Microsoft expects to deliver just two critical fixes in its May security update, arriving this Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - May 06, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the second platform preview of Internet Explorer 9 for review by testers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 05, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering a kit designed to streamline the evaluation process for orgs considering its new software products.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - May 05, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 7 now has nearly 15 percent of the operating system market for business users, outshining Vista.
                    
			            - By Natasha  Watkins
 - May 04, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Intel today announced the availability of a developer platform for a digital sign that offers an interactive screen and the ability to track users.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 04, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of Windows Embedded Standard 7 at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 27, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows security holes have declined in the last year by 8.4 percent, according to a new Microsoft report.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - April 26, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Small-to-medium businesses (SBMs) trying to assess if older applications will run on Windows 7 Professional edition can take advantage of a free online remediation service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 26, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today announced "record" overall revenue of $14.5 billion in its fiscal third quarter.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 22, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thousands of enterprise PCs running Windows XP crashed yesterday after a McAfee antivirus update was applied.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - April 22, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has extended its "Fix it" troubleshooting support for consumers and small business users.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - April 20, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's April patch will block installing a Windows kernel fix in the presence of troublesome malware.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - April 20, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft launched a limited public beta of a new Windows 7-based desktop PC security and management service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 19, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sales of PCs worldwide grew 24.2 percent during the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2009, according to preliminary figures released today by IDC. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - April 14, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced a slight revision on Tuesday to its end-of-support policy for software service packs.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 13, 2010