Cost-cutting IT organizations may delay Microsoft Office upgrades, but they don't appear to be switching to alternative productivity suites, according to a Forrester survey.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 09, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It only took six  months for Microsoft to break its own record for addressing the most vulnerabilities in a single patch.   
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- June 09, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The release candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 is now available for public testing, Microsoft announced on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 08, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Bill Veghte spoke at the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference on Monday, providing a general overview of the Windows 7 business plan.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 08, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A leaked memo from consumer retailer Best Buy has disclosed the start date for Microsoft's incentive program for Windows sales -- June 26.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday announced a program for its U.S. partners working with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 called "Project for Workgroups."
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- June 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    June may prove to be a busy month for IT pros, with Microsoft planning to release 10 fixes in its next security patch.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- June 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At the Computex event in Taiwan this week, Microsoft presented its vision of a mobile computing world that will include  "consumer Internet devices" alongside netbooks.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Intel on Wednesday touted the ability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM to expand to meet multiple user needs when powered by Intel's Xeon 5500 processor.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- June 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will be generally available on Oct. 22, 2009.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 02, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent study from Gartner Inc. suggests that in some cases SOA adopters might be service-enabling chiefly for the sake of service-enabling.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- June 02, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft changed course on its product marketing plans for the Windows 7 Starter edition and removed a restriction that critics said would have artificially "crippled" the operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 01, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft executive Tami Reller fielded questions about the company's Windows business segment on Thursday in New York City.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday describing a newly disclosed bug in Microsoft DirectShow that could enable remote  code execution attacks. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Gartner revised its "worst-case scenario" forecast for the semiconductor industry due to an upswing in PC shipments, according to an announcement issued by the analyst firm on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Gartner revised its "worst-case scenario" forecast for the semiconductor industry due to an upswing in PC shipments, according to an announcement issued by the analyst firm on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Now that there's some movement toward a U.S. cybersecurity policy, it's time to roll up the sleeves and get to work, and that task won't be easy, software security experts suggested on Friday. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google this week took developers off guard by revealing Google Wave, a real-time shared communications stream that can include text, photos, videos and maps to which all participants have access.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    President Barack Obama on Friday announced the creation of the position of a cybersecurity coordinator who will direct national cybersecurity policy from the White House. 
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- May 29, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced "Bing" on Thursday, the  company's newest search engine technology and brand campaign.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 28, 2009