http://rcpmag.com/rss-feeds/perders-blog.aspx She's been in trenches with us through the years, but leaves the front, for now. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/farewell-gladys.aspx Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:41:31 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/farewell-gladys.aspx VirnetX is in the money in the eyes of a Tyler, Texas jury. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-virnetx-patent.aspx Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:31:50 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-virnetx-patent.aspx Virtual PC has a hole in it, and it's a big one. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/virtual-pc-hole.aspx Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:26:08 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/virtual-pc-hole.aspx Finally, IBM gets on its own cloud. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ibm-cloud-emerges.aspx Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:16:15 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ibm-cloud-emerges.aspx About $17B up for grabs in the mobile apps market in the next two years. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/mobile-market-explodes.aspx Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:10:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/mobile-market-explodes.aspx Nice new browser that refuses to look backward. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ie9-hates-xp.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ie9-hates-xp.aspx Deja vu sales pitch from the ERP giant. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/sap-promise-on-demand.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/sap-promise-on-demand.aspx Nice new browser that refuses to look backward. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ms-takes-over-china.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ms-takes-over-china.aspx Time for some new hardware. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/office-wont-do-64-bit.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:34:32 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/office-wont-do-64-bit.aspx There is a bunch of stuff going on at MIX, and some of it might even interest partners. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/developer-get-down-at-mix10.aspx Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:44:42 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/developer-get-down-at-mix10.aspx No one knew what Symbolics was talking about when it said to go to "Symbolics.com" until years later. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/dotcom-turns-25.aspx Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:39:33 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/dotcom-turns-25.aspx Seriously, folks, just get IE8. Or Firefox, or something. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ie-6-7-patch.aspx Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:35:41 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/ie-6-7-patch.aspx Allison Watson,the corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, assured partners of the company's dedication to cloud computing. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/microsoft-want-partners--in-for-cloud.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:08 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/microsoft-want-partners--in-for-cloud.aspx This month's patches come with an unwanted bonus for Internet Explorer users. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-issues-zero-day-warning.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-issues-zero-day-warning.aspx Look for a small bump in company IT budgets this year. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/it-spending-to-get-bump-in-2010.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/it-spending-to-get-bump-in-2010.aspx Tune in today to hear what Microsoft has in store for cloud computing. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-rallies-partners-around-cloud.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-rallies-partners-around-cloud.aspx TechARP.com reports that Windows Service Pack 1 will be available by the fourth quarter of this year. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/windows-7-sp1-in-q4.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/windows-7-sp1-in-q4.aspx Besides the fact that the iPad looks ridiculous, it has also started a flood of articles about how tablet computing is going to take over the world. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/why-should-we-want-tablet-computers.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/why-should-we-want-tablet-computers.aspx Google recently acquired a company called DocVerse, whose flagship product lets users share and edit Microsoft Office content via the Internet in real time. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/docverse-and-office.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/docverse-and-office.aspx Ring in the beginning of March with a couple of updates http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/an-easy-patch-tuesday.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/an-easy-patch-tuesday.aspx Microsoft changes viewpoint on cloud after initially dismissing the hybrid strategy. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/betting-our-business-on-the-cloud.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/betting-our-business-on-the-cloud.aspx Microsoft unveils new products and updates for 2010. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-2010-starts-may-12.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-2010-starts-may-12.aspx WEBS fall apart due to poor consumer numbers http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/redmond-untangles-webs.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/redmond-untangles-webs.aspx This doesn't seem like the least obvious point someone could make. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/cloud-all-about-security.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:55:47 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/cloud-all-about-security.aspx A hedge fund based in New York wants to buy the one-time Microsoft rival for $2 billion. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/novell-mulls-acquisition-offer.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:53:41 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/novell-mulls-acquisition-offer.aspx If ever a 6-month-old version of Windows isn't the fastest-selling OS of all time, Microsoft and its partners should probably panic. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/windows-7-fastest-selling-os.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:50:45 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/windows-7-fastest-selling-os.aspx See what happens when government starts messing with private enterprise when it shouldn't? http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/euros-not-happy-with-browser-menu.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:43:43 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/euros-not-happy-with-browser-menu.aspx The state's capital hopes to lure some business from the West Coast. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/google-kansas-unofficially.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:07:34 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/google-kansas-unofficially.aspx XP is among the affected OSes. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-looking-at-vbscript-hole.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:54:06 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-looking-at-vbscript-hole.aspx If you want to keep rolling with the 7, you're going to have to pay up. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/time-runs-out-on-windows-7-rc.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:51:17 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/time-runs-out-on-windows-7-rc.aspx We want to find out what Microsoft knows about its users and does with the information it collects. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/what-does-microsoft-know-about-you.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:48:30 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/what-does-microsoft-know-about-you.aspx Microsoft is accepting submissions now for the WPC 2010 gongs. