Microsoft opens plant in Puerto Rico to make Office 2007, Windows Vista programs.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 05, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Storage virtualization vendor DataCore Software announced it is shipping its SANmelody Virtual Infrastructure Foundation – a low-cost, entry-level virtualization solution for small and mid-sized businesses. 
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 05, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced today that next week's Patch Tuesday will include 11 patches, with at least two rated critical.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- October 05, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft to offer beta test for exam aimed at candidates who work with Windows Server 2003 in a hosted scenario.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- October 05, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With Windows Vista's promised ship date to corporate customers less than two months away, the rumor mill has been going wild with reports of phantom release candidate sightings. The latest is that Microsoft may release a new test build on Friday. 
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 05, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and EMC Corp. announced this week they are further expanding their cooperative marketing relationship by working to integrate Office SharePoint Server 2007 with the storage company's Documentum content management product. 
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 04, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unlicensed copies will run temporarily, slowly restricting access to features over time as copies continue to be used without registration. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 04, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp.'s forthcoming Windows Vista will take much harsher steps to curtail piracy than previous versions of its operating system, including crippling the usefulness of computers found to be running unlicensed copies of the new software.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 04, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced it has acquired DesktopStandard Corp., a smaller firm that develops Group Policy-based enterprise desktop management products.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 03, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft lodges formal appeal against $357 million EU antitrust fine.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 03, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization vendor VMware will ship this week the latest iteration of its infrastructure bundle as well as the beta of a third-generation virtual machine conversion utility.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 03, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Paying close attention to the particulars of your e-mail boundary can save you a lot of security grief.
                    
			            - By Michael  Donnelly
- October 01, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 can put a company online in a single day, but using the solution effectively requires a solid knowledge base.
                    
			            - By Lafe  Low
- October 01, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Born from VAR roots, the Windows admin tool vendor ScriptLogic treats its partners and customers like gold. 
                    
			            - By Paul  Desmond
- October 01, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's partner program, now 380,000 companies strong, might have more to do with the company's success than even Microsoft initially imagined.
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
- October 01, 2006