Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Wednesday in Las Vegas by announcing the beta release of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 08, 2009
Microsoft's first security update rollout of 2009 may be a quiet one, according to an advance notification released Thursday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- January 08, 2009
If last year was any indication, enterprise IT security pros will be busy in 2009.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- January 07, 2009
Chinese sellers of counterfeit Microsoft software, arrested in China in 2007, were sentenced to jail terms ranging between 1.5 years and 6.5 years, according to a Microsoft statement issued on New Year's Eve.
- By Herb Torrens
- January 07, 2009
When Microsoft issues the general release of Internet Explorer 8, enterprises will be able to deploy a new blocking tool to prevent unauthorized installations of the browser.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 07, 2009
Application lifecycle management tools maker Borland Software CEO Tod Nielsen has left the company to join VMware as chief operating officer.
- By Michael Desmond
- January 07, 2009
A pair of researchers are claiming to have sussed out how to circumnavigate the security protections in Intel's vPro remote management technology.
- By Joab Jackson
- January 07, 2009
A memo purportedly from Microsoft to its OEM partners suggests that Microsoft will offer upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7, starting possibly on July 1, 2009.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2009
Bob Muglia, a Microsoft veteran of 21 years, has been named to the newly created position of president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division.
- By Herb Torrens
- January 06, 2009
Microsoft has issued a patent application, published on Dec. 25, that specifies the metered use of computers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2009
The upcoming Windows 7 beta -- scheduled to be released this month -- found its way onto the Internet over the holidays.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 05, 2009
The developers behind Linux have released the latest version of the open source operating system kernel.
- By Joab Jackson
- January 05, 2009
Bloggers and analysts on Monday poured cold water on rumors that Microsoft plans to lay off a substantial number of its employees.
- By Herb Torrens
- January 05, 2009
Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.
- By John K. Waters
- January 04, 2009
European security researchers have demonstrated a weakness in a hash algorithm widely used for creating digital certificates to secure Web sites and sign e-mails.
- By Joab Jackson
- January 04, 2009
Partners will handle billing in a new business-continuity solution.
- By Anne Stuart
- January 01, 2009
In a change with implications for the channel, Enrique Salem will replace John Thompson as CEO in April.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 01, 2009
A top Microsoft official says the company expects to release a beta version of its next operating system this month-with a launch to follow in early 2010.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 01, 2009
Despite progress by Microsoft, the economy could put projects lacking quick ROI at risk.
- By John K. Waters
- December 23, 2008
Redmond continues to investigate a new zero-day bug affecting popular database application SQL Server.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 23, 2008