Company move to provide common application configuration and management stack across broad portfolio of software
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft describes its Cloud Computing Futures project -- a one-year-old Microsoft Research effort -- as a way to improve data centers by considering them as  integrated systems. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company expanded online services to 19 countries; plans two new online offerings for April release
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Reported vulnerability enables remote code execution
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IDC report says demand up but revenues down in enterprise IT server market
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    TechNet and MSDN subscribers can access release; available to general public next week
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Basic engine will remain free
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Technologies calculated to shoehorn into enterprise data centers dominated by VMware
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Program provides researchers, students, and faculty access to business software and software development tools
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unveils roadmap for suite of enteprise-ready virtualization products
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Helps IT departments provision applications and workspace components to endpoints
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Attack uses malicious Word file
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Deal ensures Windows operating systems and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OSes can run as virtual machines on each other's platforms
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprises are taking a pragmatic approach to using hosted applications, especially with regard to security and privacy