Month: August 2010

Microsoft bolsters partnerships in advance of OCS 14 release

Microsoft bolsters partnerships in advance of OCS 14 release Microsoft is building out its partner network to support the impending upgrade of its unified communications software, with a new deal with Polycom that will guarantee tens of millions of dollars in investment in new products and marketing programs. The multi-year agreement with Polycom, to be […]

InfoWorld review Microsoft ADFS 2.0 and Forefront Identity Manager 2010

InfoWorld review Microsoft ADFS 2.0 and Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Managing user access in businesses today is something like playing traffic cop in an intersection of a thousand roads. From Web-based applications to homegrown programs, from desktop PCs to the latest crop of smartphones, IT has to be able to control access to every sort […]

Microsoft gaming revenues up 30 percent this quarter

Microsoft gaming revenues up 30 percent this quarter Microsoft ended its fiscal year on June 30 and today reports making record numbers for their fourth quarter and their entire year. The gaming division, however, had some unusual ups and downs. For the quarter, things looked good. Microsoft MCTS Training sold 1.5 million consoles in Q4 […]

Microsoft posts preview of ASP.Net MVC 3

Microsoft posts preview of ASP.Net MVC 3 Microsoft MCTS Training is readying an update to its ASP.Net MVC (Model View Controller) technology for Web application development, leveraging the company’s new “Razor” view engine and offering enhancements for JavaScript. The company posted on Tuesday Preview 1 of ASP.Net MVC 3, which provides an MVC programming model […]

Microsoft confirms Russian spy was employee, report says

Microsoft confirms Russian spy was employee, report says Microsoft has confirmed that the “12th alleged member” of the recently exposed Russian spy ring worked for Microsoft MCTS Training at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., according to a new report by the Bloomberg news service. Top Russian spy ring technology screw-ups Bloomberg said a Microsoft […]

Microsoft Vows Tablet Comeback But When

Microsoft Vows Tablet Comeback But When Microsoft is hard at work preparing a Windows-based alternative to Apple’s already-popular iPad tablet, the company’s CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday. Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Asus, Lenovo, and Toshiba are cooperating with Microsoft MCTS Training on such a device, expected later this year, in a bid to catch up […]

Adobe joins Microsoft patch-reporting program

Adobe joins Microsoft patch-reporting program Adobe and Microsoft are now working together to give security companies a direct line into their bug-fixing efforts. By year’s end, Adobe will start using the Microsoft MCTS Training Active Protections Program (MAPP) to share details on its latest patches, according to Brad Arkin, Adobe’s director of product security and […]

Google Verizon in talks on net neutrality deal?

Google Verizon in talks on net neutrality deal? Google and Verizon are reportedly in talks over how to manage network traffic, an agreement that could influence how U.S. regulators view network neutrality, according to a report in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal. Verizon confirmed the talks have been ongoing with Google and the U.S. Federal Communications […]

5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about Part II

5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about Part II Each profile type has its own selection of applications and connections allowed through the firewall. For instance, in a home or small-business network marked Private, you might allow file and printer sharing, while on a network marked Public, you would likely disallow access […]

Microsoft VMware customers are Windows customers first

Microsoft VMware customers are Windows customers first Microsoft rarely finds itself in second place, but Microsoft’s head of server virtualization says he doesn’t mind playing catch-up to VMware in the hypervisor market. For one thing, Microsoft’s Mike Neil notes that Hyper-V’s market share is growing faster than VMware’s, and says “that’s a good position for […]

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