Microsoft Application Infrastructure Virtual Conference highlights integration between new cloud-savvy, .NET middleware and Microsoft's integration server.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- 05/20/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A report issued on Wednesday by Forrester Research chronicles the declining use of Windows XP, as well as Internet Explorer 6, as staples of the corporate desktop.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Read how IT pro Kirk Foutts used virtualization, Windows 7 and other technologies to create a reliable yet robust touchscreen device for his injured son.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Patch-management pioneer and long-time Microsoft partner Shavlik Technologies LLC revealed this week new cloud offerings that the company will use to distribute patch data and IT-management applications rapidly to customers.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out its latest version of Dynamics NAV 2009 today at Directions EMEA 2010 in Prague.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- 05/19/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a security advisory on Tuesday concerning a Windows component involved with desktop graphics display.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 05/19/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has been working with a security firm investigating a fundamental flaw in antivirus software for Windows.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 05/18/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix takes wraps off new XenClient, the first bare-metal client hyper-visor. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 05/17/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Network breaches represent the foremost nightmare scenario for IT pros, according to a report.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 05/12/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today released its Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 products to enterprise customers as part of a global launch event.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 05/12/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After a thick April patch, this month's security update, released today, is light with only two "critical" fixes.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 05/11/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft late last month released a few tools for IT shops that use Hyper-V virtualization.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft expects to deliver just two critical fixes in its May security update, arriving this Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 05/06/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As expected, Microsoft released its federated identity management AD upgrade. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 05/06/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering a kit designed to streamline the evaluation process for orgs considering its new software products.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- 05/05/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released versions of SQL Server 2008 R2 products to IT professionals on Monday.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday released an updated toolkit for System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Novell aims to tackle big competitors with its cloud-computing offerings.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix cashes in on its Xen offerings even as it competes and cooperates with its rivals. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization is rarely as simple to implement and manage as it has been made out to be. Here's what to look out for when planning your organization's next virtualization project.