Windows XP Mode, a feature designed to help small businesses  migrate to Windows 7, will be available as a beta for download on April 30.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 28, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Service Pack 2 for the Microsoft Office 2007 product family is available for download at Microsoft Update.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 28, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Concerns about the security implications of evolving cloud computing technologies dominated last week's annual RSA Conference. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- April 28, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday stepped up its services push by  announcing a partner-driven effort to deliver hosted Microsoft applications in  19 countries.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- April 28, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Computer maker introduces design-driven Adamo and heavy-duty Latitude E6400 XFR.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond tweaks flagship partner show for a down economy. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The maker of SuSE Linux is recruiting new channel members for multiple product lines and wants a partner involved in every deal the company makes. 
                    
			            - By Lee  Pender
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond releases OEM-only version called Windows Server 2008 Foundation for customers with fewer than 15 users.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company to sell off its business to competitors.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is there really a performance difference between hypervisors from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix? We put them under a microscope and stress-tested them for days to find out the answer. 
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hosting company launches partner program to sell hosted Exchange, SharePoint and other products.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft last week described improved security features in its  upcoming Windows 7 operating system, currently in beta release.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released its BizTalk Server 2009 enterprise application integration platform. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided a couple of Windows 7 tidbits on Friday,  confirming the availability of Windows 7 release candidate (RC) and describing  a forthcoming virtualization capability in the new operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move aimed at helping partners refer leads to other solution providers who may offer complementary products and services, Microsoft earlier this month quietly rolled out a new lead-generation portal.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 24, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Writing more secure software is not a simple task, but it can and should be done for applications, experts say.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 24, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The release candidate version of the Windows 7 operating  system has apparently hit the streets in the form of various leaked  peer-to-peer BitTorrent distributions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 24, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Researchers from Finjan Software Inc. announced at the RSA Security conference the discovery of a new botnet on nearly 2 million infected computers -- many of them in U.S. government networks.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 23, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced its fiscal third-quarter results for 2009, which showed an overall six percent decrease in revenue compared with last year's Q3 result.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 23, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At a time when everyone is watching the bottom line, there is an increasingly strong impetus to virtualize IT environments.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 23, 2009