http://virtualizationreview.com/rss-feeds/news.aspx As expected, Microsoft today released two "important" patches in its March security update. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/09/microsoft-issues-march-patch-and-new-ie-advisory.aspx Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:09 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/09/microsoft-issues-march-patch-and-new-ie-advisory.aspx A Microsoft-funded report found that IE 8 outperformed four other browsers in protecting against socially engineered malware. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/09/ie-8-leads-in-malware-protection.aspx Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:17:12 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/09/ie-8-leads-in-malware-protection.aspx Microsoft's highest ranking partner executive on Wednesday plans to outline the company's cloud vision for partners. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/08/microsoft-to-rally-partners-to-the-cloud.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:11:10 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/08/microsoft-to-rally-partners-to-the-cloud.aspx Google took a step toward helping Microsoft Office users collaborate better over the Web by acquiring DocVerse on Friday. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/08/google-buys-office-solution-provider-docverse.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:43:15 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/08/google-buys-office-solution-provider-docverse.aspx Microsoft plans to release many of its 2010-branded products -- including Office 2010 -- to manufacturers next month. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/05/microsoft-2010-products-starting-april.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:08:16 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/05/microsoft-2010-products-starting-april.aspx Microsoft will discontinue development of its midmarket-focused Windows Essential Business Server (EBS), the company said Friday. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/05/microsoft-discontinue-essential-business-server.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:06:53 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/05/microsoft-discontinue-essential-business-server.aspx In his strongest public statement to date, CEO Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft is "all in" when it comes to the cloud. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/05/ballmer-bets-microsoft-on-cloud.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/05/ballmer-bets-microsoft-on-cloud.aspx Microsoft cited progress on IE 8 use on Tuesday, suggesting that more Web developers are trusting the user experience with its newest browser. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/03/microsoft-ie-8-friendly-sites-on-rise.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:38:57 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/03/microsoft-ie-8-friendly-sites-on-rise.aspx $2 billion offer from hedge fund sparks speculation of rival bids from Cisco, HP and Microsoft. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/03/hedge-fund-makes-unsolicited-bid-for-novell.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:34:01 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/03/hedge-fund-makes-unsolicited-bid-for-novell.aspx Microsoft released a community technology preview (CTP) of its U-Prove cryptographic tech, and opened up its patented crypto algorithms under the company's Open Specification Promise (OSP) http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/03/microsoft-releases-preview-of-uprove.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:14:02 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/03/microsoft-releases-preview-of-uprove.aspx Microsoft offering SKU upgrades, MSDN subscriptions to retail buyers of Visual Studio. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/02/vs2010-promotions.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:25:08 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/02/vs2010-promotions.aspx The speaker lineup at this year's annual RSA Security Conference and Expo, underway this week in San Francisco, is packing some serious federal heat. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/02/rsa-2010-cloud-security-cybersecurity-feds.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:52:47 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/02/rsa-2010-cloud-security-cybersecurity-feds.aspx More than 8,000 developers have downloaded the first test build since its release at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference in November. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/windows-server-appfabric-beta-2-hits-feature-complete-milestone.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:06:11 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/windows-server-appfabric-beta-2-hits-feature-complete-milestone.aspx With today's deadline looming, here's how this editor handled his Windows 7 migration. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/free-ride-ends-for-windows-7-rc-testers.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:12:45 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/free-ride-ends-for-windows-7-rc-testers.aspx New functionality in Visual Studio Team System 2010 supports the Agile dev trend. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/developers-mix-and-match-agile-approaches.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/developers-mix-and-match-agile-approaches.aspx The new Dotfuscator Software Services in Visual Studio 2010 moves beyond obfuscation with the community edition of PreEmptive's Runtime Intelligence Service for .NET. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/26/open-source-starter-kit-builds-runtime-repository-for-vs-2010-dotfuscator-suite.aspx Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:59:55 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/26/open-source-starter-kit-builds-runtime-repository-for-vs-2010-dotfuscator-suite.aspx Leading ALM firm targets Scrum-based project management with acquisition. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/26/collabnet-acquires-danube.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:21:22 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/26/collabnet-acquires-danube.aspx Products with lapsing service support include Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista RTM, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/26/support-expiring-for-aging-windows-products.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:06:51 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/26/support-expiring-for-aging-windows-products.aspx The company publishes technical documentation for Outlook's .pst file format as an Open Specification. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/25/microsoft-releases-key-specs-for-outlook-and-office.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:20:43 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/25/microsoft-releases-key-specs-for-outlook-and-office.aspx Bob Muglia's talk at a Goldman Sachs technology event on Tuesday was chock full of forward-looking statements. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/24/microsoft-sells-the-cloud-at-goldman-sachs-event.