It was about five months between the Release Candidate of Vista and the official launch. If Windows 7 follows the same time-table, release of the final version would occur at the beginning of October, in time for holiday PC sales.

With claims that WebSphere runs faster on Windows Server 2008 than on any of the Unix or IBM Power systems, it seems Microsoft is staging a showdown.

SecureLive was developed after two victims suffered losses from website hacking, despite having Internet security software installed. This website security solution utilizes artificial intelligence to block, tag, track and report hackers to authorities.

This post provides a link to a page detailing the testing done on several office packages, including OpenOffice, Google, KOffice, Lotus Symphony and Microsoft Office. The results are not encouraging.

Tomorrow is the day Microsoft releases the Windows 7 Release Candidate. This article includes FAQs on how and when you can get your copy (if Microsoft’s website holds up), what versions are available, and how you can upgrade.

Microsoft’s new Visual Studio 2008 AJAX Profiling Extensions, which measures JavaScript performance, is an add-on to tools available in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition and Visual Studio Team Suite.

The US Air Force now has their own "secured" version of Windows XP. The rest of us will have to wait.

23 October 2009. That’s the magic date according to two Acer executives. Obviously, Microsoft is upset to hear the news.

Eager MSDN subscribers once again crashed Microsoft’s servers. Yesterday’s snafu was at first attributed to a change in security screens leading to the download site.

The Release Candidate for Windows 7 is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you have trouble connecting, it may not be due to popularity.