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Multiuser Computing from Microsoft and NComputing

Microsoft and NComputing have partnered over building solutions on top of the multiuser computing concept, which defines a model in which the resources of a single server machine are used to power experiences for multiple computer users concomitantly. Per the agreement inked by the two companies, NComputing will embr...

26 November 2009
09:17 GMT

Disparate Microsoft Server Labs 'Shift' to Redmond Ridge 1

By April 2010, Microsoft intends for the new green server lab that it is building several miles from its headquarters to be fully functional, with all the disparate server labs on the Redmond campus being transitioned to the new location. The software giant’s end goal is to make another step forward when it com...

15 September 2009
09:33 GMT

Download Feature Pack 1 for Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Microsoft is not by any means a stranger to Feature Packs, as an additional avenue to deliver enhancements to software products in addition to plain vanilla updates and major upgrades such as service packs. In the past, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Visual Studio were among the technologies for which the Redmond-base...

7 September 2009
04:45 GMT

Download PHP Accelerator Windows Cache Extension for PHP Beta

Microsoft is laboring effortlessly to convince web developers and hosting companies relying on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) to give WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) a try. One of the largest impediments that the Redmond-based company has to overcome is PHP performance on Windows, but it is offering solutions...

2 September 2009
06:05 GMT

While Windows Revenue Drops, Linux Nears the $1 Billion Mark

In a time when Microsoft is feeling the full impact of the global economic downturn, the open-source Linux operating system is flourishing. While Windows client revenue has let the Redmond company suffering in the 2009 fiscal year, producing three quarters inferior when compared to FY2008, Linux revenue continues to ...

27 August 2009
03:43 GMT

Introducing the TechNet Script Center Gallery

The TechNet Script Center Gallery was introduced last week by Microsoft, in an attempt to help simplify the work of IT professionals. The Script Center Gallery, which went live on the TechNet portal on August 13th, 2009, offers an extensive collection of scripts for IT pros. The initiative represents TechNet’s ...

17 August 2009
04:36 GMT

Download Rogue DHCP Server Detection Tool

Network administrators looking to guarantee that the components of their server infrastructure are running under normal parameters and under their control can now access a new tool from Microsoft designed to sniff out rogue DHCP servers. With the rogue detection solution, admins have a tool complete with graphical us...

6 July 2009
04:59 GMT

UniKix Rehosting Mainframe Now Supports Windows Server OSes

Clerity, a leader in the field of mainframe migration and modernization solutions, has recently announced that it is enlarging its already popular UniKix mainframe rehosting software technology so as to add support for the operating systems included in the Microsoft Windows Server family and to run them on x86, x64, ...

17 June 2009
00:58 GMT

Windows Azure Will Never Leave Microsoft

Windows Azure is a new direction in Microsoft's approach to building platforms not only because of its exclusive focus on the Cloud, but also because it will introduce a new licensing model compared to the company's client and server operating systems. In this regard, Windows Azure will never leave Microsof...

24 March 2009
06:45 GMT

New Windows-Based Cisco Unified Computing System

With the introduction of a new data center architecture, Cisco made a key move in bringing to life its Data Center 3.0 strategy. The Cisco Unified Computing System, in combination with services and an open ecosystem, has Microsoft's blessing as it will be Windows-based. The Redmond company revealed that it has i...

16 March 2009
11:22 GMT

Windows Server Man-in-the-Middle Attack Vulnerability Is Patched

On March 10, 2009, Microsoft released three security bulletins designed to deal with vulnerabilities in Windows client and server platforms. Security Bulletin MS09-008 rated Important is focused on patching issues in DNS and WINS Server impacting Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. The ...

16 March 2009
07:48 GMT

Windows 8 Already Cooking, Beyond Windows 7

Windows 7 Release Candidate is at most a couple of months away, with April 2009 as deadline, while the RTM could be reached within half a year, as early as August, but Microsoft is looking beyond the next iteration of the Windows platform. That's right, Windows 8 is already cooking over in Redmond, with the soft...

11 March 2009
04:20 GMT

Federal Server Core Configuration

Federal Server Core Configuration is what Microsoft referred to as a standardized server configuration designed for governments. In this regard, FSCC has been tailored to the specific needs of governmental organizations with Microsoft promising that customers will be able to build a secure and reliable server environ...

5 March 2009
05:07 GMT

New Windows and Linux Marriage via Microsoft and Red Hat

The start of this week marked yet another chapter in the Windows vs. Linux saga, another example of how the “vs.” is fading more and more. A new Windows and Linux marriage was inked by rivals Microsoft and Red Hat, but solely in the church of virtualization. The two companies stressed that the marriage wa...

