Defense Department officials have launched a new Web site where developers can work on open source software projects specifically for DOD.
Though Microsoft may have gotten ahead of the browser-security curve with RC1 of IE 8, which includes a feature that helps protect against clickjacking attacks, recent developments suggest that other browsers haven't quite caught up yet.
OEMs may have to provide browser choice when Microsoft Windows is distributed in European Union countries.
Microsoft is giving private testers access to a near final build of Service Pack 2 for Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Microsoft has advanced to the next testing phase by issuing Release Candidate "Escrow"-build versions of Service Pack 2.
Microsoft's newest OS has added to the U.S. Department of Justice's compliance testing burden.
Sonatype's Nexus professional offers a "superset" of features for commercial users.
The jobs portal company reported that personal information was stolen from its customer database.
The iPhone and Google's Android mobile platforms are cutting into the market for devices based on Windows Mobile.
Amid the current economic uncertainty, some businesses will probably opt to kill existing outsourcing arrangements to cut costs, but some in the industry expect the economic downturn to result in a net gain for outsourcers.
Sun's recent Java Mobile, Media and Embedded Developer Days conference offered a 10,000-foot view of the company's vision.
Skyway's Skyway Builder 6.1 is all about delivering Java EE apps for Spring, but the company started out going in a different direction.
One bright spot in the IT economy appears to be virtualization, with leading provider VMware today announcing that its yearly revenue rose 42 percent in 2008 to $1.9 billion. Fourth quarter revenues were a "solid" $515 million -- up 25 percent over last year.
Microsoft today made available RC1 of its ASP.NET Model View Controller, a design pattern for test-driven development of enterprise-scale Web applications.
Microsoft is giving the general public more time to get and test its latest operating system.
With the release candidate of IE 8 now available, Microsoft GM Dean Hachamovitch talks about switching to standards compliance.
Microsoft will discontinue its PerformancePoint business intelligence product and will merge its function into SharePoint Server, the company said late last week.
Web developers can get their hands on a near final version of Microsoft's browser to test site compatibility.
Redmond tells security group how to disable AutoRun in Windows.
Redmond's security team is undergoing a revamp with the announcement that Andrew Cushman, director of Microsoft's Security Response Center, will be stepping down to be replaced by group manager Mike Reavey.