IBM Corp. late last week touted the construction of two additional cloud computing datacenters -- an investment of $360 million -- which let it address what officials call "surging" demand for cloud computing resources.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 05, 2008
Microsoft ratcheted up its PR and client communications efforts to demonstrate that it's serious about security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- August 05, 2008
IBM and name-brand Linux operating system distributors Red Hat, Novell and Canonical/Ubuntu have disclosed their intentions to join forces with their hardware partners to create what they are calling "Microsoft-free personal computing choices."
- By John K. Waters
- August 05, 2008
Software vulnerabilities are up this year, especially Web browser-based ones, according to a new report from IBM Internet Security Systems.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- August 04, 2008
Microsoft's software and services combo takes a running start at competitors with "deskless" versions of its Office tools.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2008
Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software.
- By Joab Jackson
- August 01, 2008
Hosting partners live on the edge as Microsoft plays in their cloud.
- By Paul DeGroot
- August 01, 2008
Mitchell Cannady, president and CEO of Spinnaker Network Solutions, knew that selling Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online would change his company's course. He just had no idea how fast that would happen.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2008
Apple Inc. took action on Friday to address the infamous Domain Name System (DNS) problem. And none too soon.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- August 01, 2008
These are turbulent times for the software giant. The company is grappling with upheaval in the industry, in its leadership and in the way it deals with its partners. But one thing hasn't changed: Redmond and the channel still need each other to succeed.
- By Lee Pender
- August 01, 2008
Reports are coming in that an AT&T Domain Name System (DNS) server may have been compromised with malicious code that exploits a vulnerability reported earlier this month. This apparently is the first instance of the exploit in the wild.
- By William Jackson
- July 31, 2008
Microsoft is working on a project to develop a new operating system, code-named "Midori," but the company won't disclose the details at this time.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 30, 2008
A recently uncovered flaw with the Oracle WebLogic server allows users to gain entry to the software's server without a user name or password.
- By Joab Jackson
- July 30, 2008
Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 30, 2008
Microsoft announced the results of its Mojave Experiment survey, which gauged user reactions to Windows Vista in a supposed blind trial using hidden cameras.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 29, 2008