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Microsoft, VMware Battle Clouded By Licensing Claims

As an answer to VMware's licensing changes for vSphere 5, Microsoft has been highlights its more cost-effective cloud marketing message.

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RU5 Arrives, Sans Outlook Fix

Microsoft Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 shipped this week, but it deferred including a fix for an Outlook problem that stalled its earlier RU4 update.

Microsoft Highlights Windows 8 Copy Feature

Microsoft showed off a new user interface for copying files in Windows 8.

Microsoft Releases Hadoop Connector CTPs for SQL Server

Microsoft released two community technology previews of its Hadoop connectors, one that works with SQL Server and other with SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse.

Microsoft Releases Preview of SQL Server 2008 SP3

Microsoft this week released community technology previews of a new Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008.

Windows 8 Will Support USB 3.0

Microsoft is working to make its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system work with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 technologies.

Microsoft Said Many IT Service Calls Not Software-Related

A poll originating from Microsoft's support division puts people and processes at the root of most big IT problems.

HP May Exit PC Business

In earnings call bombshell, Hewlett-Packard said it might sell its PC division.

Major Effort To Build Windows 8 Gets Under Way at Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows 8 planning, coding and testing efforts comprise about 35 teams, with each team responsible for a single feature area of the operating system.

Microsoft's Office 365, CRM Online and SkyDrive Experience Outages

Several Microsoft cloud services, including Office 365, CRM Online and SkyDrive, have been crippled by major outages today.

Malware Report Says That Windows Less Prone to Attacks

Microsoft products, and Windows in particular, no longer appear on Kaspersky's latest top-10 list of vulnerability concerns.

Microsoft Says Some, Not All, BPOS Users To Transition Immediately to Office 365

Microsoft wants Business Productivity Online Services customers to plan their move to Office 365 now, even though it'll take some of them at least a year to make the transition.

IE 9 Best Defense Against Social Malware, Says Study

Microsoft's newest browser topped the list of ones that provides the best protection against socially engineered threats.

Report: Windows 7 Top-Selling OS by End of 2011

According to a recent Gartner projection, Windows 7 will be on 42 percent of all PCs at the beginning of 2012.

Microsoft's August Patch Comes with 13 Fixes

The August patch cycle's 13 fixes target 22 flaws in various Microsoft technologies.

Security in the Mobile App World Takes Patience

Developing secure mobile applications is doable if developers are willing to apply the proper testing and auditing techniques.

Data from 76 Sherriff's Offices Exposed by Anonymous

The hacker group Anonymous exploited a hole in a third-party provider's site and exposed 10G of data from rural sheriff's offices.

Microsoft Readies 13 Security Bulletins for August Patch Cycle

The August patch from Microsoft will be thick with security fixes.

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011 R2 Released

Microsoft rolled out a second release of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011.

Apple's Safari 5 Gains Ground on IE 8

The browser wars took a new turn as Apple's Safari 5 browser gained ground in a July survey.

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