SoftwareWill Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?

Recent hints suggest Microsoft might release the next version of its operating system, Windows 7, earlier than the expected 2010 date, suggesting that the company may also want to cut its losses on Vista.

SoftwareMicrosoft System Center gets cross-platform support

Microsoft has released beta technologies that enable its System Center software to manage servers running operating systems other than Windows.

SoftwareIs Google your next data center?

Lower costs, snap upgrades and other benefits of cloud computing are leading IT organizations to increasingly outsource traditional IT infrastructure activities like storage and server management to managed services providers. How will this alter the makeup of the IT department of the future? Computerworld looks ahead.

SoftwareA Windows Vista® FAQ

(Source: Dell) Corporate customers are deploying Windows Vista now, and Dell Services wants to help you understand the features of the new OS and how to plan your Windows Vista deployment.

SoftwareSQL Server 2008's future 'cloudy' as Microsoft releases new database

Microsoft began making SQL Server 2008 available to users, slightly later than planned but still within the three-year development window that the company set for itself.

SoftwareMicrosoft: We'll help other vendors find, fix their bugs

At Black Hat on Thursday, Microsoft announced that the company's security team will help third-party developers of Windows applications and add-ons find and fix bugs in their software, but representatives stopped short of promising to lend Windows Update to others.

SoftwareNew Google tool aims to provide more insight into online searches

Google is offering a new tool, called Insights for Search, that is designed to help marketing and advertising users better analyze Internet search patterns and trends.

SoftwareMicrosoft: We'll help other vendors find, fix their bugs

At Black Hat today, Microsoft announced that the company's security team will help third-party developers of Windows applications and add-ons find and fix bugs in their software, but representatives stopped short of promising to lend Windows Update to others.

SoftwareFree Windows XP tuneup: Put new life into an old workhorse

Just because Microsoft's done with Windows XP doesn't mean you have to be. Keep XP in the game with these downloads, tweaks and hacks.

SoftwareMagic Quadrant for Web Conferencing

(Source: Adobe) Adobe has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant in Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing, 2007 by Jeffrey Mann. To read the full report and learn more about Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional, please complete this form.