Developers got an indication of Microsoft's unfolding cloud platform strategy at this week's VSLive! conference in New York. Several conference sessions outlined the company's plans for Software plus Services and platforms-as-a-service, which offer hosted development and runtimes.
- By Kathleen Richards
- September 10, 2008
Cisco Systems Inc. last week warned of multiple vulnerabilities in its Cisco ASA 5500 Series and Cisco PIX security appliances that could trigger denial of service (DoS) or result in information disclosure.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 09, 2008
Redmond on Tuesday rolled out four critical fixes, as expected, for as many as eight remote code execution exploits for various Windows applications.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- September 09, 2008
As hackers continue to focus their attention on virtualized environments, those looking to adopt virtualization technologies should proceed with caution, according to report from InfoWorld.
- By GCN.com Staff
- September 09, 2008
Virtualization industry leader VMware, already facing challenges on multiple fronts, took another body blow last night when Chief Scientist Dr. Mendel Rosenblum, a company co-founder, resigned.
- By Keith Ward
- September 09, 2008
Microsoft launched the first TV commercial in its new $300 million ad campaign that's designed to spur consumer interest in Microsoft operating system products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 08, 2008
Microsoft, following its earlier announcement about new virtualization products and imminent releases, has filled in some details that give more shape to its vision.
- By Keith Ward
- September 08, 2008
Microsoft described its next service-oriented architecture solution, which is "on track for availability during the first half of 2009."
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 08, 2008
Microsoft kicked off its virtualization push with a number of product announcements, including a key virtual management tool.
- By Keith Ward
- September 07, 2008
Microsoft touted the success of its online extension to Microsoft Office, a free browser-based application that's still in beta release.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 05, 2008
Sun Microsystems this week rolled out version 2.0 of its xVM VirtualBox.
- By David Nagel
- September 05, 2008
Open source server distributor Red Hat Inc., which is carving out a virtualization path unique in the industry, added another arrow to its quiver today with the acquisition of Qumranet Inc.
- By Keith Ward
- September 04, 2008
Google's Chrome Web browser -- complete with quirky marketing comic book -- made a splash when announced on Tuesday, but what a difference a day makes.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- September 04, 2008
Network goliath Cisco Systems last week stepped further into the cloud-computing space by announcing the acquisition of privately held PostPath, a provider of hosted e-mail and calendaring solutions based in Mountain View, Calif.
- By Herb Torrens
- September 04, 2008
Microsoft plans to roll out just four "critical" fixes in September's security bulletin release expected on Tuesday, according to an advance notice.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- September 04, 2008