One of the cornerstones of the landmark interoperability deal between Novell and Microsoft was, and is, virtualization. Two years after they struck their agreement, Microsoft and Novell have extended their partnership. The partners are now finally

For the second time, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has put off including live migration features in its virtualization technology. Live migration capabilities enable users to move a virtual machine (VM) either manually or automatically from

A Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) white paper suggesting that children get digital identity cards to verify their age and better protect them online. But not everyone is convinced it's the right approach. "It's not 100 percent clear

Google's new Chrome browser is already shaking up the once sedentary browser market. Some might argue that Chrome is an IE-killer, an arrow in Google's quiver headed straight for Microsoft's browser. I'm not one of them. Internet Explorer killed Netscape

Microsoft swore it would not allow another huge gap between Internet Explorer releases like what happened between versions 6 and 7 (Vers. 6 was released in 2001 and 7 didn't come out till 2006) and it's on track to keep that promise. The firm posted the

Microsoft has launched a blog dedicated to its forthcoming operating system, called "Windows 7" at this point, to be hosted by two senior vice presidents who are leading the development effort. For now, the site just contains an introductory statement

Microsoft this week introduced service packs to two vital developer products just months after their initial release, but the bevy of new features in the releases may make them seem more like broad enhancements than the usual collection.

It's Patch Tuesday today, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has released fixes for 11 security flaws -- six of which are rated "critical," the top-level alert, while the remainder rank as "important." The 11 security bulletins together cover a total