News


MySQL Gives .NET High Five

There was a lot of head scratching at this year's MySQL Conference and Expo when Microsoft was singled out for its contributions to open source development.

Phishers Targeting Your Tax Dollars

A new phishing scam is targeting debit-card accounts used to deliver government benefits payments in 15 states.

2008 Worldwide Partner Conference: Houston Highlights

The Lone Star State's largest city offers plenty of extracurricular activities for attendees at this year's Worldwide Partner Conference.

Microsoft and Yahoo: No Deal

By the Numbers

Reading the Tea Leaves on 'Windows 7'

What we know -- so far -- about the next version of the Windows client.

Too Close for Comfort?

In a deal that could spell trouble for Dynamics partners, Salesforce.com and Google are integrating some of their key CRM and productivity apps.

EMC Tangos with Conchango

The storage giant's acquisition of the British consulting firm provides a stepping stone for expansion in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Update Blocker Expires This Month for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Redmond is discontinuing its update blocker tool function for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 users, Microsoft announced this week.

Microsoft Revamps MSDN and TechNet

Microsoft late last week launched a revamped iteration of its highly trafficked resource sites for developers and IT professionals.

Symantec App Suspect in XP SP3 Registry Problem

Symantec officials described a workaround to a problem that has affected some users upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3 who also use Symantec's security solutions.

More VMware Buzz as B-hive Acquisition Announced

When you have most of the marbles, it never hurts to have a few more.

Small Business Server 2008 Preview Released

Microsoft yesterday issued a public preview of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 RC0.

AtMail Launches Open Source Exchange Alternative

Last week, an open source variant of AtMail's commercial Webmail offering was released to the public.

Computing Execs Form PAC To Fight Calif. IT Services Tax Proposal

With California facing a $16 billion budget deficit, representatives are looking for new ways to make up for the shortfall.

EC Launches IPv6 Adoption Initiative

The European Commission (EC) this week announced plans to encourage its member governments, industry, Internet service providers and the public to adopt IPv6 networking in the next few years.

Cisco Discloses Serious IOS Flaw

Cisco Systems Inc. last week alerted users to multiple vulnerabilities in the Secure Shell (SSH) server implementation that ships with version 12.4 of its Internetwork Operating System (IOS).

Windows 7 Demo Focuses on Touch Interface

A touch user interface turned out to be the big surprise in Windows 7, the latest operating system being developed by Microsoft.

ISA Server 2006 SP1 Planned for This Summer

Sometime this summer, Microsoft plans to roll out Service Pack 1 for Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 according to a recent team blog announcement.

ICANN Takes Action Against Spam Havens

The organization that oversees administration of the Internet last week reported that it has sent enforcement notices to a handful of domain registrars identified as having registered the names of the majority of illicit Web sites using spam to generate traffic.