The Veritas acquisition caused some problems, but close partners say the security giant is back on its game.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - December 01, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    
                    
			            - By Rich  Freeman
 - December 01, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is seeing an increase in the number of malware attacks exploiting a security hole supposedly addressed by a recent patch.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - November 26, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Facing criticism that the beta of its Web Platform Installer didn't support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft addressed that complaint with the release candidate made available yesterday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 25, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Vista may have a potential buffer-overflow security problem, according to researchers at Innsbruck, Austria-based enterprise security firm Phion.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 24, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft exec Kirill Tatarinov on Wednesday described some  new features to expect in the forthcoming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009  enterprise resource planning solution.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 21, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    ISO/IEC on Tuesday published the Office Open XML (OOXML)  file format standard, formally known as ISO/IEC 29500:2008.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 21, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 19, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft held its Shareholder meeting for 2008 on Wednesday,  and shareholders approved all nine board-member nominees on the proxy slate.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 19, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Novell issued an announcement on Tuesday  marking the two-year anniversary of their controversial agreement surrounding  Linux patents.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 19, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond is rolling out a free anti-virus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - November 19, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A team of security researchers this week demonstrated an attack confirming that the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol can be compromised. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - November 18, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Jerry Yang is transitioning out as Yahoo's CEO, but he will continue  on as a member of the board, according to an announcement issued late on Monday  by the online search and advertising company.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 18, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft exec Stephen Elop announced hosted versions of Exchange and SharePoint, which are  now available to organizations of all sizes in the U.S. market
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 18, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has opened another consumer-oriented electronic  software distribution (ESD) point, this time serving U.S. customers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 17, 2008