The second community technology preview of Microsoft's System Center Service Manager is now available for a virtual test drive, according to a Microsoft announcement last week.
- By Herb Torrens
- 05/11/2009
IT pros can now get a package of remote server management tools that work with the new Windows 7 release candidate, which Microsoft released to the public on Tuesday.
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
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
The release candidate version of the Windows 7 operating system has apparently hit the streets in the form of various leaked peer-to-peer BitTorrent distributions.