Microsoft has been looking to fill jobs associated with Windows  8, its next operating system beyond the current Windows 7 beta.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 22, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has yet to reveal its Windows 7 upselling strategy with netbooks, but Redmond's profit margins already appear to be diminished with Windows XP.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 22, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There are a wealth of commercial tools available to help secure networks, but getting them to share information so that administrators have more than a piecemeal picture of their systems can be a challenge.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 22, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization leader VMware sees a cloudy future for the datacenter. To that end, today the company announced vSphere 4, the next generation of what was formerly called VMware Infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- April 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As cyber security problems become more widespread, Microsoft urged the IT community to take a more active role, and described its security approach.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle's agreement to acquire Sun will reshape the landscape of tools and platforms for Java and database developers, but it also means a change in emphasis -- or even the demise -- of some key tools, development platforms and databases.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- April 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Web browsers offered soft and interesting targets for hackers in 2008, who took advantage of them to attack the increasingly rich Web experience, said security expert Jeremiah Grossman. 
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft again may have disclosed a hint about when the  Release Candidate (RC) version of Windows 7 will be available -- possibly  before May 5.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 20, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle today said it has agreed to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of cash and debt.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 20, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On April 21, VMware will take the wraps off of vSphere, the next generation of its infrastructure suite currently known as VMware Infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- April 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The European Commission (EC) granted Microsoft another week to  respond to a competition complaint involving its Internet Explorer Web browser.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 17, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On April 28, Microsoft plans to release SP2 for Microsoft Office 2007, along with SP2 releases for some of its server products. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced the beta 2 release of "Stirling," which is the code name for an integrated  suite of enterprise security solutions based on Forefront products.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The number of compromised computers actively being used in botnets to launch attacks on any given day last year was about 75,000, according to a new report on Internet threats from Symantec Corp.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a public beta version of Exchange Server  2010, the company's newest e-mail server, which is being rolled out a part of  the company's renewed focus on the unified communications market.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft branded some of its best-selling products to come with the "2010" stamp, beginning with the debut of Exchange Server 2010 beta.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Default security settings in Microsoft's Internet Explorer  browser could open a company's intranet to hacking attacks, according to a  recent security white paper.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out eight fixes in its monthly security release, addressing some 23 vulnerabilities.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Office 2003 moved off "mainstream support" on April 14, which means that those seeking technical support for the product will have to pay for it.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will end "mainstream support" of XP on April 14, 2009, meaning that there will be no more free per-incident support for that operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 13, 2009