The next version of OpenStack, due out in March, will not include code for Hyper-V. The code from Microsoft has been described as "unmaintained".

Recently Symantec asked users not to use pcAnywhere. They’ve now released patches for versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.5 but advise you use the most recent version.

Win8 is coming soon. But. It appears it may arrive without applications to run. Old applications, from Win7, won’t be supported. But no one has said much about what will be available.

Microsoft has shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK. The SDK (software development kit) will let developers build products using the Kinect sensor.

The Technical Preview Program for the next version of Microsoft Office has been opened. This will be the first time updates for Office, Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, and Visio will coincide.

It comes as an e-mail invitation to a conference. Then it disguises itself as Microsoft Update traffic. This newly identified malware has been around for a couple of years.

Microsoft will be ending support for WinXP soon. To help you get ready Juriba has announced a selective free public beta of its cloud based Windows 7 migration project planning software. Dashwork.

As the OpenStack community looks at removing support for Hyper-V, Microsoft says they’re committed to making it work. The OpenStack community claims the Hyper-V code is "known broken and unmaintained".

Colligo Networks announced the Colligo Legal Pack, a SharePoint-based bundle specifically designed for law firms and legal departments. The Legal Pack is currently in private beta.

In trying to make Win8 useful on a touch-screen tablet, designers put big buttons in Windows Explorer. But users felt the screen looked messy. Designers have now changed the "ribbon" feature and a few more things.