• Internet Explorer 8 tops NSS Labs’ Socially Engineered Malware test

    In its first comprehensive test of web browser protection against socially engineered malware , NSS Labs found that Internet Explorer 8 (RC1) was best among the six browsers tested. More than 154,000 individual tests were run during 12 days of 24x7 testing...
  • Enterprise coolness: DirectAccess and other Windows 7 benefits

    With so many talked about new features in Windows 7, I have to point out a feature for enterprises that is near and dear to my heart: Direct Access . Anyone who has spent much time accessing their corporate network via a VPN will appreciate this. Direct...
  • Microsoft Releases BizTalk Server 2009

    BizTalk Server 2009 delivers new capabilities to help customers more effectively integrate disparate systems, enhance end-to-end enterprise connectivity and more quickly exchange data across multiple platforms, resulting in increased efficiency and lower...
  • Tips too good to pass up

    Have I got a tip for you… This was previously announced in the newsletter, (and quite popular, I must say) but if you haven’t seen it yet for yourself, the TechNet Magazine site is now running a Tip of the Day feature, with a new tip offered every...
  • Getting in touch with Windows 7: a Windows Touch deep dive

    By now, you’re probably aware of key improvements to the user interface in Windows 7 which optimize for touch. And you realize that it will be an ongoing effort among hardware suppliers and application developers to build touch support into their technologies...