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.
SoftwareVista may still have its day -- just like XP (eventually) did
All of the griping about Windows Vista and the instant nostalgia for Windows XP obscures the fact that XP also was slow to catch on with users -- perhaps even slower than Vista has been.
SoftwareMicrosoft Lists Windows 7 in Patching Tool
Microsoft has listed Windows 7, the planned successor to Windows Vista, in its WSUS patching tool for corporate users -- a step that the company said was done for testing purposes.
SoftwareOpinion: Why Google has lost its mojo -- and why you should care
Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time. Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo. That's good news for Microsoft, and it could affect how you use Google's cloud computing services in the future.
SoftwareSAP Users Seek Proof of Support Plan's Benefits
Some SAP users are calling on the vendor to provide some proof that its new Enterprise Support program offers enough benefits to compensate for its high cost.
SoftwareMicrosoft may have 2,000 developers working on Windows 7
Microsoft's head of engineering for the Windows 7 operating system says there are 25 "feature teams" of about 100 employees each working on the upcoming replacement to Windows Vista.
SoftwareVista users rush for SP1, XP owners dawdle on SP3
Windows Vista users rushed to install the troubled operating system's first service pack, but users running Windows XP haven't been in such a hurry to install its newest service pack update.
SoftwareMicrosoft details plans for new social bookmarking tool
The new tool, set to be available early next month, will focus on its MSDN, TechNet and Expression sites, which are devoted to developers and designers.