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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    MySQL 5.1 was released by Sun Microsystems in April, but I  decided to test it out this month.
                    
			            - By Will  Kraft
- December 19, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The public release of Windows 7 Beta 1 is expected  next month, but speculation that it might appear earlier popped up on Friday from a few sources.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 19, 2008