The botnets responsible for so much spam appear to be in a rebuilding phase, but any respite is likely to be brief and new threats loom on the horizon, according to e-mail security firm MX Logic.
- By William Jackson
- March 05, 2009
As Microsoft's main front man on security, Roger Halbheer has a tall order to fill.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- March 05, 2009
Microsoft on Wednesday explained how the needs of enterprise users were considered in the early design stages of its new Windows 7 operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2009
On its face, Microsoft's SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse could be a serious challenge to the data warehouse appliance players that have targeted SQL Server's shortcomings in large DW configurations, but DW appliance vendors aren't worried.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- March 04, 2009
Gartner analysts warned last week that the delayed release of Microsoft Office 14 means that some customers counting on Software Assurance (SA) to upgrade Office suites may be disappointed.
- By Herb Torrens
- March 04, 2009
New research from Gartner predicts that sales of virtualization software could jump by nearly 50 percent this year.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- March 03, 2009
Microsoft responded to queries about its January jobs cuts sent by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 03, 2009
Financial analysts attending the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference on Tuesday questioned Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's Business Division, on Microsoft's various business plans.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 03, 2009
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is updating its recommendations for meeting the unusual security challenges presented by the domain name system.
- By William Jackson
- March 03, 2009
New program allows partners to start selling Citrix products before lining up technical certifications.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 02, 2009
Microsoft on Monday went global with the two Software plus Services offerings the company unveiled at WPC last year.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 02, 2009
Microsoft described its Cloud Computing Futures (CCF) project in greater detail late last month in an interview with the project's director.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2009
Microsoft has expanded its online services to 19 countries, the company announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2009
Microsoft plans to discontinue its business intelligence product.
- By Michael Desmond
- March 01, 2009
Microsoft released a Windows 7 Beta client update that fixes problems that a small number of users were experiencing with Internet Explorer 8 on the new OS.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2009
Analysts split on outsourcing's prospects in a downturn.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- February 27, 2009
Netbook sales and a very weak professional market contributed to a grim Q4 2008 in PC sales, reported Gartner.
Microsoft released a cumulative update to its application virtualization solution, which now supports the Windows 7 Beta, according to an announcement issued by the company on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2009
Allison Watson fills holes in her team with Thompson, Brown.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 27, 2009
Veteran Microsoft executive joins Redmond's presidents, sees growth opportunities on several fronts.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 27, 2009