When it comes to computer technology, the public's eye is always focused on what's new and what comes next. Take Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) SQL Server 2008. The long-awaited update to SQL Server 2005 is already late,

The office pool for Windows XP Service Pack 3's (SP3) release date is starting to run out. Some pundits had picked XP SP3 to begin shipping by the middle of April – but the final service pack for XP has yet to arrive. Now the betting crowd is putting.

Is Windows Vista too complex for its own good? That's the claim -- made last week by analysts at research firm Gartner -- that has Microsoft watchers debating about what, if anything, needs to be done about the future of the OS. During

With the release of a new feature pack for Visual C++ 2008, developers can now write applications that feature the Office 2007 appearance, a Microsoft senior executive announced this week. At the same time, the company also discontinued support for its

Help has arrived for anyone unable to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Microsoft said this week that its latest update addresses problems in earlier versions due to bugs in an update required for installation. The replacement update file

Despite a heated campaign to defeat International Organization for Standardization (ISO) status for Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML), over the weekend, even some staunch critics acknowledged that the company has likely garnered enough votes to win.

Despite continued turmoil over standardization efforts surrounding its latest Office file formats, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced this week it is pairing with Sourcesense, a European open source systems integrator, to work

With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) all but completely out the door, now rumors have begun flying as to when Windows XP SP3 will go final. As if it were an office pool, tech pundits have been predicting dates for XP SP3 ranging from