Academic researchers can now apply for free access to Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud services.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- February 05, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today signaled that a hefty batch of security fixes will arrive on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released yet another security advisory for Internet Explorer on Wednesday, mostly applying to Windows XP users.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is responding to complaints from some Windows 7 users about a message that suggests impending battery failure when using a laptop.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT shops should assess their environments before upgrading to Microsoft Exchange 2010, according to a Forrester Research report published last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware last week teamed up with Cisco and NetApp to promote a virtualized datacenter offering geared toward shared or public cloud environments. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- February 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Support for Internet Explorer 6 appears to be dwindling after Microsoft's Web browser was exploited for well-publicized attacks on Google and other companies. 
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- February 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Spyrus Inc. plans to release a portable USB device marketed as "secure Windows on a stick."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday described what it has been doing to improve software interoperability. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure cloud services are now generally available, ending the free test period.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Partners inevitably put their credibility on the line when cloud offerings go offline.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- February 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The City of LA's decision to replace its e-mail system with Gmail can serve as a rubric for what makes a cloud offering desirable to organizations.
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
- February 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's maturing virtualization stack offers opportunities for partners with customers of all sizes, including the "S" in SMB. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker, Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week issued four specialized fixes for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 29, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CA dug into its ranks to replace retiring CEO John Swainson, naming its chairman William McCracken to run the company.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 29, 2010