Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ulises Aguilar Nahle began his six-month term as president of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners this week.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- July 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Addressing one of the key objectives of cloud computing, Microsoft today said its Windows Azure platform will be available as an appliance that can run on customer and partner premises.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out a second beta of its Windows Intune service on Monday, but availability is limited.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week will announce it's bringing back 'gold' and 'silver' to the naming conventions used for partner levels.  
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- July 11, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    China renewed Google's licenses as an Internet content provider for that country, according to Google's chief legal officer.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two weeks after announcing that global channel chief Allison Watson would switch jobs with Jon Roskill, Microsoft disclosed major changes within the U.S. partner organization.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- July 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to release four software fixes on Tuesday in its July security update.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- July 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today released an updated version of its free Windows and Microsoft Office 2010 deployment tool.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The National Security Agency's (NSA) new program to shield the networks of privately owned utilities and other critical infrastructure companies has caused some people to fear it's a step toward a surveillance state or a government power grab.
                    
			            - By Amber  Corrin
- July 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today released a community technology preview (CTP) of the next service pack for SQL Server 2008.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft partner has created a system for storing the information of homeless people in Birmingham, U.K.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 07, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is rumored to be laying off employees today, but no comment has yet been released by the company.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 07, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft last week acknowledged that the VC-1 video codec has limited performance on multicore systems running Windows 7.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 06, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Researchers last week described some issues that possibly affect the security of Windows systems and their components.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 06, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IE market share rose past the 60 percent mark after two straight months of decline. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- July 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Case stems from sales of faulty servers made from May 2003 to July 2005.
                    
			            - By Natasha  Watkins
- July 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Proponents of cloud computing Thursday gave members of Congress an update on federal initiatives designed to achieve cost-savings and make the computing model more secure for wider agency adoption. 
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
- July 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New soft PBX platform due out by end of year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    First service pack coming this month for Windows Server 2008 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 01, 2010