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- Microsoft wants those SMB dollars
- Microsoft announced pricing and details on the upgrade to their bundle aimed at small and medium sized businesses, following their announcement of a beefier product last November. Small Business Server 2008 SBS will continue to support up to 75 users, while Essential Business Server EBS can handle up to 250. SBS has...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Servers, Hardware, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Here comes the government to fight cybercrime! [shudder]
- The government is at it again with several moves designed, according to their press releases, to help the feds fight cybercrime. A recent report by Arbor Networks suggests that 2% of the traffic on the internet at any one point in time is purely for DDoS and other cyberattacks,...
- Tags: Wired Inc., Privacy, Liberty, Zombie, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Security, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Software, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Microsoft desperately trying to break free of the PC
- Microsoft has been trying, with varying degrees of success, to break free of their PC based roots for quite some time now, but their latest machinations almost smack of desperation. The failed bid for Yahoo seems to have set off a virtual explosion of rumors of talks with Facebook, Myspace,...
- Tags: Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Search, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- P2P is under attack, but is it attacking you?
- A great deal is said about P2P in the media, and the government is starting to truly weigh in as P2P has been in the courts, the subject of FCC and FTC hearings, and Congressional action is on the table now. Unfortunately, nobody who knows how much P2P traffic...
- Tags: P2P, Attack, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 is available now
- At some point after noon CST on Tuesday, March 6th, Microsoft made their latest service pack for Windows XP available. Earlier that day, articles were still being written about the latest collection of bug fixes and added features being "in limbo." However, the update is now ready for download from...
- Tags: Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Will Microsoft go on a shopping spree or is the Yahoo withdrawal a ploy?
- It certainly appears that the Microsoft deal, while dead for now, has a chance of springing back to life. Although Yahoo shares dropped about 15% on the first day of trading after Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer announced that they had withdrawn their bid, the stock was still trading about $5...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Search, Investment, Finance, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Microsoft reaches out to touch someone (your data center)
- Microsoft has just released beta versions of several technologies that will help it's System Center Operations Manager 2007 software to communicate with platforms other than Windows. The new extensions will allow the platform to manage virtual and physical servers including Unix, Linux, and VMWare ESX, and also include integrating with...
- Tags: Data Center, Olive, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Software Development, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Software/Web Development, Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Incompatibility sidelines service packs as Microsoft tries to find a Vista strategy
- An incompatibility with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System MDRMS has sidelined the upcoming service pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP and the same compatibility issue exists in the first Vista service pack. Microsoft is creating a filter for their Windows Update site that will check to see whether customers have MDRMS...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Microsoft releases dev kit for Singularity, their 'concept OS'
- Microsoft has made a Research Development Kit RDK available for their 'concept OS,' dubbed Singularity. The new OS was written almost entirely in C#, giving it the benefits of managed code, including the ability to easily avoid buffer overruns, a major attack vector for viruses and worms. ...
- Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Singularity, Operating Systems, Software, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Live Mesh aims to change the way that Microsoft approaches computing
- In a departure from Microsoft's PC-centric view of the computing world, Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie announced details of "Live Mesh," a service that Microsoft says will allow data and applications to follow users across multiple devices. In a memo sent to Microsoft employees, Ozzie talked about a view of...
- Tags: Web, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computing, Desktops, Channel Management, Hardware, Marketing, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Is your network ready for the mobile device explosion?
- Mobile computing is on the brink of an explosion of users, and Mobile Device Management is estimated to grow to a $20 billion per year industry by 2013. The issue is how to manage all of the smart phones, PDAs, ultraportables, and other highly mobile computing platforms effectively and...
- Tags: Mobile, Network, Mobile Computing, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Microsoft working hard to catch Google
- According to reports, Microsoft's bid to acquire Yahoo through a proxy fight (an unfriendly takeover where the company's shareholders vote on whether or not to replace the Board of Directors) will be an uphill battle. Once you count the shares of the current directors and officers hold along with the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Office Suites, Web Technology, Branding, Software, Marketing, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Are you ready for the next version of IP?
- Experts have been talking about IP addresses for several years now, because the current version of IP limits the number of such addresses to a theoretical maximum of 4.7 billion. Though the number of Internet connected devices is much higher than that already, we have not run out of...
- Tags: IPv6, IP, Networking, Telecommunications, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- New phishing scam targets high level executives
- A new phishing attack has been circulating lately, but instead of trying to dupe millions of computer users into giving up their financial information, this one is aimed at high level executives. The e-mail scam purports to notify the executive about court proceedings and tries to get them to...
- Tags: Financial, Hacker, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Security, Hacking, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Microsoft admits Vista UAC was designed to annoy users and developers
- Microsoft has a way of rubbing people the wrong way sometimes. In fact, so many people dislike Microsoft because of buggy code, the way it runs over competition, and the fact that it is the biggest player in the industry, that you wouldn't think that Microsoft would actively attempt...
- Tags: Developer, Vista UAC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Yahoo is trying to fend off the Microsoft deal as more players enter the picture
- Microsoft is playing hardball in their bid to acquire Yahoo, issuing an ultimatum and threatening to take the $31 per share offer directly to stockholders. Microsoft may have some help in their efforts, as News.com has offered to join forces with Microsoft in order to make the acquisition happen,...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- What should a "Manhattan Project" for network security look like?
- Security has been the focus of the past few days as the RSA security conference has been underway. The keynote speech was delivered by Michael Chertoff, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in his speech, he stressed the need to create a "Manhattan Project" for computer security. The Secretary brought up the recent...
- Tags: Network, Network Security, Training, Attack, Security, Networking, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- EU regulators plan to press for more privacy protection
- European regulators are apparently planning to take some of the biggest names in technology, including Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo, to task when it comes to privacy protection. Google and Microsoft currently keep log files and search data for 18 months, while Yahoo keeps similar data for 13 months. The EU...
- Tags: Privacy, NSA, Security, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Mobile device upgrades from Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo, and hackers
- Mobile devices are receiving upgrades from some of the biggest players in the technology industry, led by the release of Windows Mobile 6.1 and System Center Mobile Device Manager. The new mobile OS extends the capabilities of devices so that business users have easier, more secure access to corporate...
- Tags: Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile Device, Hacker, Intel Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- Is open source the right model for your company's applications?
- Open-source software has matured over the past few years and has made a lot of inroads into virtually all types of businesses. Some of the most secure businesses are banks, as a result of them having what everyone wants most, which is namely money. Open-source software helps some...
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
