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Ballmer's Final CES Keynote: "Nothing is More Important at Microsoft than Windows" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 10, 2012 Microsoft's CEO talks up Windows 8, Kinect and Windows Phone at his final CES keynote. Tags: Microsoft, CES 2012, Windows Microsoft Pitches Windows Store for Apps By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 07, 2011 Microsoft promises developers "a bigger bite of the Apple." Tags: Windows, app store Microsoft Updates Exchange 2010 with Service Pack 2 By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published December 06, 2011 SP2 adds increased support for hybrid environments that blend on-premises mailboxes with cloud-based mailboxes, as well as a number of other enhancements and bug fixes. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Exchange, SP2 Microsoft Streamlines Windows 8 Setup By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published November 24, 2011 The software giant will shift its focus to Web delivery for upgrades to Windows 8 and says it has streamlined the setup process to make it easier than ever before. Tags: Windows 8, Windows, Microsoft IBM's zEnterprise Enables Mainframe-Windows Combo By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 09, 2011 Until now, the mainframe computer has traditionally been distinctly separate from the Windows world. Tags: Windows, mainframe, IBM, zEnterprise IBM Brings Windows to the Mainframe By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 07, 2011 New technology to support Microsoft's operating system on mainframe hardware will become available December 16. Tags: IBM, mainframe, Windows Will Windows 8 'Secure Boot' Lessen Linux Adoption? By Matt Hartley | Article Published September 26, 2011 Windows 8's Secure Boot function could hamper the use of desktop Linux. Tags: Red Hat, desktop linux, secure boot, Linux, Windows Bridging Linux and Windows: Top Apps By Matt Hartley | Article Published September 06, 2011 The dividing line between the Linux and Windows platforms gets thinner all the time. Tags: Linux, Wine, Windows Does Loving Linux Make Us Dislike Windows? By Matt Hart | Article Published August 08, 2011 Is the Linux-Windows debate about OS politics, or something more pragmatic? Tags: Windows 7, Linux, Linux desktop, open source, Windows Black Hat: Document Exploits Continue to Evolve By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 03, 2011 Researchers demonstrated that Microsoft Office documents are still exploitable. Tags: Black Hat Conference, Microsoft Office, Windows Microsoft: We View a Tablet as a PC By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 13, 2011 Redmond won't be putting Windows Phone 7 on any tablets. Tags: tablet PC, Windows 50 Must-Have Open Source Apps for Your Home Office By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published June 21, 2011 Open source apps for most every home office task, most of which function on Windows. Tags: Linux, open source, home office, software, Windows Microsoft Previews Windows 8 at All Things D By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 02, 2011 The software giant gives its first demo of the new user interface coming with Windows 8, purportedly set to arrive next year. Tags: Windows, x86, ARM, Microsoft, Windows 8 IE9 Picks Up Share But Will It Be Enough? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 03, 2011 Latest browser results: Chrome and Safari gain a little but IE holds steady, though its decline continues. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, IE, IE 9, Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Rolls Out First IE10 Platform Preview By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 13, 2011 Just weeks after Microsoft shipped its largest update to its venerable browser in years, the company has already begun the development cycle for the next version. Tags: browser, Windows, IE 9, HTML 5, Microsoft Should You Upgrade to Windows 7? By James Maguire | Article Published March 28, 2011 With some companies still hesitating to upgrade to Windows 7, a look at the possible rationale for making the leap to Windows' latest OS. Tags: Microsoft, upgrade, Windows, Windows XP, Windows 7 Developers Kit Coming for Kinect on Windows By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 22, 2011 It's been rumored for months that Microsoft would provide the ability to link its Kinect game controller with Windows, but now it's official. Tags: developer, Windows, developer tools, Microsoft, Kinect Windows at Age 25: Where's It Headed? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 23, 2010 Windows turned 25 over the weekend, but will it last another 25 years? Several analyst attempt a little perspective on its mid-term future. Tags: Windows, Windows Phone 7, Windows 7, Microsoft, cloud computing Building Windows and Linux Systems with rPath By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 19, 2010 The vendor that pioneered the Linux software appliance market 5 yearrs ago is now at long last adding Windows to its roster. How do you build a Windows appliance/software stack anyways? Tags: application management, appliances, rPath, Windows, Linux Windows Legacy Apps vs. Linux Desktop Adopters? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 15, 2010 Linux offers a more challenging user experience yet also delivers more value, an expert opines. Tags: Linux downloads, Ubuntu, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux Linux: Does Being Competitive with Windows Matter? