Microsoft issued hotfixes on Friday to address problems some users were having with Microsoft Office 2003 files.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft formed a new organization within its Server and Tools Business last week called the Server and Cloud Division (SCD).
                    
			            - By Anne  Watkins
- December 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon has launched the beta for Spot Instances, which lets developers and customers bid for unused capacity on Amazon's EC2 service.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    While social networking has opened new possibilities for communicating over the Internet, it also gives hackers more vectors through which to attack. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 11, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The telecom industry has joined the effort to forge interoperability among cloud providers by forming a consortium backed by some key cloud providers, including Microsoft and IBM.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 10, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft corporate vice president talked about the company's business prospects, including competition with Google, at a Barclays event on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 08, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As expected, the last Windows Security Update of 2009 will include six security bulletins -- three dubbed "critical" and three labeled "important."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 08, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    If recent market research is any indication, computing in the clouds could achieve a breakthrough of sorts in 2010.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- December 08, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is warning that the extended support phase will end next year for some of its older Windows operating systems.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 07, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's no rest for the weary, as Microsoft is planning to release six security bulletins for this coming Patch Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 04, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Security firm Prevx apologized for suggesting that Microsoft's November security patch might cause "black screens" in Windows-based machines.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 04, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Intel pushed the outer limits of computing by unveiling a new experimental processor it described as a "single-chip cloud computer." 
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- December 04, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to update Exchange Server 2007 by issuing a new service pack late next year, enabling the mail server to run on Windows Server 2008 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Security is an economic issue that the government needs to address by providing economic incentives to organizations rather than issuing regulatory mandates.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- December 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A top Microsoft official answered questions about the state of IT spending and Microsoft's product offerings at the Nasdaq OMX 23rd Investor Program on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 01, 2009