Microsoft rolled out six security fixes in its November patch on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - November 10, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After a record-breaking Patch Tuesday in October, November's security update promises to be a bit lighter with six scheduled fixes, three deemed "critical" and three "important."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - November 05, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is developing application compatibility tools for Office 2010 to help IT organizations migrate to the new productivity suite when it becomes available.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 30, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The president of Microsoft's Business Division got the hot seat at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo event last week.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - October 26, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials described additional details about the upcoming SharePoint Server 2010 product at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - October 20, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has devised a way to introduce new PC buyers to its Office productivity suite through a "Starter" edition.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 14, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft extended mainstream support of Office 2004 for Macintosh computers for another five years.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 14, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    October has proved to be the month of record, landing one whopper of a Patch Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - October 13, 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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday announced a few perks for its unified communications customers, particularly with regard to instant messaging presence technology.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - 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 on Thursday announced that it had commenced an invitation-only public technical preview of Microsoft Office Web Apps.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - September 17, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft Project Conference 2009 event kicked off in Phoenix on Wednesday with new details about the next generation of Microsoft's software products for project planning.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - September 16, 2009