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:16:48 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/24/microsoft-sells-the-cloud-at-goldman-sachs-event.aspx Microsoft signed a "patent cross-license" deal with Amazon.com regarding Amazon's Kindle e-reader device and "Linux-based servers." http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/23/microsoft-and-amazon-ink-confidential-ip-deal.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:12:18 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/23/microsoft-and-amazon-ink-confidential-ip-deal.aspx More than 172 million smartphones were sold in 2009, an increase of nearly 24 percent from 2008, but the number of devices based on Windows Mobile declined 8 percent. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/23/windows-mobile-share-drops.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:55:42 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/23/windows-mobile-share-drops.aspx Microsoft further explained its mobile strategy in a Webcast today aimed at investors. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/22/microsoft-promises-new-approach-with-windows-phone-7.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:27:34 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/22/microsoft-promises-new-approach-with-windows-phone-7.aspx Microsoft released a new version of its Windows Azure Service Management (WASM) Cmdlets for PowerShell last week. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/22/microsoft-updates-azure-provisioning-tool.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:08:08 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/22/microsoft-updates-azure-provisioning-tool.aspx The popular tool's first commercial extension is a Visual Studio add-in for debugging third-party assemblies. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/19/red-gate-launches-net-reflector-pro.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:33:28 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/19/red-gate-launches-net-reflector-pro.aspx Infrastructure upgrades after the economic slump will drive database deployment and development as competition heats up among Microsoft and other vendors, according to a new survey by Information Technology Intelligence Corp. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/18/survey-shows-database-upgrades-to-increase.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:56:40 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/18/survey-shows-database-upgrades-to-increase.aspx A new study describes the top 25 programming errors that can open up security holes in software. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/18/report-profiles-top-software-security-coding-errors.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:12:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/18/report-profiles-top-software-security-coding-errors.aspx Microsoft plans to talk about Internet Explorer 9 at its MIX 10 event for Web developers next month. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/17/microsoft-to-disclose-ie-9-details-march.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:16:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/17/microsoft-to-disclose-ie-9-details-march.aspx Microsoft patched a flaw related to IntelliSense and addressed other concerns as the dev community tests the final pre-release version of VS 2010. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/17/vs-2010-rc-patched.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:31:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/17/vs-2010-rc-patched.aspx Microsoft on Friday announced when it will release new service packs for two of its SQL Server products. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/microsoft-to-release-sql-server-sps.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:26:22 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/microsoft-to-release-sql-server-sps.aspx Microsoft changed its product naming scheme for its embedded operating system family, taking a cue from its Windows 7 desktop OS. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/microsoft-embedded-oses-get-windows-7-branding.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:22:42 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/microsoft-embedded-oses-get-windows-7-branding.aspx Maturing frameworks and rich Internet application platforms like Silverlight and Adobe Flash/AIR may change the way developers target client platforms. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/ria-multi-channel-app-strategies.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:21:43 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/ria-multi-channel-app-strategies.aspx Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 Series raises questions for ISVs, partners, developers and enterprise customers. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/developers-await-windows-phone-7-specs.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/16/developers-await-windows-phone-7-specs.aspx Microsoft has launched an ambitious new mobile platform that is a major departure from its existing Windows Mobile offering. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/15/microsoft-launches-windows-phone-7-series.aspx Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:34:16 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/15/microsoft-launches-windows-phone-7-series.aspx A report issued last week by Forrester Research found generally positive views about Windows 7 among some early adopters. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/09/windows-7-early-adopters-described-in-report.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:02:55 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/09/windows-7-early-adopters-described-in-report.aspx Early reports by developers indicate vast speed and performance improvements. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/09/microsoft-releases-vs2010-rc.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:31:43 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/09/microsoft-releases-vs2010-rc.aspx Oracle today said it has agreed to acquire AmberPoint, a supplier of software for managing service-oriented architectures, for an undisclosed sum. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/08/oracle-beefs-up-soa-with-amberpoint-deal.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:23:05 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/08/oracle-beefs-up-soa-with-amberpoint-deal.aspx Microsoft plans to eventually discontinue offering its standalone versions of FAST enterprise search products for Linux and Unix. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/05/fast-search-will-be-a-windows-only-product.aspx Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:39:24 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/05/fast-search-will-be-a-windows-only-product.aspx Academic researchers can now apply for free access to Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud services. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/05/microsoft-and-nsf-open-azure-to-researchers.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:35:49 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/05/microsoft-and-nsf-open-azure-to-researchers.aspx Apple's new tablet PC was announced amid a roar of pre-release hype. What does it mean for .NET developers? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/04/ipad-impacts-net-developers.