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U.S. Government Agency First To Go Google Cloud

The General Services Administration is moving e-mail and collaboration tools to the cloud, becoming the first federal agency to move e-mail to a cloud-based system agencywide, GSA officials said yesterday.

Backup 2.0: The Way Forward

Old habits can die hard, but is the current way you're doing backup really the way it should be done?

HP Halts Its Windows Home Server-Based Products

Microsoft today confirmed that its hardware partner, Hewlett-Packard, will not produce a future product using the upcoming code-named "Vail" version of Windows Home Server (WHS).

UPDATE: Opalis Now Runs on Windows Server 2008

Microsoft on Monday announced that its Opalis 6.3 software can now run on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in addition to Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft Investigating Windows Proof-of-Concept Flaw

Microsoft noted last week that its security team is looking into an elevation-of-privilege exploit affecting Windows-based systems.

Google Releases Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office in Limited Beta

Google last week announced Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, a service that will let individuals synchronize and share their documents with Google Docs.

Supreme Court Will Review i4i vs. Microsoft Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a notice that it will hear Microsoft's appeal concerning the i4i patent case.

Attachmate To Acquire Novell for $2.2 Billion

Novell last week announced it will be sold to Attachmate, a business software company based in Seattle, for $6.10 per share.

Microsoft To Decrease Prices on Windows Server SPLAs

Microsoft plans to decrease the pricing of its Service Provider License Agreement offerings for Windows Server 2008 R2, starting next year.

Windows Phone 7 Limps Out of Gate

Windows Phone 7 is officially on sale to consumers, and the early returns have to be a little disappointing for Microsoft.

UPDATE: Microsoft To Roll Out Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Next Year

Microsoft today provided details about features and the anticipated release date of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2.

Microsoft Updates EMET Security Tool To Fix Update Flaw

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the new release of its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 2.0 solution to remedy a software interoperability problem.

Speedier IE 9 Platform Preview 7 Released by Microsoft

Microsoft today released the seventh "platform preview" of Internet Explorer 9.

Gates Makes Plug for Microsoft Lync

Looking to underscore the emphasis Microsoft is placing on its new Lync 2010 unified communications platform, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates made a surprise cameo at today's launch event.

Microsoft's Board Reelected Amid Shareholder Grumbling

Microsoft concluded its 2010 annual shareholder meeting today, with few surprises.

Microsoft Rolls Out Security Baselines and MAP 5.5 Beta

Microsoft on Monday announced that it had rolled out two "new" security baselines for use with its Security Compliance Management tool, plus new setting packs for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8.

Microsoft Taps SQL Server PDW To Boost Security Forensics

Microsoft published details this month about how it used its own Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 to improve the performance of its company-wide security monitoring system.

Microsoft Document Outlines Its Cloud Security Infrastructure

Microsoft today announced a new white paper that explains the organizational and standards-based underpinnings of its cloud security efforts.

Big Data Has Got Your Boss, Survey Finds

Your company's CEO is being overwhelmed by sea of data, according to a survey conducted in August by Kelton Research and announced on Tuesday.

UPDATE: Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse Hits Metal Next Month

The parallel data warehouse edition of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 solution will soon see the light of day.

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