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Soon to be Released – MS System Center 2012

Posted Feb.16, 2012 under Industry News, Microsoft, New Software

Microsoft System Center 2012 is a comprehensive solution built to manage today’s increasingly virtualized datacenters as well as emerging private and public cloud environments and will  be released in the first half of 2012, aiming for the “Microsoft Management Summit” that will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 2012.

System Center 2012 is offered in two editions: Standard and Datacenter. Both editions include the full set of System Center server management capabilities and are only differentiated by virtualization rights.

System Center 2012 captures and aggregates knowledge about systems, policies, processes and best practices so that you can optimize your infrastructure to reduce costs, improve application availability and enhance service delivery.

Source: SND Latest News

 

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Microsoft Bets on Office 15 and IE10

Posted Feb.15, 2012 under Industry News, Microsoft

Steve Ballmer wasn’t kidding when he said Windows 8 could be Microsoft’s “riskiest product bet.”

With two-and-a-half weeks to go until Microsoft delivers the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, time has run out on holding back and Microsoft is now telling Windows devs just what they’re in for with the next version of its PC client.

We’re looking at an operating system that fundamentally changes the way apps will be written for, and delivered to, versions of Windows.

Source: The Register – Software

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Windows 8 Next Year

Posted May.24, 2011 under Industry News, Microsoft

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Cheif announced yesterday that Windows 8 will be released next year.

Analytics already speculated that Win8 will be released next year, but now it’s official. It’s also the first time Microsoft officially names the new OS for Windows 8.

Mr. Ballmer didn’t release any technical news around Windows 8 yesterday, but based on leaked test versions the operating system will have a new user interface and also be able to run on mobile platforms with arm-processors.

I will personally hold off buying my long awaited new computer until Windows 8 is in place.

Peter Gillberg

 

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7% of Software Downloads Malicious

Posted May.23, 2011 under Industry News, Microsoft, Security

Microsoft has issued a warning that hackers use mind tricks more often than software skills to get viruses into computers.

Feedback from Internet Explorer Web browser indicates that 7% of downloaded software turned out to be malicious code, according to Microsoft.

“Social-engineering attacks, like tricking a user into running a malicious program, are far more common than attacks on security vulnerabilities,” Micrsoft SmartScreen program manager Jeb Haber said in a blog post.

“User-downloaded malware is a huge problem and getting bigger,” Haber said.

I recommend that you always know the download source or that you buy your software from a known online software store.

Source: Yahoo! News: Software News

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Microsoft Hearts Skype

Posted May.11, 2011 under Industry News, Microsoft

Reuters – Microsoft Corp is close to buying web video conferencing service Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion including debt, a source familiar with the situation said, in a deal which would rank as the biggest for the software company.

 

Source: Yahoo! News: Software News

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Record Patch Tuesday Addresses 64 Vulnerabilities

Posted Apr.13, 2011 under Industry News, Microsoft


NewsFactor – It’s no belated April Fool’s joke. Microsoft is planning a record Patch Tuesday next week that may give IT admins a migraine. The software giant will patch 64 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, .NET Framework, and GDI+.

Source: Yahoo! News: Software News

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Windows 7 Reigns Supreme in the US

Posted Apr.13, 2011 under Industry News, Microsoft


PC World – Windows 7 has finally assumed its rightful place on the desktop operating system throne–usurping Windows XP for the first time. Granted, Windows 7 reign only covers the United States, but it is still a significant milestone on the path to becoming the number one OS globally.

Source: Yahoo! News: Software News

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