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Multicore Chips Hitting 'Memory Wall,' Report Says

The silicon industry's plans to use multiple processor cores on the same chip to improve computer processing performance may have hit a bump on supercomputing highway.

Parallel Computing OpenCL 1.0 Spec Released; Gets AMD and Nvidia Support

The Khronos Group, an industry consortium specializing in dynamic media, has ratified and released the OpenCL 1.0 specification.

Analysts: Enterprise Architecture Key To Stopping Cyberattacks

Enterprise architecture must be a key part of the strategy used to protect computers and networks from cyberattacks, said Ron Ross, a National Institute of Standards and Technology senior computer scientist.

New CodePlex Release Helps Create Blog Portals

Microsoft on Friday released free open source code that can be used by Web developers to build online blogs.

Survey Highlights Open Source Perceptions, Pitfalls

If you use open source software (OSS), Gartner recommends you have an official OSS policy. But a surprising number of open source adopters are operating without one.

Microsoft Releases First BizTalk 2009 Server Beta

Microsoft released the public beta of BizTalk Server 2009 along with modules aimed at simplifying RFID deployments.

Virtualization: Another Aspect of Green IT

As IT managers develop strategies and deploy technologies to reduce power consumption in their facilities, they recognize virtualization does not only reduce server sprawl, it can also save energy.

Heavy Patch Tuesday Expected Next Week

The last "Patch Tuesday" of 2008 will be a busy one, with Microsoft planning to release eight fixes next week.

Sun's JavaFX Platform Goes Live

Sun Microsystems today began shipping version 1.0 of its JavaFX platform, the runtime and tools combo for content authors and Web developers building rich Internet applications (RIAs).

Windows 7 Beta Available in January 2009

Microsoft executive Bill Veghte answered a few questions about Microsoft's business strategies for the Windows product line at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference.

IT Security: Expect More Misery in 2009

This year, the IT industry reached an inflection point, where more new malicious programs were created than useful ones.

SP2 Beta Available for Vista and Windows Server 2008

A Service Pack 2 beta Vista and Windows Server 2008 is available for subscribers to MSDN and Microsoft TechNet.

Microsoft Slashes VS 2008 Prices

Redmond offers major discounts for Visual Studio 2008.

New Anti-Piracy Software for .NET

ByteShield’s Software Usage Management solution protects game and PC-application developers from would-be hackers.

Microsoft Program Sparking Start-Ups

BizSpark program offers start-up software makers access to Microsoft's tools, products, licenses and tech support.

The Road to 'Oslo'

Developers face a long trek to Microsoft's ambitious "Oslo" modeling vision.

Code Generation Made Easy

Microsoft works to promote the Text Template Transformation Toolkit, a code generator built into Visual Studio 2008.

Governance for .NET SOA Frameworks

Microsoft's Managed Services Engine, designed to facilitate enterprise SOA through service virtualization, gains SOA governance support.

UPDATED: Microsoft Offering $20 Billion for Yahoo Search?

Just days after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's declaration that Redmond was "done with all of these [acquisition] discussions with Yahoo," one newspaper is reporting that a deal is in the works.

Unpatched Systems at Risk From Worm, Microsoft Says

Microsoft is seeing an increase in the number of malware attacks exploiting a security hole supposedly addressed by a recent patch.

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