In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position in this segment, VMware has announced a new initiative dubbed the System Builder Program
                    
			            - By Tom  Valovic
- August 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM Corp. late last week touted the construction of two additional cloud computing datacenters -- an investment of $360 million -- which let it address what officials call "surging" demand for cloud computing resources. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- August 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft ratcheted up its PR and client communications  efforts to demonstrate that it's serious about security. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- August 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM and name-brand Linux operating system distributors Red Hat, Novell and Canonical/Ubuntu have disclosed their intentions to join forces with their hardware partners to create what they are calling "Microsoft-free personal computing choices." 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- August 05, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Software  vulnerabilities are up this year, especially Web browser-based ones, according  to a new report from IBM Internet  Security Systems.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- August 04, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's software and services combo takes a running start at competitors with "deskless" versions of its Office tools. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- August 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software. 
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
- August 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hosting partners live on the edge as Microsoft plays in their cloud. 
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
- August 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Mitchell Cannady, president and CEO of Spinnaker Network Solutions, knew that selling Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online would change his company's course. He just had no idea how fast that would happen.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- August 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Apple Inc. took action on Friday to address the infamous  Domain Name System (DNS) problem. And none too soon.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- August 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    These are turbulent times for the software giant. The company is grappling with upheaval in the industry, in its leadership and in the way it deals with its partners. But one thing hasn't changed: Redmond and the channel still need each other to succeed.
                    
			            - By Lee  Pender
- August 01, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Reports are coming in that an AT&T Domain Name System (DNS) server may have been compromised with malicious code that exploits a vulnerability reported earlier this month. This apparently is the first instance of the exploit in the wild.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- July 31, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is working on a project to develop a new operating system, code-named "Midori," but the company won't disclose the details at this time.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 30, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recently uncovered flaw with the Oracle WebLogic server allows users to gain entry to the software's server without a user name or password. 
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
- July 30, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- July 30, 2008