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Microsoft Security Report Released

Security experts commented on Version 7 of Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report, which was announced this week.

Patch Tuesday: Expect Six Security Fixes

After a record-breaking Patch Tuesday in October, November's security update promises to be a bit lighter with six scheduled fixes, three deemed "critical" and three "important."

IBM Brings ALM to the Cloud

IBM today launched application lifecycle management and test and development tools for its public and private cloud-based services.

Telerik Offers Silverlight Advances and ORM for the Cloud

The Q3 release offers a native Silverlight report viewer and full ORM support for SQL Azure, among other enhancements.

Microsoft Readies SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature-Complete Preview

Microsoft on Tuesday said it will release the feature-complete preview of SQL Server 2008 R2, the first major upgrade of its flagship database platform in nearly two years.

'Fix It' Released for Windows 7 Upgrade Problem

Microsoft issued a "Fix it"-style patch on Tuesday for a Windows 7 upgrade problem that results in a system hang.

Salesforce.com and Adobe Pact Adds Flash to the Cloud

Companies will provide single IDE for developing enterprise-grade Flash and API apps deployed on Force.com.

Windows 7 Upgrade 'Hacks' Not Legal, Microsoft Suggests

Microsoft has been trying to clarify details on upgrading to Windows 7 for individual users, but it's been a bumpy ride at best.

Machine-Readable Web Still a Ways Off

Despite recent initiatives, the possibility of a machine-readable Web extolled by World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee still faces many obstacles, he admitted recently at a conference.

Developers Dig into Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Beta 2

Microsoft's flagship IDE is taking an incremental step forward with the second beta release of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.

Office 2010 App Compatibility Program To Launch

Microsoft is developing application compatibility tools for Office 2010 to help IT organizations migrate to the new productivity suite when it becomes available.

Help Enhancements Rolled Out for Windows 7

Microsoft this week described some new help tools for Windows 7 users, adding to its many product support resources.

Microsoft Investigating Windows 7 Upgrade Troubles

Microsoft is working on upgrade snags that some users have described when moving from Vista to Windows 7.

Microsoft Offers Mitigation Security Tool for ISVs

Microsoft wants you to know that even as you read this article, "people around the world are hunting for vulnerabilities in software applications."

White House Shift to Open Source Draws Mostly Praise

The White House's recent deployment of the Drupal open source content management system for its Web site has created a stir among industry observers.

SharePoint 2010 Dev Center Ramps Up, Adds BCS Resources

With the SharePoint 2010 beta only weeks away, Microsoft is ratcheting up developer training and other resources.

Microsoft Opens Windows to Eclipse Developers

Microsoft will let developers who use Eclipse-based IDEs integrate their Java and PHP applications with the latest versions of Windows, Silverlight and the forthcoming Azure cloud platform.

Developers To Get Easier Access to Outlook Data

New documentation helps developers access data objects and properties in .pst files.

Updates Help Coders Put Windows 7 Tech Into Vista apps

Microsoft releases APIs that support Windows 7 updates for Vista apps.

Amazon Sets Stage for Cloud Battle With Microsoft

In what could be an escalating war in the emerging arena of cloud-based computing services, Amazon today said it will let customers host relational data in its EC2 cloud service using the MySQL database The company today also said that it plans to slash the costs of its EC2 service by as much as 15 percent.

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