Could new processors from AMD and Intel spur a slight rebound?
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- September 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Move comes as software vendor increases education programs to help partners with basic business topics. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- September 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google's acquisition of open source security technology firm reCaptcha could help the search giant's Internet security, except against persistent hackers.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- September 18, 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 next generation of Internet protocols has some security features built into it, but IPv6 is not inherently more secure than the current IPv4 now in use.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- September 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's chief financial officer for the Online Services Division fielded questions at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google has announced that it will soon offer a set of cloud services to government through the Apps.gov cloud computing storefront.
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
- September 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hackers are exploiting unpatched applications on Web servers and client computers to infect entire networks, according to report released Tuesday.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- September 16, 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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft put out the word on Monday that IT organizations can start deploying Windows 7 now, citing the cost benefits of doing so.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft executive Charles Songhurst answered questions on Microsoft's business strategy at the Jefferies Annual Technology Conference in New York on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2009 will get an R2 upgrade next month, according to an announcement by Microsoft on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tests conducted by Microsoft show that upgrades from Vista to Windows 7 can, in certain situations, take more than 20 hours.
                    
			            - By Kevin  McCaney
- September 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday vacated $358 million in damages awarded to Alcatel-Lucent after Microsoft was found to have infringed patented software technology.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 11, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday released a test preview of Windows Management Framework components for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 11, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has funded a new nonprofit organization formed to encourage commercial software companies to collaborate and contribute to open source communities. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- September 11, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described a few new details this week about its upcoming System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 product, which is currently under wraps for testing purposes.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 10, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday released its next-generation Windows operating system deployment tool for IT pros, called Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 10, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Toronto-based i4i LP filed legal papers on Tuesday rebutting Microsoft's appeal in a patent infringement case involving Microsoft Word.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 09, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's chief financial officer fielded questions about Microsoft's business at the Citi Annual Technology Conference on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 09, 2009