Developers can start building apps with the powerful tooling in Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 and Silverlight 4. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
 - 04/12/2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to end the support it provides on three of its flagship software products for Intel's Itanium processor.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix has released versions of its GoToMeeting and Receiver applications for iPad. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new zero-day Internet Explorer bug awaits IT pros returning from the holiday break.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - 11/30/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Java clustering infrastructure provider Terracotta has acquired the popular Quartz open-source job-scheduling software, filling a gap in its ability to support scaleout in virtualized environments. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - 11/30/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprise customers that start to use cloud services will also host applications and/or data on premises. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 11/19/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out multiple public betas at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - 11/18/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials briefed financial analysts on the company's cloud computing strategy at its Professional Developers Conference on Wednesday.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ray Ozzie kicked off Microsoft's 2009 Professional Developers Conference with a keynote that focused heavily on Windows Azure and cloud computing.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
 - 11/17/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is continuing to investigate holes in its Server Message Block file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - 11/16/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    AMD and Intel on Thursday agreed to a legal settlement in which Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 11/13/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's efforts on combating server-side Web vulnerabilities, as well as patching its Internet Explorer client, may be paying off.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - 11/13/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hewlett-Packard has said it will acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion in cash, in an agreement reached by both companies' boards.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 11/12/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix has launched a program aimed at accelerating enterprise virtual desktop deployments using the company's XenDesktop.
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
 - 11/12/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Earlier this week VMware announced VMware View 4, the latest version of its desktop virtualization product.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out six security fixes in its November patch on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - 11/10/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An organization's security has a lot to do with its E-mail system, a top security official at Microsoft suggested.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - 11/10/2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials announced the public release of Exchange 2010 on Monday.