The release marks one of the final testing stages before RTM.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- February 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Net Applications: Firefox lost a bit in January, too.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- February 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday announced fixes for its Outlook 2010 beta to address an e-mail message bloat problem.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond is once again looking into chatter about Microsoft security patches causing "screens of death."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAP announced last week that its enterprise infrastructure software is now supported by Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 11, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's controversial "ribbon" user interface will be coming to the Apple Macintosh platform when Office for Mac 2011 arrives sometime this year.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- February 11, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAP has announced the departure of John Schwarz, who headed the company's Business Objects unit. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 11, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday warned of a "vulnerability" associated with two protocols commonly used to establish secure client-server communications.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 10, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT shops using Active Directory rights management services will need to install an update before Feb. 22, according to Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 10, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company said it intends to target a future release of its Buzz social networking service, launched on Tuesday, at the enterprise. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 10, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A report issued last week by Forrester Research found generally positive views about Windows 7 among some early adopters.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The release candidate build of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 is available this week.
                    
			            - By Kathleen  Richards
- February 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's February security update marks another notable Patch Tuesday, with 13 patches addressing more than 26 vulnerabilities.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 7 users who have received alarming messages about needing to replace their laptop batteries may just be getting better information.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A key Microsoft executive answered questions about the company's business prospects at the Thomas Weisel Technology & Telecom Conference on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAP replaced its CEO Leo Apotheker with two co-chief executives, the company announced on Sunday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle today said it has agreed to acquire AmberPoint, a supplier of software for managing service-oriented architectures, for an undisclosed sum.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to eventually discontinue offering its standalone versions of FAST enterprise search products for Linux and Unix.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 05, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT organizations are budgeting to give employees a small pay increase in 2010, according to a recent report.
                    
			            - By Anne  Watkins
- February 05, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Academic researchers can now apply for free access to Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud services.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- February 05, 2010