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Microsoft announces Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0
Microsoft today provided the first look at Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0, as well as...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/29/2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Is the Value Leader According to Latest Benchmarks
New TPC-E performance benchmark results from the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/22/2008
Microsoft Takes its Newest High Performance Computing Platform to Wall Street
Today, at the 2008 “High Performance on Wall Street” event in New York City, Microsoft...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/22/2008
Independent research firm recognizes Microsoft NAP as a leader in Network Access Control
Microsoft’s Network Access Protection (NAP) solution was cited as a leader (the top category)...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/17/2008
Microsoft and Cray team up to drive High Productivity Computing into the Mainstream
Cray CX1 Supercomputer with Windows HPC Server 2008 and Intel Xeon Processors Starts At $25,000 and...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/16/2008
Mike Neil, Microsoft virtualization, discusses the growing case for virtualization
On the heels of Microsoft’s “Get Virtual Now” event on September 8th, today Mike...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/16/2008
Exclusive announcement from Microsoft, Cray and Intel tomorrow at 8 a.m. PDT
Tomorrow, September 16, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. PDT Microsoft, Cray and Intel will share news, via a...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/15/2008
Microsoft and Novell Deliver Joint Virtualization Solution Through Partners
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing the availability of a joint virtualization solution...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/11/2008
Microsoft Focuses on Bringing Modeling Mainstream, Improves IT Delivery of Business Strategies
Today in this video, Bob Muglia re-affirmed Microsoft’s commitment to modeling and discussed...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/10/2008
Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie Previews Silverlight News at IBC
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s successful collaboration with Move Networks to provide live,...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/09/2008
Get Virtual Now
Today at 9 AM PDT, Bob Kelly will take the stage at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, officially...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/07/2008
Connected Systems Division Announces Features for BizTalk Server 2009 and Future Releases
Today, the Connected Systems Division announced features for BizTalk Server 2009 and future releases...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/05/2008
Release of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2
Management is the key application for virtualization and the recent release of System Center...
Author: grantkd Date: 09/03/2008
Virtualization Feed Launches
Today, Microsoft launched a tool that aggregates blog post excerpts from the most knowledgeable...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/27/2008
Release of Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1
Today Microsoft is releasing Microsoft Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 (SP1), which...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/26/2008
PCs Make a Fashion Statement at PROJECT
This week in Las Vegas, Microsoft will participate in PROJECT, a global fashion tradeshow where...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/26/2008
Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 Standard and Premium editions released to manufacturing
Today Microsoft has released to manufacturing both Standard and Premium versions of Windows Small...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/21/2008
Announcing the final release of UrlScan 3.0 for Internet Information Services (IIS)
Today Microsoft released to the web UrlScan 3.0 for Internet Information Service (IIS) which is...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/21/2008
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Release
Microsoft announced today the release of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/12/2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 RTM
Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the new...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/06/2008
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is opening doors for hosting providers
Today at HostingCon 2008, the largest gathering of hosted services professionals in the world,...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/29/2008
Microsoft to Acquire DATAllegro
Microsoft announced today at its Financial Analyst Meeting that it intends to acquire DATAllegro, a...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/24/2008
WPC news from Identity & Security
Today at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, the Server Tools and Business group is...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/09/2008
WU-hoo: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available via Windows Update.
On the heels of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V’s release last month, customers who have already...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/08/2008
RTM of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 for Hyper-V
Today Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning...
Author: grantkd Date: 07/01/2008
Windows HPC Server Debuts in Top 25 at ISC
Today at International Supercomputing in Dresden, Germany Microsoft debuted in the top 25 of the...
Author: grantkd Date: 06/18/2008
Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2008 Whitepaper Highlighting Energy Efficiency
Today Microsoft released a whitepaper detailing the “green” benefits of Windows Server...
Author: grantkd Date: 06/10/2008
TechEd 2008 IT Pros: News and Announcements
Today at Tech Ed 2008 IT Pros in Orlando, FL Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and...
Author: grantkd Date: 06/10/2008
Gartner positions Microsoft in Leaders Quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers
See Gartner’s newly released Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers (Gartner, June 3, 2008)....
Author: katek Date: 06/06/2008
TechEd 2008 Developers: News from the frontlines
Today, at Tech Ed 2008 Developers in Orlando, FL Bill Gates delivered a keynote address in which he...
Author: grantkd Date: 06/03/2008
New Social Bookmarking Features For MSDN and TechNet
Today Microsoft announced a preview of new social bookmarking capabilities for MSDN, TechNet and...
Author: grantkd Date: 05/29/2008
SBS 2008 Public Preview Now Available
On Wednesday Microsoft announced Public Preview availability of Windows Small Business Server 2008,...
Author: katek Date: 05/29/2008
Microsoft PDC 2008 Registration is Open
The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference is set for October 27-30, 2008 at the Los Angeles...
Author: grantkd Date: 05/28/2008
Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 Releases at MMS 2008
For more news coming out of the Microsoft Management Summit, including the news today in Brad...
Author: grantkd Date: 04/30/2008
Microsoft Management Summit Day 2
Microsoft’s Management Summit is going strong in Las Vegas this week. During Day 2, Microsoft...
Author: grantkd Date: 04/30/2008
New Surveys on Virtualization Adoption Trends
Today Microsoft announced findings from a couple surveys conducted by KRC Research, an independent...
Author: grantkd Date: 04/29/2008