Citrix Systems has upped the competitive ante by adding a new set of performance-related features to its flagship XenApp product.
                    
			            - By Tom  Valovic
- August 25, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released Windows Small Business Server  2008 to hardware manufacturers, with an eye toward achieving a full  product launch in November.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 22, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a sign that hackers have no problem taking advantage of open source solutions, Linux-based product distributor Red Hat issued a "critical" security advisory on Friday, saying that its servers had been compromised.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- August 22, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The old jokes are rolling in as Microsoft plans to include comedian Jerry Seinfeld as part of its new $300 million ad campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 21, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday released an improved security filter for  its Internet Information Service (IIS) Web server that is designed to help thwart  SQL injection attacks.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 21, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to pour an additional money into business and open source technology collaboration with Novell.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 20, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft really wants SharePoint users to upgrade to SQL Server 2008, which was released to manufacturing on August 6.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 20, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has made substantial changes to its virtualization licensing program, changes that will lower the cost of using virtualization for many customers.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- August 19, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Companies can avoid attacks and minimize security cost overruns by practicing IT vulnerability management, according to a July study published by the Aberdeen Group.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- August 19, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In early August, Bellevue, Wash.-based Nintex rolled out a  solution for those concerned with governance in Microsoft Office SharePoint  Server and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environments.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- August 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out the highest level of its enterprise support programs to date, adding a new offering called "Microsoft Services Premier Ultimate."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's team developing the Windows 7 operating system has come out with a new blog called "Engineering Windows 7."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 14, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft closed its investigation into an update blocking issue that affected users of Windows Server Update Service 3.0 or WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 1.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 13, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yesterday, August 12, was a blow-out day for some users of VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 virtualization products, especially if they had applied the latest product updates called "Update 2."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 13, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    MessageLabs reports that the number of SQL injection attacks spiked sharply last month.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- August 13, 2008