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 08, 2010 The Linux desktop may actually be hampered by its efforts to compete with Windows. Tags: Windows, Linux desktop, Linux downloads, Ubuntu, Linux Next Year to be a Big One for Office 2010: Survey By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 26, 2010 Is Microsoft's Office cash cow ready to be put out to posture? The results of a recent survey about Office 2010 deployments in corporate environments, may surprise you. Tags: Office, Microsoft, Dell, Office 2010, Windows Windows 8: Due in Two Years? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 25, 2010 A leak from Microsoft's Dutch Blog pegs Windows 8 to arrive in about two years, keeping to Microsoft's plans to release alternating major and minor releases of the enigmatic operating system. Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, Enterprise IT, enterprise software, Windows XP eXPires, OEMs to Stop Selling the Aging OS By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 25, 2010 However, determined customers can still get XP pre-installed using "downgrade rights." Tags: Windows 7, XP, OEM, Windows, Microsoft Windows 7 Sells 240 Million Licenses in a Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 21, 2010 Nearly a quarter of a billion Windows 7 licenses sold in less than a year: Microsoft celebrates. Tags: migration, Windows 7, ROI, Windows, Microsoft Top 20 Open Source Apps for Windows By Matt Hartley | Article Published October 11, 2010 Open source downloads for file zipping, audio, video, graphics, office productivity and more. Tags: open source software, Office, Linux downloads, Linux, Windows Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 16 Patches By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 08, 2010 Within the 16 patches to be released on Tuesday, Microsoft rates four of them as "critical." Tags: Windows, Patch Tuesday, security, Microsoft, Windows XP Windows 7 Slate Expected in Mid 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 04, 2010 Experts speculate about whether Microsoft's late entry will be ultimately detrimental to the company's competition in the tablet sector. Tags: tablets, iPad, Microsoft, Windows, tablet New Outlook Plug-in for Moving Big Files By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 27, 2010 Smith Micro adds Microsoft Outlook support to its cloud-based service for moving files that are too big for transmission via e-mail systems. Tags: IT asset management, plug-in, Outlook, Windows, Microsoft Windows Live Links Up With LinkedIn By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 27, 2010 The software giant's online services for consumers and small businesses are becoming more socially aware with its new friend, LinkedIn. Tags: Windows, Social Networking Tools, social networking, Facebook, LinkedIn Improving Windows Server Security By Paul Rubens | Article Published September 15, 2010 Microsoft took down the Waledac spam botnet by gaining control of the domains used by the botnet's herders to issue commands to infected Windows machines. Tags: Microsoft, security, server security, botnets, Windows Microsoft SMB Server 7 to Ship Soon By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 14, 2010 The Microsoft SMB server software is slated for release sometime this month. Tags: Microsoft, Server Edition, SMB, server software, Windows Operating System Support: How Long Does Yours Last? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 30, 2010 Getting support for your servers, mainframe, notebook and desktop OSes is a key factor in any buying decision. Red Hat, Novell, Microsoft, HP and IBM give us their views on how much support they feel customers need. But is it enough for you? Tags: Windows, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle, IBM Microsoft Beefs Up Office Web Apps By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 27, 2010 The online versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint get a handful of enhancements. Tags: Office Web Apps, Windows, Web apps, Microsoft, Office 2010 Windows 95 Anniversary: Looking Back, 15 Years Later By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 25, 2010 Fifteen years may seem to be forever in the tech world, but Aug. 24, 1995 was a pivotal day for Microsoft and a whole world full of Windows users. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Windows upgrades, windows os, bill gates Internet Explorer, 15 Years and Counting By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 18, 2010 Microsoft bundled IE with Windows early on, which gave the company an early leg up in browsers. But can the software giant hold on to the dominant position it's had for so many years? Tags: Internet browser, Microsoft, Windows, browsers, Internet Explorer Desktop Linux: Great for the Environment, Bad for Economy? By Matt Hartley | Article Published August 10, 2010 Is using desktop Linux better for the environment and the economy than running Windows or Mac OS X? Tags: Windows, Linux desktop, linux os, Linux, Apple iPad Tech Staff with Only One OS Need Not Apply By Carla Schroder | Article Published August 06, 2010 In today's heterogenous data center environment, data center staffers definitely need to be familiar with more than one OS. Tags: OS, Windows, Apple, Linux, data center management Microsoft Ships Last IE9 Preview Before Beta Release