Microsoft has dropped one fix from its September "Patch Tuesday" update, pulling Security Bulletin 5 that affected Windows and SharePoint Server.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- September 07, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yesterday, Microsoft released the next component in its growing virtualization product line, announcing the release to manufacturing (RTM) of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). General availability is expected in October.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- September 07, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's patch rollout looks to be on the light side in September, with just five patches -- one of which is labeled "Critical" and four rated "Important" -- as part of its upcoming Patch Tuesday release.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- September 06, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT workers continue to ride a strong wave of increasing experience to a third straight year of high earnings, according to <i>Redmond</i> magazine's 12th annual Salary Survey.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- September 06, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco Systems Inc. is still on track to meet its financial targets for the coming years as demand for bandwidth continues to drive network equipment sales, the company's chief financial officer said.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- September 06, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CodeGear is releasing a rapid application development (RAD)  environment for database-driven Web-based applications that supports multiple  versions of Microsoft Windows as well as the .NET Framework. The company's new  RAD Studio 2007integrated development environment (IDE) supports Windows 2000,  XP and Vista operating systems.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 05, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Group devises a more flexible method of handling policy  changes for Web services and service-oriented architectures.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 05, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next beta versions of the products that make up the Windows Live suite were made available today.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- September 05, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yahoo Inc. is buying online advertising network BlueLithium for $300 million in cash, building upon an expansion aimed at ending a financial malaise that has ravaged the Internet pioneer's stock price.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- September 05, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has turned on the Silverlight.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- September 05, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Internet criticism of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's involvement in the pardon of a castrated rapist and his heavy use of a state airplane disappeared with a mouse click.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- September 04, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's first attempt to gain acceptance for its Open XML (OOXML) document format from a critical standards body has failed.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- September 04, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. has submitted a test version of its Windows Vista operating system with features that make it easier to use non-Microsoft programs to search PC hard drives, according to a report issued by the Justice Department Friday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- September 04, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell Inc. finally saw some positives in its second-quarter earnings report after a year of continuing misfires, but analysts believe it's too soon to tell if the computer maker can return to being an industry juggernaut.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- August 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    By now, the perils of securing online data with little more than user names and passwords should be well known. Monster.com learned that lesson late and the hard way, prompting this week's announcement that the Web jobs board will spend millions of dollars to improve its security.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- August 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft published almost no details earlier this week with its announcement that Windows Server 2008's release to manufacturing date had slipped. 
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- August 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Jenni Flinders assumes a new role overseeing Microsoft's distributors, LARs and DMRs. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- August 30, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Julie Bennani heads a list of star speakers at TechPartner in Las Vegas this October. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CVP Maria Martinez takes Devenuti's place and reassures consulting partners that Microsoft is serious about its consulting services group. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- August 30, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new poll cites low SA renewal rates; Microsoft contests the findings.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- August 30, 2007