Security software vendor PC Tools on Friday fired the latest salvo in the argument over whether Windows Vista is as secure as Microsoft says it is.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/16/2008
Evans Data research indicates only eight percent of developers in North America are writing applications for Vista, even though the OS has been live for 15 months.
Concerns over SQL Server 2008’s third-quarter release date stoked by SQL Server 2005 SP3 release.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/15/2008
Microsoft on Tuesday released Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 for Mac, the first major update to what the company called its most successful Mac Office launch in 19 years (in terms of sales volume).
SQL injection attacks stir up concerns over weaknesses in databases and
coding practices.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/15/2008
A former Microsoft employee appears to be coming to the rescue of those suffering from the XP SP3 endless reboot cycle that can happen on computers with AMD processors
Developers critique Microsoft's Software plus Services release.
- By John K. Waters
- 05/15/2008
BMC Software plans to release its Application Problem Resolution System 7.0 for monitoring application code.
- By Michael Desmond
- 05/15/2008
Codemesh bridges the Java-to-.NET gap at Deutsche Post.
- By John K. Waters
- 05/15/2008
Fortify Software’s new software suite brings information security into the development process.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 05/15/2008
Telerik launches updated version of RadControls, which supports Office SharePoint Server and DotNetNuke, among other platforms.
- By Michael Desmond
- 05/15/2008
Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates spent a lot of time today talking about "empowering the workers" at the Microsoft's 12th annual CEO Summit 2008 in Redmond, Wash., where he gave a keynote speech.
Microsoft and some independent security researchers had the blogosphere buzzing Wednesday over a series of denunciations after one company claimed that Vista was more vulnerable to malware and other exploits than previous operating systems.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/14/2008
The Wall Street Journal reported today that investor Carl Icahn purchased about 50 million shares of Yahoo (3.5 percent of total shares) following Microsoft's failed acquisition bid for the company, citing an unnamed source.
On Tuesday, Redmond rolled out four patches for the month of May as expected, with three deemed "Critical" and one "Moderate."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/13/2008
Organizations still aren't doing enough to protect their data from Web application vulnerabilities, according to a study released Tuesday by security firm Cenzic.
A consultancy to the U.K. government has forwarded complaints about Microsoft's licensing and interoperability practices to the European Commission (EC), according to an announcement issued by the Becta consulting group yesterday.
IT pros are having a hard time balancing security, software patch management and IT auditing with a host of other duties, says a Shavlik Technologies survey.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/12/2008
On Monday Microsoft released the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 beta bits for public download.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 05/12/2008
They're small and easy to create. They multiply like rabbits. The best become immensely popular very quickly and are forgotten just as fast. And they are changing the face of application development.
- By Joab Jackson
- 05/12/2008