Security software vendor PC Tools on Friday fired the latest salvo in the argument over whether Windows Vista is as secure as Microsoft says it is. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 16, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and One Laptop per Child  announced an agreement Thursday to put Windows XP Professional on OLPC XO laptops in emerging markets along with Linux.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- May 16, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Evans Data research indicates only eight percent of developers in North America are writing applications for Vista, even though the OS has been live for 15 months. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- May 15, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A former Microsoft employee appears to be coming to the rescue of those suffering from the XP SP3 endless reboot cycle that can happen on computers with AMD processors
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- May 15, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and some independent security researchers had the blogosphere buzzing Wednesday over a series of denunciations after one company claimed that Vista was more vulnerable to malware and other exploits than previous operating systems.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 14, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A preview version of the server for small-to-medium businesses is now available, according to a Microsoft announcement that included pricing and licensing details.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 13, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Tuesday, Redmond rolled out four patches for the month of May as expected, with three deemed "Critical" and one "Moderate."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 13, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Office 2007 users will be able to get a new  service pack delivered automatically via Microsoft Update as early as mid-next  month. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 12, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An endless reboot problem associated with Windows service pack installations is back, but this time it is vexing some users who installed  XP SP3. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 12, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A bug that caused problems when backing up files in Windows Home Server has been fixed, according to an announcement issued by Microsoft on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 09, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft appealed penalty for noncompliance with an earlier European Commission antitrust ruling against the company. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 09, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three patches will target critical remote code execution exploits in Microsoft Office, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 08, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued the second community technology preview of its scripting and management tool for servers using Windows operating systems.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 07, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft said that users of Windows XP can now gain access to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 06, 2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft executive involved with the company's Windows  Live efforts outlined some of the company's ideas about cloud-based computing  and social networking technologies today. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 06, 2008