Thirty years after the first unsolicited e-mail advertisement was sent, the phenomenon now known as spam is continuing to grow -- and becoming more sophisticated, creative and malicious.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- May 07, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Deepening its existing partner relationship with Dell as a new competitive dynamic and pricing model unfolds, Citrix has announced the availability of a Dell-specific embedded version of XenServer for Dell PowerEdge servers.
                    
			            - By Tom  Valovic
- May 07, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Last month researchers at online security company Finjan uncovered a 1.4 gigabyte cache of stolen data from North America, Europe, the Middle East and India on a Malaysian server that provided command and control functions for malware attacks in addition to being a drop site for data harvested from compromised computers.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- May 06, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft said that users of Windows XP can now gain access to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 06, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft executive involved with the company's Windows  Live efforts outlined some of the company's ideas about cloud-based computing  and social networking technologies today. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 06, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The plunge of Yahoo's stock happened as expected after  Microsoft withdrew its takeover bid for the Web app company on Saturday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just two days after walking away from its $49.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the Times Online U.K. is reporting that Microsoft is meeting with Time Warner executives regarding a possible bid for America Online -- the very company Yahoo turned to in a possible attempt to stave off the takeover bid from Redmond. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- May 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- May 04, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Shares of Microsoft closed just shy of 7 percent higher on Friday May 2 based on new speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are now actively negotiating to seal a deal.
                    
			            - By Ed  Scannell
- May 02, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- May 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Leaks from unnamed sources to The Wall Street Journal constitute the only "news" so far this week about Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Research firm Gartner is predicting that the current economic downturn in the U.S. will mean more IT and development positions will go overseas. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- April 30, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One of Microsoft's retail point-of-sale applications has an  incompatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Whoever becomes our next president will inherit a cyber infrastructure under almost constant attack and at greater risk than eight years ago, and a handful of experts and legislators have come together to ensure that cybersecurity has a high priority in his or her administration.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Response Point phone system takes center stage at Microsoft's annual online-only event for entrepreneurs.
                    
			            - By Anne Stuart  and RCP Staff
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                     Offering includes diskless servers, Ethernet switches and a SAN-all in one box.
                    
			            - By Joanne  Cummings
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tim O'Reilly woke up his end-of-the-day audience when he  took the stage at last week's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tread carefully when working with Microsoft, especially where intellectual property comes into discussions. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Betas debuted at this week's Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to a recent study from security and anti-virus specialist Sophos, servers in the U.S. and China host the lion's share of malware-infected Web sites. Meanwhile, Web attacks surged to an all-time high in the first quarter of this year, according to Sophos -- with no sign of dropping off any time soon.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- April 29, 2008