For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough. Now they want money.
- By The Associated Press
- July 23, 2007
Windows Vista could mark a turning point for Microsoft: it may be the first desktop operating system from Redmond that suffers on the sales side because its predecessor works so well.
- By Keith Ward
- July 23, 2007
Windows Vista has barely been in the hands of consumers six months, but its successor already has a ship date.
- By Keith Ward
- July 23, 2007
While Oracle is set to ship its next-generation database server this month for Linux, the Windows version is not far behind and will offer significant improvements for .NET developers.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 20, 2007
Watchfire has released AppScan 7.6, the latest installment of its application vulnerability analysis tool, and has rolled out a debut of AppScan OnDemand, a service for checking the security exposure of Web applications.
- By David Kopf
- July 20, 2007
Ask.com became the first major search engine to promise users it won't store data on their queries, giving the privacy conscious the option of conducting research on the Internet in relative anonymity.
- By The Associated Press
- July 20, 2007
There's growing confusion as to when Windows Vista SP1 is going to be released to the public, and even confusion about when it will be tested, and by whom.
- By Keith Ward
- July 19, 2007
Windows Home Server, Microsoft's first foray into what it hopes will be a lucrative market for consumer-oriented servers, has been released to manufacturing.
- By Keith Ward
- July 18, 2007
Tools vendor Infragistics today released NetAdvantage for .NET 2007 Volume 2, its latest set of presentation components for Windows Forms and ASP.NET.
- By Chris Kanaracus
- July 16, 2007
In just a couple of weeks, developers will be able to get their hands on the release candidate of Silverlight 1.0, Microsoft's new cross-platform browser media plug-in.
- By Chris Kanaracus
- July 16, 2007
Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.
- By The Associated Press
- July 13, 2007
Microsoft has jumped with both feet into the software plus services end of the pool, announcing the unveiling at its Worldwide Partner Conference this week of Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM.
- By Keith Ward
- July 12, 2007
The next version of Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft's home and small-business security product, has been released for a live public beta.
- By Keith Ward
- July 12, 2007
A stolen computer storage device contained more than twice the number of taxpayers' identifications than had been previously reported, Gov. Ted Strickland said Wednesday, but he emphasized there is still no indication the data have been compromised.
- By The Associated Press
- July 12, 2007
Microsoft plans to sink more money into Forefront, its comprehensive suite of tools for desktop, server and remote security, and its security partners stand to benefit -- perhaps substantially.
- By Keith Ward
- July 11, 2007