In his strongest public statement to date, CEO Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft is "all in" when it comes to the cloud. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 05, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is projecting just two "important" fixes in its upcoming security update for March.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- March 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Initiative for Open Authentication used its annual meeting at the RSA Conference to discuss plans for an interop certification program.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- March 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft soon will offer the Opalis solution to server management licensees, the company announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday released a community technology preview (CTP) of its U-Prove cryptographic technology.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- March 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After nearly two weeks of tweaking, Microsoft is resuming automatic distribution of a Windows kernel patch through Windows Update. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- March 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    $2 billion offer from hedge fund sparks speculation of rival bids from Cisco, HP and Microsoft. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- March 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft reported sales of 90 million copies of Windows 7 at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Anne  Watkins
- March 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud computing has the ability to transform IT , but its success depends on security, said Art Coviello on Tuesday in his opening keynote.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- March 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described a zero-day vulnerability involving some older Windows versions and VBScript when used with Internet Explorer.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- March 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With today's deadline looming, here's how this editor handled his Windows 7 migration.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- March 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There were a couple of factors that led Microsoft to soft pedal what should have been a huge moment. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- March 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Now that Oracle has completed its Sun acquisition, HP and Microsoft renew their alliance. Partners are watching to see if and where they fit in the great game among the giant IT vendors.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- March 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Botnet Task Force, which is headed by Microsoft, has been credited with taking down one of the world's largest spambots this week.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- February 26, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Products with lapsing service support include Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista RTM, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 26, 2010