Microsoft said that users of Windows XP can now gain access to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 06, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft executive involved with the company's Windows  Live efforts outlined some of the company's ideas about cloud-based computing  and social networking technologies today. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 06, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The plunge of Yahoo's stock happened as expected after  Microsoft withdrew its takeover bid for the Web app company on Saturday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just two days after walking away from its $49.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the Times Online U.K. is reporting that Microsoft is meeting with Time Warner executives regarding a possible bid for America Online -- the very company Yahoo turned to in a possible attempt to stave off the takeover bid from Redmond. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- May 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- May 04, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Shares of Microsoft closed just shy of 7 percent higher on Friday May 2 based on new speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are now actively negotiating to seal a deal.
                    
			            - By Ed  Scannell
- May 02, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- May 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Leaks from unnamed sources to The Wall Street Journal constitute the only "news" so far this week about Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Research firm Gartner is predicting that the current economic downturn in the U.S. will mean more IT and development positions will go overseas. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- April 30, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One of Microsoft's retail point-of-sale applications has an  incompatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Whoever becomes our next president will inherit a cyber infrastructure under almost constant attack and at greater risk than eight years ago, and a handful of experts and legislators have come together to ensure that cybersecurity has a high priority in his or her administration.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Response Point phone system takes center stage at Microsoft's annual online-only event for entrepreneurs.
                    
			            - By Anne Stuart  and RCP Staff
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                     Offering includes diskless servers, Ethernet switches and a SAN-all in one box.
                    
			            - By Joanne  Cummings
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tim O'Reilly woke up his end-of-the-day audience when he  took the stage at last week's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tread carefully when working with Microsoft, especially where intellectual property comes into discussions. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Betas debuted at this week's Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to a recent study from security and anti-virus specialist Sophos, servers in the U.S. and China host the lion's share of malware-infected Web sites. Meanwhile, Web attacks surged to an all-time high in the first quarter of this year, according to Sophos -- with no sign of dropping off any time soon.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's annual event for Dynamics partners and customers indicates that, after an awkward adolescence, its business-products line has grown up.  
                    
			            - By Lee Pender  and RCP Staff
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to market watcher Infonetics Research, both Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are tops, overall, in the UC space. In fact, buyers say that Cisco and Microsoft are their preferred Unified Messaging and Communicator suppliers.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- April 29, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 29, 2008