Microsoft's August patch, slated to be the largest patch rollout since 12 bulletins hit users in February of 2007, came up short by one.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - August 12, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 12, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released to manufacturing its widely touted first service pack (SP) of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - August 11, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As the summer heats up, and icebergs melt, maybe it's time for system admins using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to consider adding a little eco-friendliness to their networks.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 08, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT Pros and system administrators will be mighty busy this month as Microsoft announced plans to release 12 patches.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - August 07, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A cache of stolen data gathered from a botnet that has been quietly sweeping up information for years contained the user names and passwords for 8,485 bank accounts.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
 - August 07, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware joined the Linux Foundation on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 07, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One fun thing about the interactive world of Web 2.0 is the online applications you can take advantage of, such as Google Gadgets.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
 - August 07, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    We dodged a bullet last month -- the discovery of a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System, Dan Kaminsky told a standing-room only (and some sitting on the floor) crowd at the Black Hat Briefings Wednesday. 
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
 - August 07, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is initiating a new security notification approach, the company announced on Tuesday at the Black Hat security conference.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - August 06, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Black Hat Briefings return to Caesars Palace this week with a new batch of hands-on security research for a crowd of 4,000 IT administrators, hackers, industry experts and government officials.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
 - August 06, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice charged 11  hackers with allegedly hitting the computer records of as many as nine major  retail companies and selling more than 40 million credit and debit card  numbers.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - August 06, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will "further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux."
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - August 06, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing and, as an evaluation edition, to subscribers of its Microsoft Development Network and TechNet services
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
 - August 06, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Open source software topped the list of business "risk factors" outlined in Microsoft's annual 10-K report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 05, 2008