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Microsoft Windows Thin PC CTP Goes Public

A public community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft's Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) software technology is now available, the company announced on Tuesday.

Dell, Rackspace, Equinix Launch OpenStack Demo Environment for Cloud App Testing

Dell, Equinix and Rackspace have teamed up to launch an OpenStack demo environment on Wednesday in a bid to get customers to test cloud-based apps on the platform.

Microsoft Outlines CAL Changes Coming in August

Microsoft described some planned Client Access License (CAL) changes at its Microsoft Management Summit last week in Las Vegas. The changes will become effective in August of this year.

Cisco Pads Cloud Portfolio with newScale Acquisition

Cisco Systems announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire newScale Inc., a provider of self-service, self-catalog and lifecycle management software.

Windows Home Server 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials Poised for Release

Microsoft engineering teams finished work on Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011 on Tuesday. The next step is for Microsoft's hardware partners to image the software onto their upcoming server products.

IDC: Android, Windows Phone 7 Will Lead 2015 Smartphone Market

According to an IDC report released Tuesday, Google Android, the projected smartphone market leader in 2011, will remain in the top spot by 2015, with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 coming second.

Amazon Rolls Out EC2 Dedicated Instances for Cloud Customers

Amazon Web Services launched its EC2 Dedicated Instances service on Monday, in response to indications from its enterprise customers that they do not want to share computing resources with other companies.

Microsoft: Windows Live ID Users at Risk from Fraudulent Certificates

Microsoft issued a warning on Wednesday about nine fraudulent digital certificates issued by root certificate authority company Comodo Group that could potentially be abused by hackers.

Microsoft Makes Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Available

Microsoft released Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 on Thursday at its Microsoft Management Summit, taking place in Las Vegas.

Windows Phone 7 Update Hits Microsoft Hardware, Carrier Partners

The first update to Windows Phone 7 devices is being rolled out to Microsoft's hardware and carrier partners this week, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft Rolls Out Server App-V for Azure with SCVMM 2012 Beta

The beta of Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012, which Microsoft released earlier this week as part of the unveiling of the System Center 2012 line, includes the company's Server Application Virtualization tool for Windows Azure.

Microsoft Releases Windows Intune, Outlines MDOP Plans

Microsoft announced the release of Windows Intune on Wednesday during its Microsoft Management Summit, taking place this week in Las Vegas.

Microsoft Releases Beta 2 of SCCM 2012, Adds Mobile and Tablet Support

The second beta of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012) is now available, Microsoft announced on Wednesday at its Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.

Gov Agencies Back i4i over Microsoft in Patent Case

i4i LLP, which is currently embroiled in a patent infringement case against Microsoft at the U.S. Supreme Court level, has obtained some significant supporters.

Microsoft Takes Wraps Off System Center 2012

Microsoft took the wraps off its System Center 2012 product line on Tuesday at the Microsoft Management Summit, taking place this week in Las Vegas.

Microsoft Sues Barnes & Noble over Android-Based Nook

Microsoft has fired another salvo against Google's Android open source mobile OS, this time by filing a lawsuit against the creators of the Nook e-reader and the Nook Color Tablet device.

Microsoft Uses Target Corp. To Promote Hyper-V

On Monday, Microsoft touted its server virtualization offerings as being key to reducing U.S. retailer Target Corp.'s physical server footprint.

Microsoft, RIM Ink BlackBerry Cloud E-Mail Deal

Citing information from Research In Motion senior executives, a Bloomberg article published on Wednesday reports that Microsoft has struck a cloud computing deal with the smartphone developer.

Microsoft Releases SBS 2011 Standard for Volume Licensing Customers

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard (formerly code-named "Windows SBS 7") and the SBS 2011 Premium Add-on are now available to Microsoft's volume licensing customers, the company said Thursday.

Microsoft Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies

Microsoft is among a small number of software firms that have been named some of the World's Most Ethical Companies of 2011 by the Ethisphere Institute.