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Windows 7 Gets a Blog

Microsoft plans to disclose details about its under-wraps operating system through a new public blog.

VMware's Updates Cause Problems, CEO Apologizes

Updates to the company's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 virtualization products caused licenses to expire, and other problems.

Q&A: Dev Options in UNA's Collaborative IDE

N-BRAIN's exec talks about the integration of mixins and plug-ins in the company's new collaborative development tool.

WSUS Blocking: A Real Problem, Microsoft Says

Microsoft issued a fix yesterday via Microsoft Update for a patch blocking problem that affected System Center users.

SQL Injection Attacks on the Rise

MessageLabs reports that the number of SQL injection attacks spiked sharply last month.

Microsoft's August Patch Brings 11 Security Fixes

Remote code execution and information disclosure risk are the main problems addressed with this patch cycle.

Microsoft Virtualization Launch Planned for Fall 2008

Microsoft execs plan to talk about the company's virtualization products on Sept. 8 in Bellevue, Wash.

Oracle Launches WebLogic Server 10g 3

Revamped BEA software will be key part of company's SOA, BPM and WebCenter suites.

Microsoft Ships Visual Studio 2008 and .NET SP1

More than just bug fixes, service promises to improve developer productivity.

Linux Application Checker Brings Distro Help

The Linux Foundation released Beta 3 of a utility that helps ensure applications will work across multiple Linux flavors.

Report Finds Dip in Microsoft's Browser Share

Use of Microsoft Internet Explorer decreased by seven percent over the year, and Vista adoption remained "slow," a report found.

Survey: IT Hiring and Pay Still Up, But Employers 'Cautious'

With the U.S. economy still circling and unemployment on the rise, it's a good time to be in IT -- relatively speaking.

Sun's Yearly Revenue Flat, Despite Growth Abroad

The company's revenues were up .1 percent.

IBM Unveils eDiscovery ECM Tool for Law Firms

The company is offering an enterprise content management solution to help law firms carry out the legal discovery process.

Analyst: Beware of the Google Gadgets

One fun thing about the interactive world of Web 2.0 is the online applications you can take advantage of, such as Google Gadgets.

Seven Critical Fixes Expected on Tuesday

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday security rollout next week will be expected to have 12 total fixes, with seven deemed "critical."

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 to Manufacturing, IT Pros

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing (RTM) and, as an evaluation edition, to subscribers of its Microsoft Development Network and TechNet services

VMware Teams Up With Linux Foundation

The virtualization solution provider company made its move to get closer to the Linux development community.

DNS May Be Patched, but Danger Still Lurks

We dodged a bullet last month -- the discovery of a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System, Dan Kaminsky told a standing-room only (and some sitting on the floor) crowd at the Black Hat Briefings Wednesday.

Coreflood Trojan Stole 500G of Personal Financial Data

A cache of stolen data gathered from a botnet that has been quietly sweeping up information for years contained the user names and passwords for 8,485 bank accounts.