Nearly a year and a half after striking their improbable alliance to provide better interoperability between open source and Windows-based platforms, Microsoft and Novell told developers this week that the pact has yielded technical benefits but there's still work to be completed, particularly on the interoperability between the two companies' enterprise directory platforms.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 04, 2008
Microsoft yesterday provided new details about the life of its popular Windows XP operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 04, 2008
When it comes to infrastructure and operations, research firm Gartner says that virtualization will be the most significant trend through the next four years.
- By Becky Nagel
- April 03, 2008
Redmond is poised to release eight security bulletins for its April patch release, with five designated as "critical" and three deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- April 03, 2008
Vendor leads often aren't worth the paper they're printed on, according to a new survey of resellers.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 02, 2008
Bots and spyware top the list of security worries for federal technologies, according to a survey of 200 federal information technology employees from Cisco Systems.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- April 02, 2008
Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was accepted as an international standard, according to an announcement issued today by the International Organization for Standardization.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 02, 2008
Google's over-the-Internet software for editing, uploading and sharing office documents, known as Google Docs, can now be used offline, Google software engineer, Philip Tucker said on a blog yesterday.
- By Wyatt Kash
- April 01, 2008
A new scam to steal personal and financial information through a combination of e-mail and phone calls surfaced last week, masquerading as an urgent message from the IRS about a tax refund.
- By William Jackson
- April 01, 2008
Apparently, it's not a joke on this April Fools day that Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was approved as an international standard.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 01, 2008
Vmware Inc. has taken the next step in delivering virtualization to the IT masses by bundling a lightweight hypervisor into OEM hardware.
- By Keith Ward
- April 01, 2008
Microsoft unveiled three additions to its mobile product lines at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event today, with much of the emphasis being placed on enabling custom mobile solutions for the enterprise.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 01, 2008
Federal agencies' adoption of online applications from Internet powerhouse Google Enterprise could usher in an era of rising productivity and improved security, said David Girourard, the company's vice president and general manager.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- April 01, 2008
Microsoft's renamed server group -- including the products formerly known as 'Centro' and 'Cougar' -- target SMBs at every level.
- By Lee Pender and RCP Staff
- March 31, 2008
As three major players depart, the company plays musical chairs to fill their jobs.
- By Anne Stuart and RCP Staff
- March 31, 2008
Major players busy broadening technology's appeal.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 31, 2008
Outsourcer struggled through 2007 with high-profile fight over private equity buyout.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 31, 2008
Microsoft lawyer David Finn says the final prosecutions in a global piracy ring mark progress in the massive fight against software counterfeiting.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 31, 2008
The Kerberos Consortium on Monday added Microsoft to the ranks of its industry supporters.
- By David Nagel
- March 31, 2008
IBM has released Lotus Quickr 8.1, an update to the company's collaborative learning tool. The new version adds Microsoft Outlook support and integration with Lotus Connections, among other enhancements.
- By David Nagel
- March 31, 2008