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Office 365 Goes Global

Office 365 is now officially available in 40 markets around the world, Microsoft announced on Tuesday at a New York launch event.

Chrome Frame Can Bypass Admins To Install on IE

Google released a test version of its Chrome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer that installs without requiring administrative privileges.

Microsoft's Cloud-Based Exchange Service Out for Hours

Microsoft's cloud-based Exchange went offline for a few hours on Wednesday across North America.

ICANN Clears Domains Based on Brand Names

Called "one of the biggest changes ever to the Domain Name System," the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced it approved a a plan to expand the number of generic Top Level Domains used in online addresses yesterday at its opening of its 41st annual meeting, being held in Singapore.

Hacker Groups Announce Plans for Government and Corporate Breaches

Two infamous hacker groups, LulzSec and Anonymous, have released a statement that it will be targeting government and large corporation Web sites for the sole purpose of obtaining classified and private information. It also calls individuals to join in on the attacks.

Enterprise Adoption of Windows 7 Increasing According to Forrester Research

Even though Microsoft's Internet Explorer is on the decline among users, Windows 7 has more than doubled over the past year, according to a Forrester Research study published this month.

Office 2010, A Year Later

Microsoft today noted the one-year anniversary of the release of Office 2010, calling it the "fastest selling version ever."

Microsoft Releases 16 Patches for June

Today Windows security released the June patch that features 16 bulletins: nine "critical" and seven marked "important."

Gartner Revises PC Sales Downward

The market research firm now sees dip in PC shipments due to shifts in consumer spending.

Security Software Sales Making Comeback, Says Gartner

After a disastrous 2009, security software companies see sales making a comeback.

Patch Tuesday Will Be Busy for IT Pros

Windows IT pros can expect a full slate of fixes for June, if the advance notification for this month's security update is any indication.

Windows Thin PC Is Released to OEMs

Microsoft announced that its Windows Thin PC solution has reached its release-to-manufacturing milestone, with general availability expected on July 1.

Windows Azure Service Set for Fujitsu Datacenter in August

Fujitsu's Japanese datacenter will begin to offer commercial cloud services, based on Microsoft's Windows Azure platform, in August.

Microsoft Releases Windows Assessment, Deployment Tools into Beta Testing

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 both out in beta format.

Microsoft Offers Sneak Peek of 'Windows 8'

Code-named "Windows 8," Microsoft's upcoming operating system was shown off Wednesday at the D9 Conference.

Windows 7 Snags a Third of the OS Market (Survey)

StatCounter shows Microsoft's newest Windows has grabbed a 33.22 percent share of the OS market as of the end of May.

Internet Explorer Flaw Can Cause Zero-Day Exploit

A security breach of Internet Explorer could occur if a hacker hijacks session cookies from users' visits to a Web site, According to Rosario Valotta, an Italian security researcher.

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Is Redmound-Bound

Although not available until August, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 will go live with the new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system next month in Redmond, Wash.

Microsoft Announces System Center 2012 Community Test Programs

Open signups began today for Microsoft's community evaluation program (CEP) for testing the beta of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (SCVMM 2012).

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Chrome version 11.0.696.71, which fixes four vulnerabilities in the Google browser, was released today.

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