Windows Server 2008 has the capability to strip out extraneous functionality, promising a smaller footprint, with positive implications for security.
Test versions of Windows Live communications products are now available.
Users who don't switch or upgrade the pre-release version after Microsoft's deadline face a hobbled OS.
New server and performance-engine products support complex event processing in Java environments.
Warning to users of pre-release versions of Windows Vista: In two days, your operating system will self-destruct, like the cassette tape at the beginning of "Mission: Impossible."
Microsoft had too much on its plate to proceed with its Professional Developer's Conference, expert says.
Products help CIOs model processes and assess costs and risks across the enterprise.
New software platform helps define the requirements of software projects, facilitating lifecycle testing and collaboration.
Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, scheduled for October, won't happen at that time, Redmond says.
A talk at the Enterprise Architect Summit 2007 event questioned whether architects really understand resource use at runtime, an essential consideration in service-oriented architecture.
Avoid the hype and follow best practices, says an SOA consultant, in a talk given at Enterprise Architect Summit 2007.
Microsoft's new technical fellow, and former IBM chief software architect, alludes to a "programmable Internet" future.
Dell adds open source OSes on two desktop models and one laptop model.
deVadoss depicts shifting world, driven by SOA, SaaS and Web 2.0.
Redmond's patent claims ignite comments on Web site devoted to open source approach.
IT's focus on technology issues misses the point, so it's up to enterprise architects to effect change, The Open Group exec asserts at EAS'07 event.
Microsoft releases alpha of app to develop mashups, Web sites and Silverlight-driven content.
New tools add support for Managed JScript, server controls for Silverlight and more.
Deal assures interoperability of network access security protocols.
Users of Microsoft's new Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 6.0 client apparently can bypass server-side security settings.