By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 05, 2010 As the public beta test of Internet Explorer 9 approaches, Microsoft touts the progress it's made getting the browser ready for its first close up with users. Tags: IE9, Browers, IE, Windows, Microsoft Windows 7 Outstrips Vista After Only Nine Months By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 03, 2010 It's only been nine months since the release of Windows 7, but a new report shows it has already superseded its predecessor in terms of usage. Tags: Vista, Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows, Net Applications Microsoft Does It Again -- Record Revenues in 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 22, 2010 What recession? As expected, Microsoft broke revenue records again thanks to Windows 7 and Office 2010. Can the good times continue? Tags: Windows 7, Windows, Windows XP, earnings, Microsoft Windows 7 Sales Likely to Drive Microsoft Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 21, 2010 Microsoft is expected to turn in another strong quarter fueled by its new operating system, but will almost predictable record earnings -- again -- please or disappoint investors? Tags: Windows, earnings, Microsoft, Windows 7 Microsoft: Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 21, 2010 SP1 may be in beta now, but the company admits that Windows 7 customers may have to wait some time before getting their hands on the full update. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Service Pack (SP1), Service Pack, Windows 7 Learning from Microsoft: Why Bill Gates Can Never Return By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 14, 2010 Sometimes you have to realize that the adults won’t come back and save you because it is up to you this time. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, IT management, HP, Enterprise Microsoft Extends Windows XP 'Downgrade Rights' Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 14, 2010 Changes in how Microsoft handles systems "downgraded" to be sold with Windows XP aim to make the process more consistent and responsive to customers' needs, but it still seems confusing. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows 7, XP Ballmer Touts Windows Handhelds vs. iPad By - Reuters | Article Published July 12, 2010 Handheld devices running Windows 7 are due from Dell, Acer and others vendors, the Microsoft chief executive said. Tags: iPad, iPhone, iphone apps, iPad apps, Windows Google Phasing Out Windows: Report By David Needle | Article Published June 02, 2010 Security concerns are reportedly at the root of Google's crackdown on the use of Windows in its offices. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, cloud computing, Google, Internet Explorer Apple Now Worth More Than Microsoft By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 26, 2010 Stock markets finally achieved what some wags had been waiting for some time to see -- Apple is now worth more than Microsoft. Tags: Apple, Mac, stocks, Windows, Microsoft The Windows 7 Wave Is On Its Way By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 25, 2010 Research firm Forrester studied 90,000 corporate PCs and found Windows 7 has already outstripped its predecessor, Windows Vista, taking only six months to penetrate as deeply as Vista did in a year. Tags: IT manager, Windows 7, IT, Microsoft, Windows Microsoft Previews New Live Hotmail Features By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 18, 2010 As Microsoft prepares to upgrade several of its Windows Live programs, such as Live Messenger, it is also readying an updated version of its Web-based e-mail. Tags: Windows, Windows Live, Hotmail, Microsoft, Web apps Microsoft Credits Windows 7 for Record Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 22, 2010 Hefty sales of Windows 7 helped Microsoft again turn in another stellar quarter, once again beating Wall Street analysts' estimates. Tags: PC, Windows, earnings, Windows 7, Microsoft Survey: Windows 7 Early Adopters 'Very Satisfied' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 31, 2010 Early adopters who bought a new PC with Windows 7 or who upgraded an existing PC to the new operating system were "satisfied" with the experience, according to a new survey. Tags: Microsoft, PC, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Improve Windows Security by Removing Admin Rights By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 30, 2010 A new report suggests that Windows security is far easier than many IT managers realize: simply remove admin control while waiting for monthly patches. Tags: admin rights, patches, Windows, security, Microsoft Managing the Multi-Platform Web Mess By James Maguire | Article Published March 11, 2010 Managing the Multi-Platform Web Mess Tags: iPhone, IE, Windows, mobile, Mac, Netflix, multi-platform Is Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in Q4? