A Microsoft-sponsored report found that SMBs could represent an opportunity for future sales of  IT software and services, despite the current economic downturn.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 25, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT departments should depart from the usual SP1 milestone when deciding when to deploy Windows 7, according to a Gartner analysis. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 24, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Forrester Research found that enterprises predominantly use Windows and Internet  Explorer, but they're currently sticking with the older Microsoft technologies.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - March 24, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft continues to squash bugs in its new Internet Explorer 8  Web browser, which was released last week for Windows-based PCs.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 23, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Symantec-sponsored survey found that of the 945 U.S. adult participants, 59 percent who left a firm (voluntarily or not) steal company data. 
                    
			            - By James E. Powell
 - March 23, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Developing and managing Web sites may have gotten a little easier with new tools announced by Microsoft this week as part of its MIX09 Web developer conference.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - March 20, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft won another round in a lawsuit over its "Vista Capable" practices after the federal judge overseeing the case dismissed a key plaintiff contention.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 20, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    To help developers identify mechanisms that lead to system crashes or have other security implications, Microsoft will unveil its !exploitable (pronounced "bang exploitable") Crash Analyzer on Friday at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - March 20, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described three Windows Azure improvements  designed to assist developers using its cloud-based operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 19, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of its latest e-commerce  server, which integrates with SharePoint services.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - March 18, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent report on Web security trends relayed a damning assessment of the IT security landscape that's prompting some to suggest the government should step in to give enterprises and individuals guidance on how to protect themselves.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - March 18, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) was  released to manufacturing, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 17, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A newly released maturity model could be the first to shed new light on how enterprises are implementing security initiatives in their internal software development efforts.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - March 17, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hackers are increasingly attempting to influence search engines  to misdirect users to spurious Web sites.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - March 16, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cisco Systems Inc., the IT industry’s leading supplier of  routers and other networking hardware, is expanding its hardware offerings to  include blade servers as part of a comprehensive push into the white-hot world  of virtualization.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
 - March 16, 2009