Driven by compliance and public confidence issues, information security is expected to expand dramatically over the next few years, according to new research released by Frost & Sullivan and (ISC)². 
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- April 23, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The tax filing season has passed, the economic stimulus rebate season is upon us, and the phishers are changing their bait.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- April 23, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Novell have stepped up their collaborative efforts on open source operating system technology and intellectual property by moving their controversial enterprise Linux licensing agreement into the Chinese market.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 22, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out its Dynamics CRM Online platform today  as a generally available service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 22, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been released to manufacturing, according to a post on Microsoft TechNet.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 21, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Security personnel in Redmond  are investigating a newly reported zero-day bug vulnerability in Microsoft  operating systems and server systems.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is finally tuning up its Microsoft Developer Network site and promises to resolve long-running frustrations developers have encountered working with it.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hundreds of executives at some of America's most well-known companies received e-mails that they probably didn't want to get -- even if those messages weren't a hoax.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The PCI Security Standards Council this week announced plans to issue new guidelines that it hopes will give transaction application developers and security specialists a clear direction to the path of least resistance when it comes to assessing risks surrounding customer and vendor data -- most notably, credit card and payment information. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft revealed "Albany," a consumer-oriented hosted service that provides Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications, plus security and collaboration tools.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 18, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced through two blogs that it plans to release the next service pack to SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 3 (SP3).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 17, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As of yesterday, Vista Service Pack 1 is now generally available  in all 36 supported languages.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 16, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sun Microsystems's acquisition of MySQL was "a  billion-dollar vote for the LAMP stack." 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- April 16, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Vista might be getting dinged in the press lately, but it's not stopping anyone from seeking the MCTS: Vista -- Configuration certification. In fact, the title appear to be one of the hottest of the new-generation MCP exams.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- April 15, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    All About Microsoft's Mary Jo Foley reported Monday that William Poole, one of the Windows executives who oversaw the development of Vista, has left the company.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- April 15, 2008