But doesn't set release schedule or say when it will ship beta
Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users' hands.
Admins divorce aging OS, hook up with sexier Windows 7 trophy
Businesses are finally prying their hands from Windows XP as they warm to Windows 7, a research company said today.
No immediate plans to patch flaw that skirts Windows defenses, says Microsoft
A bug in Microsoft's software gives hackers a way to exploit virtual Windows machines which would be attack-proof if they were running on real hardware, a researcher said today.
Support for Adobe Flash could make HP's Slate a strong challenger to Apple's iPad.
What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.
Q&A from the Jan-Feb poll
Computerworld's survey about Windows 7 implementation plans ran online from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10, 2010.
After taking a pass on Vista, organizations are ready to commit to Microsoft's new OS
Jim Thomas said no to Windows Vista -- but Windows 7 is an entirely different matter.
Analyst argues that Microsoft should delay SP1 to maintain momentum of fast-selling OS
Even though Microsoft has dropped a plan to wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack, it won't deliver the update before the fourth quarter of this year, a site that has accurately predicted past Windows timetables said today.
Apple resellers still left with unanswered questions as pricing details and distribution systems are kept in the dark
The Apple iPad has received a late-April Australian release date, scuttling market rumours it would be [[artnid:338271|available by March 26]].
UMPC distributor revamps website and hunts for more resellers to prepare itself for a tablet PC explosion.
Tegatech is banking on riding the tablet PC wave, overhauling its website as part of a reseller recruitment drive in anticipation of big business this year.
Microsoft has sold 90 million copies of Windows 7, making it the fastest-selling OS in history, the company says.
Microsoft has sold 90 million copies of Windows 7 to date, making it the fastest-selling operating system in history, according to Peter Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer. Klein made the comments earlier this week while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference. While most of what Klein had to say dealt with the Microsoft's financial expectations, the company's top number cruncher did discuss a few interesting things about Microsoft's product outlook for the coming year.
It won't say if current phones can be upgraded, despite a report of comments from a company executive in Asia Pacific
Despite a report quoting a Microsoft executive saying that no current-generation phones will be upgradeable to the forthcoming Windows Mobile 7, the company refused to confirm those comments.
Get Windows 7 features in Vista or XP, give your desktop 3D capability, or tweak your OS with these free tools and services.
Windows 7 bling for your older OS.
Following the launch, nearly three-fourths of IT professionals cited speed as a reason for deploying the operating system
After Microsoft officially released Windows 7, interest in rapidly adopting the operating system increased for one in five IT pros from small and midsize companies, according to a survey by an IT management company.
Intel has some 16-bit programs that won't work with Win 7, and is also delaying the deployment of IE7 and IE8
Intel faces challenges in migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7, including application incompatibility and system readiness, the company said on Wednesday.
Cloud, agile development, the Web, and others make Microsoft's to-do list
Microsoft's to-do list in the software development space includes continued or new investments in multiple areas, including cloud computing, the Web, parallel computing, devices, and agile and distributed development, a company executive said in a blog entry on Tuesday.
