Many federal IT employees are unsure how best to flatten networks.
                    
			            - By Amber  Corrin
 - June 22, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today announced plans to introduce new SQL Azure pricing options later this month, based on the platform's improved scalability
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 16, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAP will acquire database vendor Sybase Inc. for $5.8 billion in cash, a 44 percent premium in the company's closing price Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - May 13, 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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released versions of SQL Server 2008 R2 products to IT professionals on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 04, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft: SQL Server 2008 R2 will be generally available this month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 01, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 has achieved release-to-manufacturing status and will be released in May worldwide.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 21, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations are moving more toward using x86-based servers running Windows to handle their business-critical workloads.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 14, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to end the support it provides on three of its flagship software products for Intel's Itanium processor.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 05, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday announced that it had released the final Parallel Data Warehouse version of SQL Server 2008 R2 to testers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 05, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Even though the product will actually hit the market sometime in May, Microsoft will kick off a "launch tour" of SQL Server 2008 R2 on April 21, 2010.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 02, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Data analyst allegedly inserted code after being told he was losing his job. 
                    
			            - By Kevin  McCaney
 - March 16, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday announced when it will release new service packs for two of its SQL Server products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 16, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle on Wednesday laid out its plans for integrating Sun's software and hardware systems into its own product lineup.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - January 28, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A former Microsoft employee apparently disclosed RTM dates for future Microsoft products, including "Office 2012," "Windows Server 2012" and "Windows 8."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 27, 2010