Microsoft recently received a U.S. patent on technology that can restrict software and hardware use on a computer
- By Herb Torrens
- 05/26/2009
Microsoft continued its foray into unified communications (UC) with an announcement last week of support for a virtualized topology in Microsoft Office Communications Server R2 (OCS R2).
- By Herb Torrens
- 05/19/2009
As expected, Microsoft rolled out only one patch for this month's Patch Tuesday, a critical bulletin for PowerPoint.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/12/2009
Microsoft plans to roll out only one "critical" patch on Tuesday, affecting PowerPoint, for its May security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/07/2009
Microsoft announced that the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) is now available to the general public.
Plus: Worms that start with Win; Facebook phishing.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/05/2009
There are as many ways to do things with PowerShell cmdlets as there are ways to skin a cat.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/05/2009
Microsoft announced that it is seeking customers willing to test their databases in a cloud-based data connectivity project.
Microsoft announced some SharePoint product updates that may have gotten trampled under a stampede of information flowing out of Redmond this week.
The general release date for Windows 7 on new PCs could be as early as this October, according to an Acer executive.
The release candidate (RC) of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, can be downloaded today by Microsoft TechNet and MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscribers.
Microsoft rolled out Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 in its "release to manufacturing" form.
Microsoft moves to make worms less effective. Plus: RSA kicks off security conference season; Google to school IT pros on the perils of cross-site scripting; and the FBI weighs in on Conficker.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/28/2009
Service Pack 2 for the Microsoft Office 2007 product family is available for download at Microsoft Update.
PowerShell's New-Alias cmdlet makes quick work of running commands. Create new ones and share among your team.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/28/2009
Windows XP Mode, a feature designed to help small businesses migrate to Windows 7, will be available as a beta for download on April 30.
Microsoft provided a couple of Windows 7 tidbits on Friday, confirming the availability of Windows 7 release candidate (RC) and describing a forthcoming virtualization capability in the new operating system.
Microsoft last week described improved security features in its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, currently in beta release.
- By Herb Torrens
- 04/27/2009
Writing more secure software is not a simple task, but it can and should be done for applications, experts say.
- By William Jackson
- 04/24/2009
At a time when everyone is watching the bottom line, there is an increasingly strong impetus to virtualize IT environments.
- By William Jackson
- 04/23/2009