IBM expanded its vision for bringing social networking to the enterprise with a preview of new technology at Lotusphere 2010.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday said SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of its database, will be generally available in May. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided more advice about a zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited by hackers last week.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 19, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Offer in effect until June 30, good for upgrades of two prior versions of software.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 18, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft continues to investigate the first zero-day exploit of 2010 surrounding Internet Explorer.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council, representatives from Google and Microsoft debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Panasonic has selected IBM to provide hosted e-mail and collaboration services for its global workforce.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 14, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft changed its licensing for businesses that rent out PCs by announcing an extra, one-time fee for Office and Windows.
                    
			            - By Anne  Watkins
- January 14, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and HP disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation datacenter technology and application infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 13, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    All eyes tend to focus on Microsoft's monthly patch cycle, but don't forget Adobe.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 13, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware on Tuesday said it is acquiring Zimbra from Yahoo, extending VMware's reach beyond system virtualization.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Intel have joined efforts to produce digital signage technology for the retail industry.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to release its January security patch today, which is expected to include just one fix for Windows systems. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- January 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CA has acquired Oblicore, a closely held but established provider of software that measures the effect of system uptime on business performance. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 12, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A free toolkit helps database users migrate from MySQL to Microsoft's SQL Server database on-premise or in the cloud.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- January 12, 2010