pack support for its Dynamics products from 12 months to 24 months, the company announced on Tuesday. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/24/Dynamics-Service-Pack-Support-Extended-to-2-Years.aspx Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:28 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/24/Dynamics-Service-Pack-Support-Extended-to-2-Years.aspx The downturn in the economy is affecting the role and spending strategies of IT organizations, according to a Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Microsoft. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/23/Some-IT-Orgs-Spending-Strategically-in-Bad-Economy.aspx Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:35:22 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/23/Some-IT-Orgs-Spending-Strategically-in-Bad-Economy.aspx Microsoft last week rolled out a beta of its new planning tool, which is designed to help its partners and customers migrate to products within the Microsoft stack. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/23/Microsoft-Releases-Planning-Toolkit-Beta.aspx Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:02:18 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/23/Microsoft-Releases-Planning-Toolkit-Beta.aspx Microsoft last week released a public beta of Configuration Manager Service Pack 2. http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/22/Configuration-Manager-2007-SP2-Released.aspx Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:39:12 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/22/Configuration-Manager-2007-SP2-Released.aspx Microsoft on Tuesday will roll out a public test version of its free consumer security application, which was previously known by its code name, "Morro." http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/18/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Beta-Available-June-23.aspx Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:46:08 GMT http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/06/18/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Beta-Available-June-23.aspx