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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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 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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's chief finance head on Thursday answered questions about Microsoft's business plans at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2009 event in San Francisco.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 26, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Channel companies who resell PCs reported lower confidence in their business in Q4 2008; services expected to be key to survival.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - February 26, 2009