In a major shift of position, the next release of Microsoft's widely deployed Internet Explorer browser will set standards-based rendering as the default, a move that will impact how developers build and deploy Web content.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 04, 2008
Microsoft and Google both recently added to their in-the-clouds application offerings.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2008
After nearly three months of private beta testing, Microsoft Office Live Workspace is being rolled out worldwide as a full public beta.
- By David Nagel
- March 04, 2008
Web applications, by far, dominate the list of application security vulnerabilities facing IT organizations, according to a report released recently by security firm Cenzic Inc., "Application Security Trend Report for Q4 2007."
- By David Nagel
- March 03, 2008
One of the biggest risks enterprises face in rolling out PDAs and smart phones is data getting into the wrong hands if a device is lost or stolen. Sybase Inc.'s iAnywhere business unit today is rolling out software it said will help corporate developers address that threat.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 03, 2008
Microsoft's SaaS initiatives gets kickstarted with online betas of Exchange Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007.
- By Becky Nagel
- March 03, 2008
Microsoft to cut prices on Windows Vista. The timing of the price cut would coincide with the retail availability of Vista Service Pack 1.
- By Michael Domingo
- March 03, 2008
According to blogger Nicholas Carr, Microsoft may be preparing to make a major Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) announcement soon, possibly at its Mix '08 conference this week in Las Vegas
- By Becky Nagel
- March 03, 2008
The company's "Vista Capable" standard appears to have been partially influenced by decision to help Intel sell components with lower graphic capabilities.
- By Becky Nagel
- March 02, 2008
McAfee has created a new service offering, McAfee Foundstone Professional Services, that aims to secure virtualized environments.
- By Michael Domingo
- March 02, 2008
VMware on Thursday announced VMsafe, new security application programming interfaces (APIs) that, according to the company will allow its partners to develop security solutions for virtualized applications "in ways previously not possible in physical environments."
- By Becky Nagel
- March 02, 2008
A Microsoft blog post states that "some" Exchange 2007 administrators experienced an error processing the February 29 date.
- By Becky Nagel
- March 02, 2008
At Building 33 on the Microsoft campus, you'll find a partner incubator that insiders call the "East Wing."
- By Paul DeGroot
- March 01, 2008
Microsoft's Open Value Subscription licensing plan essentially lets customers rent software rather than buy it, for substantially less money. Will small and midsize businesses take the bait?
- By Rich Freeman
- March 01, 2008
Sooner or later, every growing company wrestles with the question of whether it's better to keep consulting outside legal counsel or finally bring an attorney in-house. Here's advice to help you make the right call.
- By Fred Bayles
- March 01, 2008