Here's what to do when your Windows 2003 domain password has been lost.
At the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition 2006 in Pittsburgh this week, Microsoft announced it is shipping the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of its Windows-based robotics development platform.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/20/2006
The major Web browsers are getting facelifts as they increasingly become the focal point for handling business transactions and running programs over the Internet rather than simply displaying Web sites.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/20/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/20/2006
As new disclosures mount about government surveillance programs, computer science researchers hope to wade into the fray by enabling data mining that also protects individual privacy.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/19/2006
Adesso Systems has delivered a beta version of an integrated development environment that allows programmers to create and deploy applications that inherently have distributed and mobile capabilities.
Use scripts to query database and spreadsheet data -- just make the right call.
A laptop containing the Social Security numbers and other personal data of 13,000 District of Columbia employees and retirees has been stolen, officials said.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/19/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/19/2006
Plus PostgreSQL injection vulnerability, the hype surrounding laptop thefts and more.
From the business wires this week: mobile SQL Server monitor/manager, storage management solution, and Bill Gates' new role at Microsoft.
Bill Gates says he is going to cut the umbilical and let Microsoft take its own course -- beginning two years from now. Though momentous news, nobody really seemed surprised.
- By Ed Scannell and Stuart Johnston
- 06/16/2006
Bill Gates, Microsoft’s co-founder, largest stockholder and chairman, announced on Thursday he plans to retire in July 2008. He passed his responsibilities and job title of chief software architect effective immediately to Ray Ozzie who was, until now, one of three chief technical officers.
- By Ed Scannell and Stuart Johnston
- 06/15/2006
In yet another sign that Microsoft clearly understands its products still need to integrate better with others' -- even fierce competitors' -- applications, the company announced this week that it has formed a council on interoperability with members drawn from among its biggest customers.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/15/2006
Compuware will begin shipping an updated development tool next week that aims to help application development groups produce better code and achieve higher productivity, the company announced at Microsoft’s TechEd 2006 conference in Boston.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/15/2006
Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday unveiled a line of servers that the company claims will reduce by half the cost of maintaining corporate data centers.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/14/2006
Review these tips if you have problems with Windows 2003's new file replication system.
At its annual TechEd conference in Boston Tuesday, Microsoft announced the beginning of the beta test cycle for System Center Operations Manager 2007, an update to Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/14/2006
Two third-party firms showcased new development tools designed to work with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 Team System at the company's annual TechEd conference being held this week in Boston.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/14/2006
New report says job growth is weaker than IT industry claims.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/14/2006