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Speedier IE 9 Platform Preview 7 Released by Microsoft

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

Microsoft's Board Reelected Amid Shareholder Grumbling

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

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 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 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.

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.

Microsoft Announces Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

Microsoft has scheduled the release of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials for the first half of 2011, the company announced on Monday.

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 RC Now Available

Microsoft announced today that the release candidate version of its Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 security product is now available for download.

Microsoft Talks Up Private Clouds at Tech-Ed Europe

Hyper-V Cloud, one among several solutions announced at Berlin confab, aims to facilitate private cloud deployments.

Microsoft Argues Cloud Boosts Green Computing

By shifting computing operations to the cloud, organizations can reduce their carbon emissions by 30 percent, according to a study that is the basis of the report.

Survey Reaffirms Mainframe Staying Power

The big news out of BMC Software Corp.'s fifth annual survey of mainframe shops is that there is no big news.

Enterprises Are Shifting To Windows 7

One year after formally releasing its Windows 7 desktop operating system, Microsoft is making note that adoption among enterprises is exceeding expectations.

Google Sues Feds Over Cloud Contract that Requires Microsoft BPOS

Google is suing the Interior Department for allegedly excluding Google's products in a request for quotation the agency issued on Aug. 30.

New Microsoft Small Business Server for Storage: Breckenridge

A new Windows storage server option for small businesses appears to coming down the pipeline: Breckenridge.

Dell To Acquire Cloud Integrator Boomi

Dell today said it will acquire Boomi, which operates a service designed to simplify the integration of cloud services with premises-based infrastructure.

IE Market Share Slip Slidin' Away

StatCounter: Microsoft browser usage dips below 50 percent worldwide.

Long Live the Logos!

You can't re-enroll as a Gold Certified or Certified Partner anymore, but you can keep using the logos until next October.

Dynamics SL 2011 Coming Q2

Midsize ERP product will feature role-specific dashboards.

HP Revamps PartnerOne

Updates cover deal registration, membership structures, the Elite designation and market development funds.

Code Missile: Stuxnet Worm Takes Aim

Stuxnet may be the first known precision malware weapon designed to destroy a single real-world industrial facility, but the collateral damage affects the entire Microsoft channel.