It failed to catch on in the enterprise in 2007, and it still faces hurdles to acceptance. But partners say that it's too early to call Windows Vista a failure in the enterprise. This could be the year that the beleaguered prince of Microsoft operating systems begins its ascent to the throne.
- By Lee Pender
- January 01, 2008
Microsoft's TS2 team offers half-day partner briefing and networking events nationwide. The agenda focuses on the next wave of Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.
The new product launch wave hits early in 2008, so what's a partner to do? Microsoft insiders and partners point out channel opportunities and challenges in a year without Bill.
- By Anne Stuart
- January 01, 2008
Microsoft will arm partners with tons of new products to sell in 2008 -- including profitable tools like SQL Server and Windows Server 2008.
- By Keith Ward
- January 01, 2008
States pressing for continued scrutiny of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices failed to support their argument with evidence.
- By The Associated Press
- December 29, 2007
Microsoft is facing its first crisis with Windows Home Server, which is causing file corruption when used with certain programs -- most of them from Microsoft itself.
- By Keith Ward
- December 28, 2007
Patch Tuesday releases promise be a lot more interesting in 2008.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 28, 2007
Like a kid who's overdosed on Christmas cookies, Microsoft looks like it's going to have a hyper 2008.
- By Keith Ward
- December 21, 2007
Sanbolic bolsters Microsoft's virtualization game plan with Melio clustered file system and LaScala Volume Manager.
- By Barbara Darrow
- December 20, 2007
Just moments after Microsoft rolled out its last seven patches of 2007, security experts were prognosticating all over cyberspace, mainly pointing out the overwhelming number of fixes related to the Vista operating system in the December release alone.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 14, 2007
Those who were denied the opportunity to get the Release Candidate (RC) for the first service pack for Windows Vista last week now have their opportunity, as it's now available for public download.
- By Keith Ward
- December 13, 2007
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired a United Kingdom online mapping company to enhance its existing Windows Live Web-based services.
- By The Associated Press
- December 13, 2007
Browser maker Opera Software has cried foul, charging Microsoft with antitrust behavior in a complaint to the European Commission.
- By Barbara Darrow
- December 13, 2007
As expected, the last Patch Tuesday offers fixes for seven vulnerabilities -- three of them critical -- and sets the tone for 2008 as the "year of the Vista Patch."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- December 11, 2007
Microsoft posted a "public" beta of Office Live Workspace, cloud-based functions that it says complement its on-premise Office franchise.
- By Barbara Darrow
- December 10, 2007