Identity management is gaining prominence as a way to authenticate users across multiple platforms. 
                    
			            - By David  Doane
- July 01, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A hacker managed a rare feat Wednesday, successfully attacking a Web page within Microsoft's U.K. domain and replacing the page with several graphics related to Saudi Arabia.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Employees who work in Microsoft's Security Response Center (MSRC) can breathe easy: they don't have the worst job in science. Just the sixth worst.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. will sell "affordable" Windows computers aimed at students in India.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- June 28, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Earlier this week, Microsoft put exam 70-621 up for general availability. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- June 28, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft executive this week confirmed that Microsoft is close to offering a first step to help remedy the problem of Vista "downgrade rights," which posed complications for partners.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- June 28, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new August offering by virtual lab maker Surgient will add support for two key enterprise virtualization products: VMware ESX Server 3 and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 28, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The CTP release makes it appear increasingly likely that the successor to Windows Server 2003 will be shipped early next year.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 27, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two Microsoft partners closed deals to join Microsoft or to sell their intellectual property to the software giant.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- June 26, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Results of CDW's survey of 753 U.S. IT decision-makers. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- June 26, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft-Google spitting match over desktop search is getting wetter every day, with Google now claiming that Microsoft's remedies don't go far enough, and Microsoft arguing that Google has a bad case of sour grapes.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 26, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Partners do their best to help customers survive the worst.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 26, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unless there's a pressing need in your environment, you might want to hold off on installing the beta of Apple's Safari browser for Windows, as every day seems to bring a new bug report.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- June 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A North African man and his wife went on trial Wednesday on charges they ran Web sites that supported al-Qaida-linked groups with videos of people killed by terrorists and information on how to make bombs.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- June 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A missing computer backup tape containing personal information on state employees also holds the names and Social Security numbers of 225,000 taxpayers, Gov. Ted Strickland said.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- June 21, 2007