Other rumors include a joint bid for Yahoo by Microsoft and News Corp.
Vectors include Web 2.0 apps and client-side browser attacks.
RSA Conference opening speech emphasized that innovation can be facilitated by considering security as a form of risk assessment.
Microsoft Wednesday released the first community technology preview (CTP) of Robotics Developer Studio 2008.
Announcement of a trial with Google generates blunt response from Redmond.
Browser test version adds CSS improvements and JavaScript 1.8 support.
Microsoft's integrated security solution, code-named "Stirling," is currently available as a public beta release.
New subscription version of Java SE offers extended support and enterprise deployment tools, among other features.
Fixes are for client-side vulnerabilities.
Mainsoft has released a new 2.2 version of Mainsoft for Java EE.
The company plans to release final protocol documentation and patent information by the end of June for Office, SharePoint and Exchange.
Microsoft rolled out five "critical" and three "important" patches for Windows Server 2008, Vista, Office, IE and other software.
Using model-driven SOA may be the best way to ensure you'll get a project that will actually solve business problems.
Ballmer threatens to replace Yahoo's board members in three weeks' time.
Microsoft reported today that it has fixed a problem that caused some users upgrading to Vista Service Pack 1 to enter "an endless reboot cycle."
A VSLive! talk on Redmond's application lifecycle management system described some of its upcoming features.
Novell and Microsoft use virtualization technology to demonstrate running Novell's Linux on Windows server, and vice versa.
Microsoft added another two years of life to its popular operating system, but only for OEMs building devices with limited hardware capabilities.
Research firm points to server virtualization as infrastructure boost for IT.
Acquisition will enable a greater focus by IBM on large-industry systems.