Microsoft used the occasion of an open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.
An annual survey of IT organizations found rising trends toward deploying Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified communications solutions.
Big Blue's zEnterprise pools RISC and x86-based blades.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/23/2010
Long-term partners Citrix and Microsoft have extended their pact with a new program aimed at jointly serving enterprise customers' desktop and server virtualization requirements.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/23/2010
A council of global IT CIOs, in conjunction with research group Gartner Inc., has released a "code of conduct" for solution vendors on IT maintenance issues.
- By Herb Torrens
- 07/22/2010
Microsoft on Tuesday added an automated means to address a zero-day Windows Shell vulnerability described in a security advisory released late last week.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/21/2010
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week.
Dell Kace today rolled out a free browser virtualization solution that can help protect against Web threats.
Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
Microsoft last week released the next version of a free tool that provides upgrade advice for those using the company's flagship software products.
Microsoft, as expected, released four fixes in its July security update. Three are rated "critical" and one is deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/13/2010
Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft rolled out a second beta of its Windows Intune service on Monday, but availability is limited.
Microsoft plans to release four software fixes on Tuesday in its July security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/08/2010
Researchers last week described some issues that possibly affect the security of Windows systems and their components.
Proponents of cloud computing Thursday gave members of Congress an update on federal initiatives designed to achieve cost-savings and make the computing model more secure for wider agency adoption.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- 07/02/2010
Cisco Systems is the latest vendor to enter the tablet device market.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/30/2010
Computer Economics has painted a pessimistic view for IT budgets the near future.
Many federal IT employees are unsure how best to flatten networks.
- By Amber Corrin
- 06/22/2010
Microsoft touted its operating system interoperability partnership with Novell on Monday.