Microsoft last week reported positive numbers for its new consumer antivirus solution, but security vendors haven't heaped much praise.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- October 19, 2009
Microsoft will hatch Windows 7 as a full-fledged commercial operating system this week, and IT professionals should be making plans for it.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 19, 2009
October has proved to be the month of record, landing one whopper of a Patch Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- October 13, 2009
Windows 8 might be designed to run on 128-bit hardware, according to accounts cobbled together by blog sleuths.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 08, 2009
IT pros can expect a mammoth patch release for the month of October on Tuesday if Microsoft's advance notification is any indication.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- October 08, 2009
The global IT market will see an upturn, starting next quarter, according to a report released last week by Forrester Research.
- By Herb Torrens
- October 07, 2009
Microsoft's security team didn't flinch this week, even as a proof-of-concept exploit for Windows Server Message Block Version 2 (SMBv2) was published on Sunday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- October 02, 2009
Microsoft announced that the final version of Windows XP Mode was released to PC manufacturers on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 01, 2009
Windows 7 launches this month, giving partners -- and Microsoft -- a subtle chance at a revenue boost. Partner-readiness resources abound.
- By Scott Bekker
- October 01, 2009
Government adoption of Vista has been anemic at best. But the prospects seem much better for Windows 7.
- By Brian Robinson
- October 01, 2009
When Microsoft does indeed rally around a competitive opportunity, the results can be startling.
- By Paul DeGroot
- October 01, 2009
A trial judge on Tuesday voided a $388 million jury award to Uniloc in its long-running intellectual property dispute with Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 30, 2009
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer gave a keynote talk at a Microsoft event called "The New Efficiency" on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 29, 2009
Microsoft Security Essentials, Redmond's free consumer security software for PCs, will be available for download by the general public on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2009
Microsoft released a minor update this week for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that addresses compatibility issues for some applications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2009