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Data-Focused Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 SP1 Betas Released
May 12, 02008 | by Kathleen Richards
On Monday Microsoft released the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 beta bits for public download.
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Survey: IT Struggling Over Security, Compliance Issues
May 12, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
IT pros are having a hard time balancing security, software patch management and IT auditing with a host of other duties, according to a survey released Monday by Shavlik Technologies.
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Some XP SP3 Users Hit by Endless Reboot Problem
May 12, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
An endless reboot problem associated with Windows service pack installations is back, but this time it is vexing some users who installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
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Widgets Revolutionizing App Development
May 12, 02008 | by Joab Jackson
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.
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Microsoft Appeals $1.3B European Commission Penalty
May 09, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft today appealed a $1.3 billion (899-million euro) penalty for noncompliance with an earlier European Commission (EC) antitrust ruling against the company.
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Four Patches Coming in May
May 08, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
In one of this year's lighter Patch Tuesdays, Redmond plans to roll out four patches this month. Three of the four bulletins are "Critical" and only one is noted as "Important."
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JAVA ONE: Java Seeks Closure on Closures
May 08, 02008 | by Joab Jackson
If there is one topic that seems to get Java programmers excited, it's the question of whether to include a new feature called closures in the next version of Java.
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CTP2 of Windows PowerShell V2 Released
May 07, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft issued the second community technology preview of its scripting and management tool for servers using Windows operating systems.
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Borland Finally Finds a Buyer for CodeGear
May 07, 02008 | by Michael Desmond
Borland Software Corp. today said it has agreed to sell its CodeGear unit for $23 million to Embarcadero Technologies.
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Spam More Creative, Better Targeted
May 07, 02008 | by William Jackson
Thirty years after the first unsolicited e-mail advertisement was sent, the phenomenon now known as spam is continuing to grow -- and becoming more sophisticated, creative and malicious.
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Microsoft Sets Sights on Data Mining Dominance
May 07, 02008 | by Stephen Swoyer
When it comes to data mining and predictive analytics, Microsoft Corp. might not be the first company that comes to mind. That could change, however, especially if Donald Farmer, Redmond's principal program manager for SQL Server Data Mining, has his way.
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IM Attacks on the Rise
May 07, 02008 | by Stephen Swoyer
Just because you've deployed an enterprise-grade instant messaging (IM) solution from a well-known vendor, doesn't mean you've mitigated -- let alone completely licked -- the threat posed by rogue, unsanctioned or illicit IM use in your enterprise environment.
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Exec Describes Microsoft's 'Social Networking' Vision
May 06, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
A Microsoft executive involved with the company's Windows Live efforts outlined some of the company's ideas about cloud-based computing and social networking technologies today.
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UPDATE: XP SP3 Available Via Windows Update
May 06, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Users of Windows XP can now gain access to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, according to an announcement issued by Microsoft today.
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Discovery of Crimeware Server Exposes Breadth of Data Theft
May 06, 02008 | by William Jackson
Last month researchers at online security company Finjan uncovered a 1.4 gigabyte cache of stolen data from North America, Europe, the Middle East and India on a Malaysian server that provided command and control functions for malware attacks in addition to being a drop site for data harvested from compromised computers.
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Report: Microsoft Meeting with Time Warner Regarding AOL
May 05, 02008 | by Becky Nagel
Just two days after walking away from its $49.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the Times Online U.K. is reporting that Microsoft is meeting with Time Warner executives regarding a possible bid for America Online -- the very company Yahoo turned to in a possible attempt to stave off the takeover bid from Redmond.
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Microsoft Hiring Program Managers for SQL
May 05, 02008 | by Becky Nagel
Anyone interested in working for Microsoft on the next and future editions of SQL Server might want to check out this blog post from Lead Program Manager Debra Dove.
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Yahoo Stock Falls on Failed Microsoft Bid
May 05, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
The plunge of Yahoo's stock happened as expected after Microsoft withdrew its takeover bid for the Web app company on Saturday.
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OpenSolaris and NetBeans Featured at CommunityOne
May 05, 02008 | by John K. Waters
Sun Microsystems plans to make several product and partner announcements today at its CommunityOne Developer event.
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Microsoft Scraps Yahoo Acquisition Plans
May 04, 02008 | by David Nagel
Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.
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Reports: Microsoft and Yahoo Actively Negotiating Merger Deal
May 02, 02008 | by Ed Scannell
Shares of Microsoft closed just shy of 7 percent higher on Friday May 2 based on new speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are now actively negotiating to seal a deal.
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Ballmer Has 'Nothing To Say' on Yahoo Deal
May 01, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Leaks from unnamed sources to the Wall Street Journal constitute the only "news" so far this week about Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo.
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Study: SaaS Most Important Enterprise Software Trend
May 01, 02008 | by Becky Nagel
According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.
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HP Boosts SOA Management Offerings
May 01, 02008 | by Becky Nagel
On Tuesday Hewlett Packard announced several upgrades to its products aimed at managing and testing service-oriented architecture (SOA) deployments.
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Strangeloop Device Addresses Web App Performance Pains
May 01, 02008 | by John K. Waters
Last week, Strangeloop Networks introduced a product the company is billing as the first appliance designed specifically to accelerate enterprise applications in service-oriented architectures.
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Gartner: Economic Woes Will Increase Offshoring
April 30, 02008 | by Becky Nagel
Research firm Gartner is predicting that the current economic downturn in the U.S. will mean more IT and development positions will go overseas.
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Open Source Search Site Acquired by Black Duck
April 30, 02008 | by John K. Waters
Black Duck Software this week announced the acquisition of Koders.com, a free on-line search engine for open source software and other Web-downloadable code.
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Glitch Postpones Windows XP SP3 Availability
April 30, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
One of Microsoft's retail point-of-sale applications has an incompatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
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Betas Boost Capabilities of Operations Manager 2007
April 29, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Three new public betas -- that boost capabilities in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 -- were announced today at the Microsoft Management Summit 2008 event in Las Vegas.
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Web 2.0 Event Draws the Bleeding-Edge Cloud Crowd
April 29, 02008 | by John K. Waters
Tim O'Reilly woke up his end-of-the-day audience when he took the stage at last week's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.
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