The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) on Monday unveiled a limited private community technology preview (CTP) of "SQL Server Application and Multi-Server Management [tools], as part of the SQL Server codename 'Kilimanjaro,'" according to a PASS spokesperson.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 15, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer 7 reported last week has sparked increased hacker activity, and now the attacks involve most versions of Microsoft's Internet browser.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - December 15, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Live Labs announced on Saturday that its Seadragon  Mobile graphical user interface (GUI) is now available for the Apple iPhone as  a technical preview release, but Windows Mobile users will have to wait to get  it.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 15, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    DataDirect Technologies this week upgraded its ADO.NET  database drivers, which provide connectivity between .NET-based applications  and DBMSes from Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and Sybase.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - December 12, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google is exploring a way to run code fast and natively in a  Web browser without worrying about security issues.
                    
			            - By Jim  Barthold
 - December 11, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Digital identity pioneer and open source entrepreneur Dick Hardt will join Microsoft as partner architect, according to his "Identity 2.0" blog on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - December 11, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware will expand its strategic relationship with Hewlett-Packard to include the joint development of software that manages datacenter resources.
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
 - December 11, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Internet Explorer 8 -- Microsoft's latest release, currently at  the Beta 2 stage -- was declared to be the safest but the least popular  browser, according to a browser security survey.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - December 11, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The United States has the dubious distinction of hosting the most infected sites and having the most compromised computers relaying spam.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
 - December 10, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft once again has to contend with "Exploit Wednesday." This time, the problem is a zero-day IE 7 flaw discovered soon after the Patch Tuesday release.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - December 10, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft server and tools exec Bob Kelly told an investment  banker audience how Microsoft plans to take advantage of opportunities in the  enterprise IT market.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 10, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    December's Patch Tuesday will be a historic security update release. But it won't be because of the size and scope of the eight patches.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - December 09, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The silicon industry's plans to use multiple processor cores  on the same chip to improve computer processing performance may have hit a bump  on supercomputing highway.
                    
			            - By Jim  Barthold
 - December 09, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprise architecture must be a key part of the strategy used to protect computers and networks from cyberattacks, said Ron Ross, a National Institute of Standards and Technology senior computer scientist. 
                    
			            - By Doug  Beizer
 - December 09, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As IT managers develop strategies and deploy technologies to reduce power consumption in their facilities, they recognize virtualization does not only reduce server sprawl, it can also save energy.
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
 - December 08, 2008