A security vendor announced it has found a way to bypass a controversial security measure in Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system. Florida-based Authentium said it can't wait until the software giant provides an approved path to Vista's walled

Microsoft can't get the consumer version of Vista delivered in time for the holidays, so it's planning to offer what may be the next best thing, an upgrade coupon on new PCs. The move was more or less a necessity since both Window Vista

Microsoft has released its Sender ID framework for email under the Open Specification Promise (OSP), thereby making it freely available to anyone who wants to use it to improve their email security. Sender ID is an anti-spam technology born out of the

You won't have to wait another five years to see a new browser from Microsoft. That's the message that Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 developers told participants in an online chat today on the eve of Microsoft's first major browser release in over five

Now that Microsoft (Quote) has acquired a number of security vendors and put them under an umbrella called ForeFront, the temptation is to think the largest software vendor in the world is looking to conquer one of the most crucial parts of the broad

Traditional software models aren't going away, but major companies will have to learn to adapt more flexible, Internet-based application distribution models to both compete and meet evolving customer demands. That was one of many nuggets Microsoft Quote

Windows Genuine Advantage, the program launched by Microsoft to try and ensure only legitimate copies of the operating system were sold, today got a new name and a few more teeth. Set to appear in Vista and Microsoft's next-generation server, Windows

Microsoft (Quote) today said it has acquired DesktopStandard, which makes software for delegating operating-system policies on distributed, Windows-based desktops. The Portsmouth, N.H., company's management software will fortify Microsoft's Group Policy