• Microsoft ending support for Itanium

  By James Niccolai | 06 April, 2010 06:13

  Microsoft is ending its support for Intel's Itanium processor with the current version of its Windows Server OS, according to a Microsoft blog posting Friday.

• Microsoft turns 35: Best, worst, most notable moments

  By Preston Gralla | 25 March, 2010 11:15

  The year is 1975. Gerald Ford is in the White House, South Vietnam falls, Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila" world championship boxing match, the late-night comedy show NBC's Saturday Night (later called Saturday Night Live) debuts, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest sweeps the Oscars, and Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" and Glenn Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" top the music charts.

• Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1

  By Gregg Keizer | 19 March, 2010 04:32

  Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users' hands.

• NSW Electoral Commission goes Hyper-V over VMware

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 May, 2009 10:32

  The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has selected Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform over the more mature VMware for its server consolidation project.

• Windows attack code out, but not being used

  By Robert McMillan | 07 October, 2009 07:21

  It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security companies say that criminals haven't done much with the attack.

• Windows Server 2008 R2: 3 Key New Features

  By Shane O'Neill | 12 May, 2009 05:15

  As part of an announcement at the TechEd show today in Los Angeles, Microsoft said that Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (Release Candidate) is now available and that the final version will ship in the same timeframe as client OS Windows 7, which has been generally available as a release candidate for a week now.

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