17 February 2009
07:30 GMT

New Windows Server “Flavor” - Pizza

No, Windows Server is not going to come in a new pepperoni flavor, in addition to the traditional SKU, but fact is that editions of Microsoft's server-based Windows operating system will play a role in running the next-generation store system platform for the Domino’s Pizza delivery chain. The world's...

2 February 2009
09:56 GMT

Free Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium

Earlier this week Microsoft made available for download Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard, and now the company has launched another offering, to accompany the taste of its new server operating system lineup that it's delivering to customers. Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium went live via ...

14 November 2008
05:48 GMT

Free Microsoft Software, Including Azure Cloud OS

Microsoft has come out with a new offering of free software including the Windows server platform and the yet-to-be released Azure Cloud operating system. With the BizSpark program, the Redmond company is aiming to provide startups with a stable and free platform composed of various of its software products in order ...

5 November 2008
10:25 GMT

Download UrlScan 3.1

UrlScan is a free security tool available for download from Microsoft designed to bulletproof websites developed and running on top of Windows server operating systems and Internet Information Services. Delivered in order to filter SQL injection attacks, UrlScan is now at version 3.1, less than three months following...

3 November 2008
07:11 GMT

.NET Framework 4.0 and Dublin

At the end of September 2008, Microsoft unveiled that the next versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework would span across not only the client and server operating systems but also across services and devices. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 are expected to drop either in late 2009 or by the first half o...

8 October 2008
13:31 GMT

Replace IIS with a Free Multifunctional and Lightweight Web Server

The Windows operating system allows you to install and use various types of server side scripts such as ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, using the built-in IIS (Internet Information Services) web server. If you are looking for a simple solution to select a web server that will run on all Windows versions, substituting the IIS or P...

31 October 2007
11:57 GMT

Microsoft and Sun Tie the Knot for Windows Server And Solaris on Sun x64 Systems

Microsoft and Sun have tied the knot for Windows Server on Sun x64 systems, as the result of the two companies expanding their strategic alliance. The new partnership is essentially focused on two aspects, making Sun a Windows Server OEM and the continuation of Windows Server deployments on Sun x64 systems. In this c...

12 September 2007
12:56 GMT

Windows and Linux Married in Interoperability Lab

The "unholy" alliance between Microsoft and Novell inked back in November 2006 with the purpose of producing interoperability and intellectual property assurance designed to bridge the proprietary and open source platform in heterogeneous infrastructures has evolved with the introduction of a Windows and Linux intero...

12 September 2007
03:42 GMT

Microsoft: Linux and UNIX Are Nothing Compared to Windows

Microsoft claims that Linux and UNIX are nothing compared to the Windows operating system in terms of server side solutions. And the perspective offered by the Redmond company reveals not only that Windows Server leaves Linux and UNIX biting the dust, but that not even Mainframe solutions compare to the apex of "reli...

23 August 2007
14:07 GMT

Microsoft: Forget about Linux - Windows! Windows! Windows!

Microsoft revealed that Windows is the only choice when it comes down to the offer of operating systems available on the market. Applauding the Windows platform as an epitome of reliability, security, total cost of ownership (TCO), interoperability and manageability, the Redmond company downplayed the relevance of th...

23 August 2007
12:49 GMT

Leaving the Mainframe for Windows...

Microsoft has applauded the fact that the Windows solution ecosystem continues to flourish as more and more organizations are abandoning mainframe infrastructure and are embracing the Redmond Company's platform. The migration from legacy system to the Windows operating system is backed by an organization spawned...

29 May 2007
10:50 GMT

Microsoft Virtualization Calculators

Microsoft has made available two online tools designed to enable corporate users to estimate the costs associated with server virtualization scenarios. The two Windows Server Virtualization Calculators deliver a shortcut when it comes to planning ahead for the number of licenses and the inherent costs of Windows Serv...

29 May 2007
07:29 GMT

Microsoft Is Building 133 Security Updates for a Single Vulnerability

After the March Microsoft security update sabbatical, April has proved to be a harsh month for the Redmond Company. At the beginning of the month Microsoft made available an out of cycle release for the Windows Animated Cursor Handling vulnerability followed by the company's monthly patch cycle on April 10. And ...

18 April 2007
06:40 GMT

Microsoft Refreshes Windows Server Longhorn - Beta 3 Is Next

Windows Server codename Longhorn has made yet another step on the evolution to the Beta 3 stage. Longhorn is currently in Beta 2 and a member of the Windows server Division revealed at the end of March that the product is right on track for RTM. Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President of the Server and Tools Business (STB)...

5 April 2007
02:48 GMT


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