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/award-from-microsoft.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:46:58 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/award-from-microsoft.aspx 2010 won't be an uncomplicated year for the Microsoft channel. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/rcp-reader-survey-change-caution.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:33:22 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/rcp-reader-survey-change-caution.aspx Official says phones running WinMo 6.5 don't meet 7's hardware requirements. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/no-upgrade-to-windows-phone-7.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:30:56 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/no-upgrade-to-windows-phone-7.aspx Talk continues to swirl that it's Microsoft that's trying to get Google into legal trouble in Europe. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-google-bicker-over-antitrust.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:27:57 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/microsoft-google-bicker-over-antitrust.aspx Microsoft winds down XP SP2 and Server 2003 support. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/support-ending-for-microsoft-products.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:26:10 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/03/support-ending-for-microsoft-products.aspx Apple's Mac OS, though, gets a few words of caution. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/sophos-positive-on-windows-7.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/sophos-positive-on-windows-7.aspx Google Apps is making inroads into the one group that has long been Microsoft's greatest asset. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/google-apps-traction-in-channel.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/google-apps-traction-in-channel.aspx If Charles Dickens were writing IT analyst reports in the 21st century, he might work for Janco Associates. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/windows-7-surges-ie-sinks.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/windows-7-surges-ie-sinks.aspx Redmond's server and tools guru sees things looking up, especially in the server market. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/muglia-sees-improvement-in-enterprise-demand.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/muglia-sees-improvement-in-enterprise-demand.aspx If Microsoft had a tag line for the move to Windows 7, it would likely be "Virtualize It!" http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-virtualization-boost-windows-7.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-virtualization-boost-windows-7.aspx It still looks like Microsoft and Amazon will fight tooth and nail in the cloud. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-amazon-ink-patent-agreement.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-amazon-ink-patent-agreement.aspx The deal comes in at a reported $112 million. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/iron-mountain-acquires-mimosa.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/iron-mountain-acquires-mimosa.aspx While Devil Mountain Software does sort of exist, it's CTO doesn't. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/the-devil-and-mr-kennedy.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:28:09 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/the-devil-and-mr-kennedy.aspx It's getting really nasty between Cisco and HP. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/cisco-hp-split-the-blanket.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:25:10 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/cisco-hp-split-the-blanket.aspx Microsoft's compromise with the EU on browser antitrust issues is ready as a test version. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/le-browser-menu-appears.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:22:02 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/le-browser-menu-appears.aspx Redmond has been busy telling everybody that the technology is safe. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-updates-bitlocker.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:19:36 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-updates-bitlocker.aspx Redmond has decided that Outlook would subsume social networking sites -- and that it wouldn't happen the other way around. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/outlook-embraces-social-networking.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:01:05 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/outlook-embraces-social-networking.aspx We're waiting for the cries of "Big Brother!" http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-boosts-windows-7-anti-piracy.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:56:20 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/microsoft-boosts-windows-7-anti-piracy.aspx The magic number is no longer just for desktop Windows or Windows Phone. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/embedded-windows-gets-mark-of-7.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:53:57 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/embedded-windows-gets-mark-of-7.aspx This can't be bad news, can it? http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/hp-scores-big-with-earnings.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:51:21 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/hp-scores-big-with-earnings.aspx Windows Phone 7, if it works the way it's supposed to, could do for the mobile OS what Windows 7 is doing for the mothership OS. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/will-7-be-lucky-for-windows-phone.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:37:48 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/will-7-be-lucky-for-windows-phone.aspx The company is also talking about a new browser for the BlackBerry. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/rim-offers-microsoft-synch-software.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:42:49 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/rim-offers-microsoft-synch-software.aspx Don't you hate it when the cure is worse than the disease? http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/ms-looks-at-bsod-causing-patch.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:37:54 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/ms-looks-at-bsod-causing-patch.aspx We might finally see a 17-year-old Windows flaw get its fix in this batch. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/feb-patches.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:41:39 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/feb-patches.aspx Spending has nowhere to go but up. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/it-spending.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:41:39 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/it-spending.aspx Sapped might be an apt description of where the company has been lately, so it looks for a new CEO -- or two. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/sap-shakeup.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:33:44 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/sap-shakeup.aspx The trio recently unveiled the Secure Multi-tenancy Design Architecture (SMDA). http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/vmware-cisco-netapp-cloud-security.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:31:50 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/vmware-cisco-netapp-cloud-security.aspx Research firm details what to look out for before upgrading. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/exchange-2010-upgrade-strategies.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:29:06 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/exchange-2010-upgrade-strategies.aspx The OS has a bug that keeps telling users their laptop batteries are dying or faulty. http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/windows-7-battery-battle.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:26:19 GMT http://rcpmag.com/blogs/lee-pender/2010/02/windows-7-battery-battle.aspx