Microsoft this week unexpectedly issued a second release candidate of its ASP.NET Model View Controller, the company's a design pattern for test-driven development of enterprise-scale Web applications. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- March 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to issue three fixes in its March security patch rollout, with one deemed "critical" and two labeled "important."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- March 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The botnets responsible for so much spam appear to be in a rebuilding phase, but any respite is likely to be brief and new threats loom on the horizon, according to e-mail security firm MX Logic.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- March 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As Microsoft's main front man on security, Roger Halbheer  has a tall order to fill.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- March 05, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday explained how the needs of enterprise  users were considered in the early design stages of its new Windows 7 operating  system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 04, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On its face, Microsoft's SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse could be a serious challenge to the data warehouse appliance players that have targeted SQL Server's shortcomings in large DW configurations, but DW appliance vendors aren't worried.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- March 04, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Gartner analysts warned last week that the delayed release  of Microsoft Office 14 means that some customers counting on Software Assurance  (SA) to upgrade Office suites may be disappointed.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- March 04, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New research from Gartner predicts that sales of virtualization software could jump by nearly 50 percent this year. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- March 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft responded to queries about its January jobs cuts  sent by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Financial analysts attending the Morgan Stanley Technology  Conference on Tuesday questioned Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's  Business Division, on Microsoft's various business plans.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The National Institute of Standards and Technology is updating its recommendations for meeting the unusual security challenges presented by the domain name system.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- March 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New program allows partners to start selling Citrix products before lining up technical certifications.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- March 02, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday went global with the two Software plus Services offerings the company unveiled at WPC last year. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- March 02, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described its Cloud Computing Futures (CCF) project in greater detail late last month in an interview with the project's director.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 02, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has expanded its online services to 19 countries,  the company announced on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 02, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to discontinue its business intelligence product. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- March 01, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a Windows 7 Beta client update that fixes problems that a small number of users were experiencing with Internet Explorer 8 on the new OS.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analysts split on outsourcing's prospects in a downturn. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- February 27, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Netbook sales and a very weak professional market contributed to a grim Q4 2008 in PC sales, reported Gartner. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a cumulative update to its application  virtualization solution, which now supports the Windows 7 Beta, according to an  announcement issued by the company on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 27, 2009