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 09, 2010 Malaysian tech enthusiast site TechArp claims its sources say Microsoft has moved up availability of the first service pack for Windows 7 - possibly to the end of this year. Tags: Service Pack, Microsoft, Service Pack (SP1), Windows 7, Windows Windows 7 Release Candidate Shutdown Hell Begins By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 27, 2010 Users have been able to run Windows 7's 'release candidate' for nearly a year for free, but now the pre-release code is entering its expiration period. What do you do now? Tags: RC, Microsoft, Release Candidate, Windows 7, Windows Intel Wrestles With Windows 7 Deployment Issues By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 26, 2010 An Intel engineer blogs about the challenges involved in moving the tech giant, which skipped Windows Vista and stuck with XP, to Windows 7. Tags: Windows 7, corporate deployments, Intel, Microsoft, Windows Microsoft Study: Windows 7 Pays Off in a Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 22, 2010 The Microsoft-sponsored study claims to show that ROI on corporate rollouts of Windows 7 can pay off in as few as 13 months, according to Forrester Research. Tags: Windows, Windows 7, ROI, Forrester Research, Microsoft Windows Software Upkeep: 7 Essential Tips By Ronald Pacchiano | Article Published February 12, 2010 Maintaining your Windows PC isn't that hard, as long as you follow some basic procedures. Tags: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Office 2010 'Release Candidate' Surfaces By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 03, 2010 But will this be the only RC test for Office 2010? Plus: Some industry observers suspect that the productivity suite may ship earlier than expected. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Release Candidate, release candidate (RC), Office 2010 Using Windows 7 in iPad? Citrix Says Yes By David Needle | Article Published February 01, 2010 Citrix is the first to claim it will enable the iPad to run Windows 7. IT managers will be able to control who can access the Windows 7 desktop or even specific applications. Tags: Windows 7, iPhone, iphone apps, iPad, Windows Windows 7 Cutting Into XP By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 22, 2010 How soon before Windows 7 kills off XP's dominant market share? Tags: desktop PC, Microsoft, XP, Windows 7, Windows Microsoft OKs Partners to Rent Out Software By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 12, 2010 But there are a few "gotchas" for potential licensees. Tags: software, Microsoft, software licensing, Office, Windows Microsoft Takes Kia Motors for a Ride By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 31, 2009 Redmond and the Korean car maker plan to announce UVO at CES. Tags: KIA, embedded, Microsoft, Windows SSDs on Windows 7 are About to Get Much Faster By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 31, 2009 Firmware update will add considerable speed to SSD performance. What will it do? Tags: SSD, Storage, Windows Microsoft Offers exFat Licensing to Third Parties By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 11, 2009 In an effort to expand its presence in the large memory capacity flash device market, Microsoft's has begun licensing its Extended File Allocation Table (exFat) technology to third parties. Tags: software, Memory, Windows, Microsoft, exFAT Fixes to Windows 7 Upgrade Problems By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 10, 2009 Tech support firm iYogi offers a list of instructions on how to handle Windows 7 upgrade problems. Tags: registry, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Microsoft Is Your Data Center Just Plain Ugly? By Kenneth Hess | Article Published December 09, 2009 Oh, maybe the cables are all neat and the fans are blowing, but your beloved data center may still be far from pretty. Tags: data center, Windows, operating system, data center management, server Securing Windows Autorun/AutoPlay: Good Method vs. Bad Method By Michael Horowitz | Article Published November 18, 2009 Many Windows users don't know that there are two different approaches to disabling autorun/autoplay -- a dangerous lack of knowledge. Tags: malware, Microsoft, registry, Windows Microsoft to Launch Azure Cloud in Early 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published November 18, 2009 The software giant's all-encompassing cloud computing initiative will be a free service for its first month. Tags: Google, services, Microsoft, Windows, cloud computing Windows HPC Server 2008 Goes Beta By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 17, 2009 Microsoft has moved Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 -- the server tuned for HPC settings -- into beta testing. Tags: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft, Windows, Microsoft Office, supercomputer Hacker Claims First Windows 7 'Zero Day' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 13, 2009 A hacker who discovered a problem in the Windows 7 RC has published proof-of-concept code to cause crashes in the current release. Tags: bug, e-Mail, Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7 It's Free: Microsoft's Ad-Supported Office 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 13, 2009 Volunteers will start testing a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft's flagship Office 2010 software. Tags: software, Microsoft Office, partner, Windows, Microsoft PC Sales Goosed by Window 7 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 06, 2009 PC sales are up by a respectable 49% in the wake of Windows 7's release. Tags: Vista, Windows 7, predictions, software, Windows Free, Comprehensive Windows Patch Notification: Secunia By Michael Horowitz | Article Published November 02, 2009 Microsoft issues patches for its own software, but Windows apps from other vendors remain a problem. Secunia offers a free online software inspector for patch notification. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, patch, bug, Mozilla |
