A Virginia court approved Microsoft’s request to deactivate 277 domain names being used to control a network of infected machines to send out spam.

Like ISPs, Microsoft keeps information on users. Some of this information is available to various law enforcement agencies. This article explains the kinds of information Microsoft has on you.

KB971033 – an update to Microsoft’s Windows Activation Technologies – is now available. This update will configure your Windows 7 machine to contact Microsoft’s servers every 90 to ensure its "legality". If the software is deemed "illegal", the system could be shut down.

Laplink Software has announced PCmover Image Assistant, software capable of restoring a disk image to a computer running a different operating system.

Inbox2 announced the public beta launch of its free desktop client for Windows that allows users to manage all existing email and social network accounts in one, convenient place. Inbox2 collects all messages, document attachments, links and contacts from all of your existing email and social network accounts, and allows you to read, reply, search and manage them without having to login to multiple accounts.

Sonasoft Inc. has announced the expansion of its email archiving software to include a full featured solution for smaller companies. SonaVault is a stand-alone, software based, email archiving solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2010.

Win7 has been out for a while now. But. If you’re still unsure of what’s involved in updating your PC, this article explains the different versions, and upgrade paths.

Aiko Solutions has released a new version of SecuWipe for Windows phones and Windows CE terminals. The new SecuWipe will securely delete all information – either when it discovers an untrusted SIM or a specific SMS with a pass-phrase – from a range of Windows touch-screen and non-touch screen phones.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking has been around for years. Unfortunately, what’s being shared can be hard to track in a business environment. And when the P2P network has links to the internet, suddenly confidential data is available for all to see.

Microsofts App-V 4.6 will be the first release of its application virtualization software. The software has supposedly been engineered to make Office 2010 easier to roll out.