New standard provides better support for e-commerce and enterprise security.
Google surveyed 70,000 domains issuing malware, finding that about half of it is coming from IIS and Apache servers.
Mainsoft has enhanced its solution, which creates Java bite code via a .NET-based platform.
Trials of Vista and Visual Studio 2005 facilitated through virtualization, blogger says.
New kit helps with the development of Office business applications.
New developer tool suite, integrating various languages, is expected to ship with Visual Studio 2008.
Microsoft's conferencing software will feature improved integration with Office Communication Server.
Microsoft blog estimates release to manufacturing date will be sometime in the second half of 2007.
New IDE provides tools for C, C++ and FORTRAN developers.
Cisco issues alert and update to fix vulnerabilities in its Internetwork Operating System.
Microsoft issues community technology preview (CTP) of its database server, initially named "Katmai."
New tools being readied for ASP.NET product suite called "Project Aikido."
Palamida rolls out software risk management solutions to help ISVs identify open source code in their applications.
Deal with Xandros mimics Microsoft's recent pact with Novell, promising not to sue over alleged patent violations in open source code.
Microsoft announced at TechEd that its Internet Information Services 7.0 solution will be available as an installable component in Windows Server 2008.
The group's recommendations now include a JSR 291 spec for constructing Java modules and improving system performance.
New betas enhance database development capabilities in Visual Studio.
Management interface for Microsoft's suite of security products gets second beta release.
Company announces Google Gears, which helps to create "offline web applications" using Google Apps, an open source Office-like software suite accessed over the Web.
Partners providing services shouldn't overlook "emerging open source opportunities," analyst says.