Open source software topped the list of business "risk factors" outlined in Microsoft's annual 10-K report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 05, 2008
In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position in this segment, VMware has announced a new initiative dubbed the System Builder Program
- By Tom Valovic
- August 05, 2008
IBM Corp. late last week touted the construction of two additional cloud computing datacenters -- an investment of $360 million -- which let it address what officials call "surging" demand for cloud computing resources.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 05, 2008
Microsoft ratcheted up its PR and client communications efforts to demonstrate that it's serious about security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- August 05, 2008
IBM and name-brand Linux operating system distributors Red Hat, Novell and Canonical/Ubuntu have disclosed their intentions to join forces with their hardware partners to create what they are calling "Microsoft-free personal computing choices."
- By John K. Waters
- August 05, 2008
Software vulnerabilities are up this year, especially Web browser-based ones, according to a new report from IBM Internet Security Systems.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- August 04, 2008
Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software.
- By Joab Jackson
- August 01, 2008
- By Anne Stuart and RCP Staff
- August 01, 2008
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2008
TechMentor and VSLive! conferences offer in-depth training and important updates on today's most important technologies.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2008
As Microsoft rolls out its new hypervisor, partners ponder the opportunities and challenges created by Redmond's giant leap into the virtualization arena.
- By Lee Pender and Keith Ward/RCP Staff
- August 01, 2008
Apple Inc. took action on Friday to address the infamous Domain Name System (DNS) problem. And none too soon.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- August 01, 2008
Reports are coming in that an AT&T Domain Name System (DNS) server may have been compromised with malicious code that exploits a vulnerability reported earlier this month. This apparently is the first instance of the exploit in the wild.
- By William Jackson
- July 31, 2008
Microsoft's open source outreach effort, which started just a few years ago, isn't dead on arrival, if you hear Sam Ramji, Microsoft's senior director of platform strategy, talk about it. Rather, it's coming alive.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 31, 2008
This week, during a summit of researchers in Redmond, Microsoft announced a set of free software tools for helping researchers publish, preserve and share data.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- July 30, 2008
Microsoft is working on a project to develop a new operating system, code-named "Midori," but the company won't disclose the details at this time.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 30, 2008
A recently uncovered flaw with the Oracle WebLogic server allows users to gain entry to the software's server without a user name or password.
- By Joab Jackson
- July 30, 2008
Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 30, 2008
Microsoft announced the results of its Mojave Experiment survey, which gauged user reactions to Windows Vista in a supposed blind trial using hidden cameras.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 29, 2008
Large companies are valuable targets for cyber criminals, but what about the small fry?
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 29, 2008