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.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to give the Windows Mobile a facelift which includes the launch of a Web-based sync service and a developer site.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 02/17/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware has released an update to Fusion, the company's desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Worldwide shipments of PC microprocessors plummeted in the fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08), according to a report announced on Wednesday by the International Data Group (IDC).
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- 02/11/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A weakened economy will serve as a catalyst to push enterprises  from on-premise computing to accessing services over the Internet cloud, according  to Microsoft exec Doug Hauser, who delivered an address on Wednesday at the  Thomas Weisel 2009 Technology and Telecom Conference.
                    
			            - By Jim  Barthold
- 02/11/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Collaborative Software Initiative (CSI) today posted an  open letter to President Barack Obama on open source software.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 02/10/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond's February slate of security bulletins includes four patches -- two deemed "critical" and two "important."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 02/10/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's antitrust past has come back to haunt it, yet  again.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A debate erupted over the effectiveness of the user account control feature in Microsoft's beta release of Windows 7.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 02/05/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to rollout four security bulletins for this month's patch cycle on Tuesday, with two "critical" items and two "important" patches on the slate.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 02/05/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    EMC and Microsoft formally renewed a partnership on Tuesday,  extending their collaborative efforts on virtualization, content management and  security solutions for the enterprise market through 2011.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Despite gloomy economic projections, IT professionals may fare better than people working in other job sectors this year, according to Computer Economics report.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- 02/04/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has begun aggressively reaching out to the channel  to prepare for the release of Windows 7.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- 02/04/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described its product lineup plans for  its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system launch, expected in early 2010 or  possibly earlier.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Xenocode, the Seattle-based maker of virtualization tools, today released the latest version of its Virtual Application Studio, a developer-focused authoring environment for virtualizing existing Windows-based applications. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 02/02/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows XP powers "71 percent of PCs within North American and European enterprises," according to a report published last week by Forrester Research.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Users testing Microsoft's Windows 7 Beta have been asking Microsoft when it will release the final product, but Microsoft isn't saying right now, according to a Windows 7 team blog posted on Friday.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A dispute with the European Union might change how Microsoft  distributes its software in the region.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has advanced to the next testing phase by issuing Release Candidate "Escrow"-build versions of Service Pack 2.