VMware vSphere 4 now available
VMware has announced the general availability of the vSphere 4 family of products that enables private clouds while virtualizing IT infrastructure.
Exchange Server 2007 service pack coming in third quarter
Those who want to make Exchange Server 2007 work with Microsoft's newest e-mail server release -- Exchange Server 2010 -- will need to first apply the SP2 upgrade.
Microsoft releases Office Open XML document-formatting tools
Microsoft has released new tools to further extend the compatibility and interoperability of Office Open XML document formats used in Microsoft Office 2007.
Microsoft releases second beta of Geneva ID management server
Geneva Server runs a security token service that issues and transforms claims to help manage user identities for authentication.
Microsoft to test cloud-based data sharing
'Project Huron' aims to address security and scalability issues associated with accessing data over the Internet.
Microsoft releases service pack for Office 2007
The service pack includes a number of performance and feature improvements, along with some document format extensions in the Office suite.
Windows 7 release candidate leaked
The release candidate version of the Windows 7 operating system has apparently hit the streets in the form of various leaked peer-to-peer BitTorrent distributions.
IE settings may enable intranet intrusions
Default security settings in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could open a company's intranet to hacking attacks.
Service pack for SQL Server 2008
Microsoft has released the first server pack for SQL Server 2008, which provides updates to the relational database management system but no new features.
Windows 7 Release Candidate on the horizon
Microsoft may be trying to send a message that the next release of Windows 7 will happen in May.
Microsoft expands Internet Explorer 8 bug hunt
Bugs that didn't get fixed in the final version of IE 8 are currently under review by Microsoft's Internet Explorer team.
Windows 7 gets fine-tuning, new features
Microsoft describes more user interface tweaks and bug fixes being carried out by the Windows 7 engineering team in preparation for the release candidate version of the operating system.
Microsoft: Windows 7 reincarnates old apps
A Microsoft team has found 30 applications that will work on Windows 7 even though those applications failed to work on the older Vista operating system.
Multiple features can be disabled in Windows 7
Microsoft will expand the list of features that can be disabled when the Windows 7 Release Candidate becomes available, and it includes the ability to turn off Internet Explorer 8.
Microsoft issues Windows 7 Beta update
The patch is designed to fix a special version of Internet Explorer 8 that shipped with the Windows 7 Beta. About 10 percent of users were affected by reliability problems, which mostly stemmed from Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe Acrobat plug-ins to IE8.
Vista SP2 Release Candidate available
TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network subscribers now have access to the Release Candidate version of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Gazelle browser leaps forward with security
Gazelle uses a browser-based operating system called a browser kernel that is "resilient to memory attacks," according to researchers.
New data warehouse SQL Server solutions
Microsoft has released preconfigured data warehouse reference architectures that incorporate Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
Microsoft, Red Hat cooperate on virtualization support
Microsoft and Red Hat inked a deal to ensure that Windows operating systems and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OSes can run as virtual machines on each other's platforms.
IT planning toolkit now supports Windows 7
Microsoft has followed up on the release of its Windows 7 Beta by rolling out another build of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit.
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