Microsoft plans to release an update for Windows 7 today to counter software piracy.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company will release new service packs for two of its SQL Server products.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Site visitors can manipulate data interactively
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Protocols commonly used to establish secure client-server communications
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fix must be applied before February 22 to avoid expiring permission certificates.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    All 13 security items may require a system restart
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft discontinuing standalone versions
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Acquisition will fill key hole in Oracle suites.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With a sharp decline in the global equity markets over the past month, economic uncertainty continues to plague IT spending, though some leading analysts and suppliers indicate the worst may be over. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Web browser was exploited for attacks on Google
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Forrester Research advises IT shops to assess environments before upgrading to Microsoft Exchange 2010.IT shops should assess their environments before upgrading  to Microsoft Exchange 2010.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Azure and SQL Azure represent Microsoft's official challenge to Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Report spotlights ease of attacking consumer accounts; password selection patterns haven’t changed in 20 years