As expected, Microsoft released seven security bulletins for this month.
Microsoft revealed that Windows 8 will have a sophisticated "storage spaces" feature that works with NTFS.
January's Security Update from Microsoft will feature six fixes for Windows and one fix for Microsoft developer tools, according to the company's advance notice.
Rumors have Acer, Lenovo planning tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip silicon, which may be available as early as June.
Microsoft will start silent updates of users' Internet Explorer browsers next month.
Microsoft's growth spurt peaked about a decade ago, says the analyst firm, and they add that the company faces potentially "disruptive" competition, mostly from Apple and Google.
December's security update comes with 13 bulletins fixing a range of Microsoft products. The good news? Only three are rated critical.
Microsoft released 14 bulletins previewing fixes for a range of remote code execution and elevation of privilege exploits.
Microsoft said it plans release an update to BizTalk Server 2010 sometime after the release of Windows 8.
Microsoft said it will release the beta of Windows 8 in late February. The company also plans to debut its Windows Store, for selling Windows apps online.
Microsoft released a community technology preview 2 version of Windows Management Framework 3.0 this month, and it included the newest PowerShell.
Microsoft's second service pack for Exchange Server 2010 includes update rollups plus a few requested items.
Microsoft released the fourth preview of its Internet Explorer 10 for more testing.
Microsoft said its cloud-based Office 365 and SkyDrive will be receiving major updates.
It's been a long time coming, but Microsoft finally pushed out a 64-bit SQL Server Open Database Connectivity driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Microsoft has issued a release candidate version of SQL Server 2012 for download and testing.
Windows 8 will arrive with a promise to minimize the amount of mandatory restarts after the installation of monthly and out-of-band updates.
No surprises as Microsoft shareholders approve its board and Deloitte & Touche as company auditor.
Microsoft released its security update for November today with only four bulletins -- one item deemed "critical," two "important" and one "moderate."
A bundle targeted at small businesses that includes an entry-level PowerEdge system with Microsoft's Small Business Server (SBS) Essentials 2011 was launched on Friday by Dell.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/07/2011