Microsoft is seeing an increase in the number of malware attacks exploiting a security hole supposedly addressed by a recent patch.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- November 26, 2008
Facing criticism that the beta of its Web Platform Installer didn't support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft addressed that complaint with the release candidate made available yesterday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 25, 2008
Windows Vista may have a potential buffer-overflow security problem, according to researchers at Innsbruck, Austria-based enterprise security firm Phion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 24, 2008
Microsoft today previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 19, 2008
Redmond is rolling out a free anti-virus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- November 19, 2008
Microsoft has opened another consumer-oriented electronic software distribution (ESD) point, this time serving U.S. customers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2008
Court documents may contain a "smoking gun" reference to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's participation in a crucial decision to downgrade capabilities needed to gain Windows Vista Capable certification in new PCs.
- By Jim Barthold
- November 17, 2008
SharePoint 2007 migrations are simple enough, but beware of hidden dangers. Here's a look at some of the more common upgrade and migration problems.
- By Brien Posey
- November 14, 2008
Microsoft's Office Web applications, announced late last month at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, will work on "multiple platforms" including Apple's iPhone, according to a Microsoft Channel 10 blog.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 14, 2008
Microsoft has come clean and confirmed that it took seven years to deliver its Server Message Block (SMB) fix.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- November 13, 2008
Microsoft plans to roll out updates to its Windows Live services and Windows Live Essentials offerings, which are aimed at consumer users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 13, 2008
It has taken years and a few concept findings by hackers for Microsoft to finally patch its Server Message Block (SMB) vulnerability, but the point is that it's finally done, security experts say.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- November 12, 2008
Microsoft executive David Treadwell today provided a few more details about the company's Azure Services Platform in a Webinar aimed at the investment community.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 12, 2008
Microsoft has developed four demonstration applications that showcase its Live Mesh cloud-based data synchronization service, according to a report issued on Tuesday by veteran Microsoft watcher, Mary-Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 11, 2008
Redmond rolled out two patches on Tuesday -- one deemed "critical" and one "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- November 11, 2008