On April 21, VMware will take the wraps off of vSphere, the next generation of its infrastructure suite currently known as VMware Infrastructure.
- By Keith Ward
- April 17, 2009
The European Commission (EC) granted Microsoft another week to respond to a competition complaint involving its Internet Explorer Web browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 17, 2009
On April 28, Microsoft plans to release SP2 for Microsoft Office 2007, along with SP2 releases for some of its server products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 16, 2009
Microsoft announced the beta 2 release of "Stirling," which is the code name for an integrated suite of enterprise security solutions based on Forefront products.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- April 16, 2009
The number of compromised computers actively being used in botnets to launch attacks on any given day last year was about 75,000, according to a new report on Internet threats from Symantec Corp.
- By William Jackson
- April 15, 2009
Microsoft released a public beta version of Exchange Server 2010, the company's newest e-mail server, which is being rolled out a part of the company's renewed focus on the unified communications market.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 15, 2009
Microsoft branded some of its best-selling products to come with the "2010" stamp, beginning with the debut of Exchange Server 2010 beta.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 15, 2009
Default security settings in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could open a company's intranet to hacking attacks, according to a recent security white paper.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 14, 2009
Microsoft rolled out eight fixes in its monthly security release, addressing some 23 vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- April 14, 2009
Microsoft Office 2003 moved off "mainstream support" on April 14, which means that those seeking technical support for the product will have to pay for it.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 14, 2009
Microsoft will end "mainstream support" of XP on April 14, 2009, meaning that there will be no more free per-incident support for that operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 13, 2009
A survey of IT professionals conducted last month for systems management provider KACE found that a majority of respondents expect that they won't deploy Windows 7 in the next year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 13, 2009
The annual Web 2.0 Expo is considered a prominent showcase and launching ground for noteworthy next-generation applications, and last week's gathering in San Francisco was no exception.
- By John K. Waters
- April 10, 2009
A key Microsoft team member involved with the modular design of Microsoft's server farms has joined another company.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 10, 2009
Microsoft this week rolled out the next community test version of a distributed cache platform code-named "Velocity" that promises to speed up .NET-based applications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 10, 2009
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns that researchers on April 9 discovered a new variant of the Conficker worm that updates earlier infections via its peer-to-peer network.
- By William Jackson
- April 10, 2009
The first version of Microsoft's desktop virtualization tool was announced last week.
- By Jim Barthold
- April 09, 2009
Microsoft may face millions in losses following two separate legal decisions announced on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 09, 2009
After some comparatively light patch rollouts in past months, Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday promises a fuller slate with eight security bulletins.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- April 09, 2009
Microsoft has delayed the release of an upcoming enterprise security suite that integrates Microsoft Forefront security solutions, the company announced late last week.
- By Herb Torrens
- April 08, 2009