Just weeks before Microsoft is expected to launch SQL Azure, Amazon on Tuesday said it will let customers host relational data in its EC2 cloud service using MySQL.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/27/2009
Microsoft released additional resources last week for IT pros planning to use the new desktop virtualization solution in Windows 7.
The president of Microsoft's Business Division got the hot seat at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo event last week.
- By Herb Torrens
- 10/26/2009
A severe flu outbreak could send millions home to telecommute, possibly disrupting networks vital to the nation's security and financial well-being.
- By William Jackson
- 10/26/2009
Microsoft disclosed its fiscal first-quarter results, reporting an 18 percent decrease in net income compared with 1Q 2008.
Repeated spikes of viruses that are not being detected by major anti-virus engines were observed during the last quarter, apparently the result of hit-and-run tactics by virus writers.
- By William Jackson
- 10/23/2009
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer formally unveiled Windows 7 on Thursday at a ceremony in New York City.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/22/2009
An independent security researcher and a prominent figure in open source exploit data collection now has a new commercial home.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/21/2009
Microsoft is responding to problems with a fix for Office Communications Server and Live Communications Server.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/21/2009
Organizations struggling with the complexities of Microsoft's unified communications solution have a new outsourcing option.
Microsoft officials described additional details about the upcoming SharePoint Server 2010 product at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference.
- By Herb Torrens
- 10/20/2009
Microsoft and Red Hat have validated that their respective Windows and Linux operating systems will run on each other's virtualization platforms.
- By John K. Waters
- 10/20/2009
Spam-based malware traffic increased dramatically last month, surging by 900 percent between August and September.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 10/20/2009
Microsoft last week reported positive numbers for its new consumer antivirus solution, but security vendors haven't heaped much praise.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/19/2009
Microsoft will hatch Windows 7 as a full-fledged commercial operating system this week, and IT professionals should be making plans for it.
Scaring computer users into buying and installing potentially malicious security programs is becoming a big business, according to a study of rogue software by Symantec.
- By William Jackson
- 10/19/2009
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 are available to MSDN subscribers today and general availability is expected on Wednesday, October 21.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 10/19/2009
Microsoft and BroadSoft will promote their Hosted Unified Communications product at a BroadSoft event later this month.
Netbook sales are taking off, according to a new report from DisplaySearch.
- By Denise Harrison
- 10/15/2009
American National Standards Institute give accreditation to two of Microsoft's new-generation Professional=level admin certifications pass muster, get ANSI accreditation.
- By Michael Domingo
- 10/15/2009