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:37:06 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/04/ipad-impacts-net-developers.aspx Microsoft Office 2010 reached the release candidate milestone this week, bringing the development process one step closer to the product's planned June release. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/04/office-2010-hits-rc-stage.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:10:37 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/04/office-2010-hits-rc-stage.aspx Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure cloud services are now generally available, ending the free test period. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/azure-cloud-service-now-available.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:12:54 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/azure-cloud-service-now-available.aspx It remains to be seen whether the slate-based iPad will help or hurt the prospects of PC-based alternatives with a similar form factor. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/pc-makers-to-challenge-ipad.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:28:22 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/pc-makers-to-challenge-ipad.aspx Will the Dev10 improvements be worth it if the result is slower performance? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/vs2010-release-candidate-expected-this-month.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/vs2010-release-candidate-expected-this-month.aspx Public safety managers must begin moving into the cloud, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday at the company's annual Public Safety Symposium. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/28/ballmer-pushes-cloud-for-public-safety-agencies.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:04:33 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/28/ballmer-pushes-cloud-for-public-safety-agencies.aspx Oracle Cloud Office is the next generation of Sun's OpenOffice, company officials revealed. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/28/oracle-to-take-on-microsoft-office.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:11:22 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/28/oracle-to-take-on-microsoft-office.aspx A former Microsoft employee apparently disclosed RTM dates for future Microsoft products, including "Office 2012," "Windows Server 2012" and "Windows 8." http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/27/windows-8-release-date-possibly-leaked.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:30:54 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/27/windows-8-release-date-possibly-leaked.aspx Oracle plans to invest heavily in developing and selling hardware bundled with applications and database software. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/27/oracle-to-announce-sun-road-map.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:10:57 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/27/oracle-to-announce-sun-road-map.aspx Microsoft's court loss to i4i LP has spawned a make-shift tool to check for patent-infringing technology in Word files. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/22/tool-checks-for-custom-xml-in-word-files.aspx Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:47:50 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/22/tool-checks-for-custom-xml-in-word-files.aspx Microsoft is aligning with former rival Intuit to help bring Intuit's large contingent of QuickBooks users into the cloud. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/microsoft-intuit-strike-cloud-pact.aspx Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:38:05 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/microsoft-intuit-strike-cloud-pact.aspx A Microsoft official said this week the government must revise out-of-date statutes and lay new legislative groundwork to keep pace with technology. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/microsoft-to-congress-time-to-seed-cloud.aspx Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:59:18 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/microsoft-to-congress-time-to-seed-cloud.aspx The company updates its Quince community-based patterns portal with a professional service for collaboration and storage. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/infragistics-expands-ux-patterns-explorer.aspx Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:54:02 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/infragistics-expands-ux-patterns-explorer.aspx The European Commission today cleared Oracle's $7.4 billion agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems, paving the way for the two companies to close the deal. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/oracle-sun-deal-gets-green-light.aspx Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/oracle-sun-deal-gets-green-light.aspx Microsoft has tacitly acknowledged that it will have something to say after all about its next-generation mobile platform, including a possible Windows Phone in March. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/20/microsoft-puts-windows-phone-on-mix-agenda.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/20/microsoft-puts-windows-phone-on-mix-agenda.aspx The organization that oversees global allocation of IP addresses announced that less than 10 percent of the available IPv4 address space remains unallocated. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/20/internet-addresses-running-out.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/20/internet-addresses-running-out.aspx Microsoft on Tuesday said SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of its database, will be generally available in May. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/19/sql-server-2008-r2-ship-may.aspx Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:56:51 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/19/sql-server-2008-r2-ship-may.aspx At the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council, representatives from Google and Microsoft debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/15/microsoft-google-debate-cloud-future.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:16:29 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/15/microsoft-google-debate-cloud-future.aspx The next versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework will be delayed by only three weeks, according to a brief announcement by Microsoft http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/15/vs2010-set-for-april-launch.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:48:29 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/15/vs2010-set-for-april-launch.aspx Microsoft on Tuesday released a free search engine optimization tool for Web sites. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/13/microsoft-offers-free-web-search-tool.aspx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:48:14 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/13/microsoft-offers-free-web-search-tool.aspx Microsoft and HP disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation datacenter technology and application infrastructure. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/13/microsoft-hp-ink-cloud-virtualization-pact.aspx Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:24:01 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/13/microsoft-hp-ink-cloud-virtualization-pact.aspx