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Microsoft Exec Reacts to 'Open Cloud Manifesto'

A Microsoft official took umbrage on Thursday to an "open standards" initiative proposed by a coalition of cloud computing technology providers.

Microsoft's FAST Strategy Shift

Since Microsoft's acquisition of Fast Search & Transfer last year, users have been keen to find out precisely what Microsoft plans to do with the company's search know-how.

Microsoft To Make NASA Content Available Through WorldWide Telescope

Microsoft announced this week that it's partnering with NASA to develop and deploy technology to deliver planetary images and data over the Internet.

Sun Releases Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3

Sun has released Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 3, a major update to the company's virtualization management suite.

Virtualization Standard Released

The Distributed Management Task Force has released the first finished version of the Open Virtualization Format, a set of metadata tags that can be used to deploy a virtual environment across multiple virtualization platforms.

Microsoft Eyes SMB Market in Partner Survey

A Microsoft-sponsored report found that SMBs could represent an opportunity for future sales of IT software and services, despite the current economic downturn.

Gartner Outlines Windows 7 Deployment Strategy

IT departments should depart from the usual SP1 milestone when deciding when to deploy Windows 7, according to a Gartner analysis.

Enterprises Hanging on to Legacy Microsoft Apps

Forrester Research found that enterprises predominantly use Windows and Internet Explorer, but they're currently sticking with the older Microsoft technologies.

Microsoft Broadens IE 8 Bug Hunt

Microsoft continues to squash bugs in its new Internet Explorer 8 Web browser, which was released last week for Windows-based PCs.

New Study Highlights Data Losses from Employee Turnover

A Symantec-sponsored survey found that of the 945 U.S. adult participants, 59 percent who left a firm (voluntarily or not) steal company data.

Microsoft Beefs Up Web Platform Tools

Developing and managing Web sites may have gotten a little easier with new tools announced by Microsoft this week as part of its MIX09 Web developer conference.

'Vista Capable' Plaintiffs Lose Again

Microsoft won another round in a lawsuit over its "Vista Capable" practices after the federal judge overseeing the case dismissed a key plaintiff contention.

Microsoft To Release Open Source Security App

To help developers identify mechanisms that lead to system crashes or have other security implications, Microsoft will unveil its !exploitable (pronounced "bang exploitable") Crash Analyzer on Friday at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver.

Microsoft Rolling Out Windows Azure Improvements

Microsoft described three Windows Azure improvements designed to assist developers using its cloud-based operating system.

Microsoft Rolls Out New Commerce Server

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of its latest e-commerce server, which integrates with SharePoint services.

Current Web Security Standards Not Enough, Study Finds

A recent report on Web security trends relayed a damning assessment of the IT security landscape that's prompting some to suggest the government should step in to give enterprises and individuals guidance on how to protect themselves.

The World Wide Web at 20

You might not have noticed it, but the World Wide Web turned 20 years old last week.

Reactions Mixed over IBM's Possible Sun Acquisition

Reports on Wednesday that IBM is in talks to acquire Sun Microsystems drew mixed views as to what Big Blue would gain from absorbing the struggling supplier of servers, open source software and Java.

IE 8 Goes Live

On Thursday, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8.

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 3 Beta with Key New Features

Microsoft today released the beta of its Silverlight 3 rich interactive media runtime and development environment.