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Microsoft urges death of Windows gadgets as researchers plan disclosures

Reacts to upcoming revelations of gadget vulnerabilities at Black Hat by offering tool that kills feature in Vista, Windows 7 Computerworld – Just two weeks before researchers are to disclose bugs in Windows “gadgets” at Black Hat, Microsoft acknowledged unspecified security vulnerabilities in the small pieces of software supported by Vista and Windows 7. To […]

Microsoft customers see benefits of cloud OS; Windows 8, not so much

TechEd conference finds Microsoft pitching hard on Windows 8, cloud OS ORLANDO, Fla. — Microsoft wants its customers to know two things: that Windows 8 is ready for the enterprise and that it has products and services for creating flexible hybrid cloud environments — a cloud OS. Those are the two big messages the company […]

What to expect at TechEd North America 2012

As anyone who’s been to TechEd will attest, the event is not a sprint; it’s a marathon. With hundreds of technical sessions, workshops, labs and vendors, the annual Microsoft event doesn’t lack quantity. But what’s actually worth paying attention to? Thanks to the timing of the event, the published agenda and the tarot cards found […]

Microsoft to charge $15 for Windows 8 upgrade deal

Blogger pegs price for Windows 7 PC buyers during run-up to fall debut of new OS Computerworld – Microsoft will charge users who buy a new Windows 7 PC $14.99 for an upgrade to Windows 8, according to a report. Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com The cost of the upgrade was […]

Microsoft a decade ahead of Apple on security, We’re not so sure

In a recent interview, Kaspersky Lab founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky claimed that Apple is “10 years” behind Microsoft on security, as evidenced by the recent malware attacks affecting Mac OS X There’s been a lot of chatter lately that the recent Flashback and Flashfake malware infestations plaguing Apple’s Max OS X are a sign […]

Microsoft touts corporate tools in Windows 8 Enterprise

‘Windows to Go’ runs images of company desktops on workers’ personal PCs Computerworld – Microsoft yesterday laid out the exclusive features of Windows 8 Enterprise, one of three editions of the upcoming OS and the only one limited to corporate customers. Windows 8 Enterprise will be available only to businesses that have signed Software Assurance […]

Microsoft names Windows Server 2012, commits to launch this year

Drops ‘Windows Server 8’ placeholder, offers System Center 2012 management suite Computerworld – Microsoft today gave its newest server software a name — Windows Server 2012 — and said it would release the operating system this year. During the opening keynote at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2012 in Las Vegas, which runs through Friday, […]

Microsoft forms subsidiary to engage with open source communities

The new business unit, called Microsoft Open Technologies, will address the gap between Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies Microsoft on Thursday is spinning out a wholly owned subsidiary to bridge the gap between proprietary Microsoft technologies and non-Microsoft technologies in mixed IT environments by engaging with open source and standards communities. Best Microsoft MCTS Certification Microsoft […]

Microsoft starts XP retirement countdown

‘You are late,’ Microsoft tells customers who haven’t started XP-to-Windows 7 migration Microsoft yesterday kicked off what it called a “two-year countdown” to the death of Windows XP, its longest-lived operating system. Windows XP and the business productivity suite Office 2003 both exit all support on April 8, 2014, a company spokeswoman said in a […]

Microsoft counted as key Linux contributor, for now anyway

Microsoft’s work on the Hyper-V driver accounted for a significant chunk of recent Linux kernel development For the first time ever, and probably only temporarily, Microsoft can be counted as a key contributor to Linux. The company, which once portrayed the open-source OS kernel as a form of cancer, has been ranked 17th on a […]

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