Microsoft announced that the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) is now available to the general public.
In a move that promises to extend the appeal of the Spring Framework to enterprise developers, SpringSource on Monday said it has acquired Hyperic Inc., a supplier of open source Web application and infrastructure management.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/05/2009
Microsoft laid off an undisclosed number of employees today as part of a cost-cutting plan that was initiated back in January.
Microsoft announced that it is seeking customers willing to test their databases in a cloud-based data connectivity project.
As smartphone developers await the release of devices based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5, tinker with the recently released Google Android SDK, and pine over the one billionth iPhone app downloaded, a grassroots movement by some influential developers is pushing the adoption of an alternative mobile platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/04/2009
In a move promises to have significant ramifications for customers, partners and competitors, Oracle last monday announced its pending acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Microsoft announced some SharePoint product updates that may have gotten trampled under a stampede of information flowing out of Redmond this week.
How Adobe is handling critical vulnerability discovered in its Reader software gets mixed reaction from IT security experts.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/01/2009
The release candidate (RC) of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, can be downloaded today by Microsoft TechNet and MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscribers.
A research project born at the University of California, Santa Barbara this week jumped into the field of start-ups looking to offer cloud-based computing with an offering that bridges datacenters with public cloud services.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/30/2009
The general release date for Windows 7 on new PCs could be as early as this October, according to an Acer executive.
Microsoft rolled out Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 in its "release to manufacturing" form.
Windows XP Mode, a feature designed to help small businesses migrate to Windows 7, will be available as a beta for download on April 30.
Concerns about the security implications of evolving cloud computing technologies dominated last week's annual RSA Conference.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/28/2009
Service Pack 2 for the Microsoft Office 2007 product family is available for download at Microsoft Update.
Microsoft released its BizTalk Server 2009 enterprise application integration platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/27/2009
Microsoft last week described improved security features in its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, currently in beta release.
- By Herb Torrens
- 04/27/2009
Microsoft provided a couple of Windows 7 tidbits on Friday, confirming the availability of Windows 7 release candidate (RC) and describing a forthcoming virtualization capability in the new operating system.
The release candidate version of the Windows 7 operating system has apparently hit the streets in the form of various leaked peer-to-peer BitTorrent distributions.
Writing more secure software is not a simple task, but it can and should be done for applications, experts say.
- By William Jackson
- 04/24/2009