Microsoft announced some SharePoint product updates that may have  gotten trampled under a stampede of information flowing out of Redmond this week.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    ESXi isn't the end of the line for our beloved command line.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 05/01/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization continues to shine amid economic distress in other IT segments. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The future of desktop virtualization may hinge on display protocols. VMware and Citrix take different paths: Which company is likely to win?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    While most companies in IT are hoping to just ride out the recession storm, those in the virtualization space are finding clearer skies.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WANem makes it easy to simulate low bandwidth and latency conditions.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Certification is still relatively rare in the virtualization field. That can work to your advantage, if you don't put it off.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    End users can contribute to virtual machine sprawl by using readily available, free downloads. Here are a few simple steps to head off problems before they begin.
                    
			            - By Danielle Ruest  and Nelson Ruest
- 05/01/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    PlateSpin Forge offers peace of mind at a reasonable price.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 05/01/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Embotics' V-Scout ends the days of tracking your virtual machines via spreadsheet.
                    
			            - By Brian  Mislavsky
- 05/01/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a Windows 7 Beta client update that fixes problems that a small number of users were experiencing with Internet Explorer 8 on the new OS.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a cumulative update to its application  virtualization solution, which now supports the Windows 7 Beta, according to an  announcement issued by the company on Thursday.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's technical team on Thursday reported progress on improvements  to the beta version of Windows 7, assuring testers that the team really cares  about user feedback.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Market researchers at IDC, who produce one of the most widely watched forecasts for IT spending, have revised the forecast for 2009 -- and it's "downward ho."
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- 02/26/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new report from IDC, announced on Wednesday, suggested  that the global economic malaise has already chipped away at the enterprise IT server  market.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is looking into public reports of a vulnerability in Excel  that could enable a remote code execution attack by hackers.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 02/25/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    TechNet and MSDN  subscribers now have access to the Release  Candidate version of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google is the latest Web browser maker to join the  plaintiff's side in a European Commission (EC) complaint against Microsoft's  Internet Explorer distribution practices.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A team consisting of Microsoft Research personnel and university  staff members has demonstrated a potentially more secure Web browser called  Gazelle.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft provided a strategic update at a  financial analyst meeting in New York,  describing prospects for the company's second half of the fiscal year, which  ends in June.