Microsoft on Monday announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
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                    A few organizational changes will be coming to Microsoft's Server and Tools Business (STB) segment in July, Microsoft announced this week. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Apple Inc.'s market capitalization on Wednesday surpassed that of Microsoft Corp.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Application Infrastructure Virtual Conference highlights integration between new cloud-savvy, .NET middleware and Microsoft's integration server.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
 - 05/20/2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As expected, Microsoft released its federated identity management AD upgrade. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 05/06/2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Novell aims to tackle big competitors with its cloud-computing offerings.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
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                    The memories of working in the IT industry in a post-Cold-War Russia remain vivid for Virsto CTO Alex Miroshnichenko.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Upcoming federated ID management technology promises to improve authentication across both server and cloud. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 04/23/2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unified compute platform ties Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manager with storage, networking and blade servers
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 04/19/2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday released to manufacturing two new products in its System Center suite -- System Center Essentials 2010 and Data Protection Manager 2010.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - 04/19/2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google, Microsoft and Amazon pitched their respective cloud offerings during the keynote panel session at Interop New York Thursday. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 11/20/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yousef Khalidi talked about Microsoft's new Azure cloud services at the Interop trade show on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 11/20/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprise customers that start to use cloud services will also host applications and/or data on premises. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 11/19/2009