Windows Server 2008 is on its way. With the first release candidate in the pipeline, it shouldn't be long before release to manufacturing and general availability.
- By Keith Ward
- October 05, 2007
Microsoft expects to release seven security patches with four "Critical" and three "Important" bulletins as part of its upcoming Patch Tuesday release.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- October 04, 2007
Microsoft yesterday announced the Get Genuine Windows Agreement.
- By Keith Ward and Michael Domingo
- October 03, 2007
Microsoft's new server products are supposed to sprout early in 2008. Partners prepared for those launches can expect a bumper crop of business later in the year.
- By Keith Ward
- October 01, 2007
Microsoft has decided to keep its forerunner, Windows XP, in sales and OEM channels for another five months.
- By Keith Ward
- September 27, 2007
Microsoft is rolling out changes to its search engine aimed at narrowing the gap between it and market leader Google Inc.
- By The Associated Press
- September 27, 2007
Microsoft has released a key "extra" that had been promised for months.
- By Keith Ward
- September 26, 2007
Windows Home Server (WHS), Microsoft's first-ever server for home use, gets its first update today.
- By Keith Ward
- September 25, 2007
Microsoft released several major updates for its Windows lineup today, including the first release candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2008 and the initial public beta for Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1.
- By Keith Ward
- September 24, 2007
A European think tank is recommending to the European Commission that computers sold abroad come without any operating system pre-loaded.
- By Keith Ward
- September 24, 2007
The no-cost alternatives for Microsoft Office just keep growing: IBM announced yesterday that it is now offering Lotus Symphony, a free suite of "enterprise-grade" software featuring word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications for Windows and Linux.
- By Becky Nagel
- September 19, 2007
Google Docs, which is trying to muscle in on Microsoft's Office suite, has released its PowerPoint counterpart, known as "Google Presentations."
- By Keith Ward
- September 18, 2007
A European court upheld earlier ruling that Microsoft abused its monopoly position on several fronts.
- By Keith Ward
- September 17, 2007
Microsoft's update system is changing files on both Windows XP and Windows Vista -- even if a user disables automatic updates. Microsoft, however, calls it built-in behavior and no cause for alarm.
- By Keith Ward
- September 13, 2007
A group of states led by California asked a federal judge Tuesday to extend court oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices for five more years.
- By The Associated Press
- September 12, 2007