Microsoft has joined the Open Source Census as a sponsor, according to an announcement issued by OpenLogic, which founded the group.
Microsoft works to correct issue that kept some administrators using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 from downloading the latest security updates.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/16/2008
International Association for Software Architects aims to establish a support network for architects nationwide.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/15/2008
Mixed .NET and Java application deployment platforms promote new interoperability initiatives.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 and Hyper-V are the foundations for the
newly revamped MSDN.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/15/2008
Next Office 2007 Service Pack will include native read/write support for XML-based OpenDocument Format files.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/15/2008
IBM’s Rational Software unit set to release Team Concert version
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Microsoft releases Mobile Device Manager 2008 with improved support for Windows Mobile devices and third-party tools.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Redmond's chairman uses Tech-Ed keynote to talk up 'Oslo,' 'Velocity,' Silverlight and other dev tools.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/15/2008
Xenocode releases Virtual Application Studio tool suite.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/15/2008
Google's first major developer conference focuses on improvements to 'Gears,' its cloud-based browser extension.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Verizon Business reports that more than half of the data breaches on enterprise systems go undetected and are caused by general negligence and lax security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/13/2008
Yahoo today said its talks with Microsoft focusing on acquiring all or part of the company are officially over -- a position that Microsoft appears to be at least partially disputing.
A speech given yesterday by Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for competition, skewered Microsoft without mentioning the company by name.
Due to objections from four countries, the International Organization for Standardization has temporarily put a hold on publishing Microsoft Office Open XML as an ISO standard.
- By Joab Jackson
- 06/10/2008
Microsoft released seven patches for its June rollout of security fixes. As expected, three are labeled "critical," three "important" and one "moderate."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/10/2008
Technology reporter Mary Jo Foley discovered a Microsoft FAQ that appears to indicate Microsoft's official name for the next version of Office.
Microsoft rolled out Release Candidate 0 (RC0) of SQL Server 2008, which is available for evaluation by developers and database administrators who want an early look at the relational database management system.
The director of Microsoft's Open Source Software Lab Sam Ramji posted an apology on Friday for not releasing the source code for one of its open source projects.
In a bid to modernize the embedded version of its Windows software, Microsoft this week has released the community technology preview (CTP) of a newly revamped version set to ship by year's end.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/05/2008