Stuart J. Johnston

Microsoft has given the world its first glimpse of a smartphone running its forthcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system. The software kingpin demoed a prototype at a trade show, though the hardware specifications of the new OS suggest that owners of current Windows Mobile 6.x devices might not be able to make the upgrade. Enterprise […]

Windows Server AppFabric is a play by Microsoft to make it simpler for developers working with ASP.NET, Windows Communications Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation, to create their apps with Visual Studio and .NET Framework. The release hit beta 2 this week, giving developers and application managers a better look at what’s ahead. CodeGuru has the […]

It sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie: Don’t press ‘Help’! That’s what Microsoft is telling users who may be affected by an attack that relies on them pressing F1, the universal key for help in Windows applications — potentially then giving a hacker access to their system. But the threat is very […]

The free ride couldn’t last forever. After a brief trial period, users running the free version of Windows 7 Microsoft made available as a Release Candidate will begin seeing their systems shut down every two hours to alert them that the software is set to expire June 1. Datamation has the story on what some […]

The online criminal element is always looking for new ways to fool people. The latest is pretending to be legitimate software, a common trick, but it has not been used like this before. eSecurity Planet has the details. Microsoft is warning users that a Trojan is masquerading as the company’s popular free Microsoft Security Essentials […]

Migrating to a new OS is no trivial task for any enterprise. But if you’re one of Microsoft’s top longtime partners, it might be a little simpler — right? Not if you’re Intel, one of the high-profile holdouts on Windows Vista. Now that Vista’s been supplanted by Windows 7, Intel’s finally ready to trade up […]

A government watchdog site had its Internet domain restored, thanks to Microsoft, a day after the site’s ISP shut it down for publishing a Microsoft handbook on how the company deals with law enforcement requests. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had demanded that the site — Cryptome.org — take down a 22-page document named “Microsoft Online Services […]

Think botnets are just a fact of life in the digital age? Microsoft doesn’t. The firm has scored a victory in the fight against malware purveyors, securing a temporary injunction that shut down nearly 300 Internet domains believed to be associated with the massive “Waledac” botnet. eSecurity Planet has the details on Microsoft’s win, and […]

Microsoft has been steadily making moves to bring its office productivity and other software to the cloud. As Datamation reports, the latest announcement is aimed at federal and public-sector agencies. Microsoft announced Wednesday that it is releasing a version of its hosted online services for business optimized for government IT organizations. The new Business Productivity […]

Microsoft said it is shipping MultiPoint Server 2010, a multi-user computing system based on Windows meant to make technology more accessible to students in cash-strapped economies. Announced in November, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 uses a single centralized server computer with multiple multiple monitors, keyboards, and mice hooked up, so multiple users can […]

Microsoft has made repeated attempts to protect its Windows operating system from theft and the criminals keep finding ways around the security. Today, Microsoft put the ball back in their court with the release of an updated security system that closes the door on dozens of hacks. Datamation has all the info. Microsoft’s update to […]

The IT sector may be abuzz with talk about cloud computing, but for Microsoft, which is betting big on cloud computing technology with its own Windows Azure initiative, admits that the true coming of the cloud may be some ways off, at least in terms of serious enterprise adoption. In the meantime, Microsoft’s certainly willing […]