In announcing today that it will release to manufacturing Visual Studio 2008 this month, Microsoft is meeting the most optimistic forecasts for when the long anticipated upgrade to its flagship IDE would ship.
                    
			            - By Kathleen  Richards
- November 05, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
                    
			            - By Barbara  Darrow
- November 02, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The ongoing file format battle between proponents of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) took a surprising turn lthis week, when a key ODF proponent announced that it intended to abandon the ISO-approved specification.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- November 02, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
                    
			            - By Barbara  Darrow
- November 02, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft filed federal lawsuits against 20 companies allegedly distributing "counterfeit or infringing" software.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's almost impossible to be too cautious about safeguarding your company's creative assets -- and it's never too early to start taking defensive steps.
                    
			            - By Fred  Bayles
- November 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For customers struggling with managing multiple security wares for Exchange, Sunbelt offers an easy-to-use, all-in-one, multi-layered solution.
                    
			            - By Joanne  Cummings
- November 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A security vendor's high-profile commitment to the channel sales model this year appears to be paying off.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Earlier this year, a huge bust in China shut down a major pipeline that had been funneling pirated Microsoft and Symantec software to the U.S. market. Some partners helped the pirates. Some partners sided with authorities.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A coalition of privacy groups Wednesday called for creation of a "Do Not Track List," that would prohibit advertisers from tracking online movements of consumers.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- November 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A federal judge extends timeframe for considering several states' arguments for five additional years of oversight of Microsoft's competitive practices.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    McAfee Inc., a leading maker of computer antivirus software, said Tuesday it is buying ScanAlert Inc. for $51 million, adding to its Internet security offerings a service intended to help consumers feel safer shopping online.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 30, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Colleges and universities have done little over the last three years to improve information security, according to report.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- October 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The software giant attributes strong first quarter to sales of Halo 3, Windows and Office.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 26, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Live OneCare could be among the root causes of Microsoft's ongoing problems with unwanted automatic updates.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- October 25, 2007