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SQL Server 2008 Hits High Mark, Minus the Competition

Microsoft's database management system did well on the TPC-E processing test, but the competition doesn't use that benchmark

U.S. Computers Top Botnet Source

Responsible for three times the attacks as second-place source -- China

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Against Anti-Spam Law

Strikes down state law that prohibits sending unsolicited e-mail

VMware Fusion 2 Expands Hardware Support, Improves Networking

New version focuses on expanded support for Mac hardware, plus networking, security, storage, and application-sharing improvements

Citrix Releases XenServer 5

Citrix purchased XenSource, XenServer's creator, less than a year ago

Privacy Uncertain With New IE8 Feature

Microsoft rebuffs claims that browser feature invades user privacy

IBM, Microsoft, and EMC Team on ECM Interop Spec

Industry specification for content management interoperability services floated by three major players



Novell and Microsoft Roll Out Virtualized Linux Solution

Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server verified to run as guest O/S on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Developers Get Glimpse of .NET Framework in the Cloud

Microsoft will offer multiple options for on-premise and online clients, applications, and services

Microsoft Releases More Virtualization Details

Standalone hypervisor, originally $28, will be free.

September Patch Fixes Windows GDI Exploit and Other Problems

Four fixes address eight remote code execution exploits

Microsoft Makes Major Virtualization Splash

Product announcement include key virtual management tool

BizTalk Server 2009 To Arrive Before July

Advance notice given to help companies make long-term plans

PostPath Deal Adds to Cisco-Microsoft UC Fight

Network goliath Cisco Systems steps further into the cloud-computing space