http://entmag.com/news/ENT News Online: Enterprise IT Industry News for Windows Channel Executives. News from the Enterprise Computing Group.en-us(c) 1996-2008 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.News60Bob Muglia, a Microsoft veteran of 21 years, has been named president of Microsoft's Server and Tools (S&T) Division, a position newly created by the software giant.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10485&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10485&rss=1Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft has issued a patent application, published on Dec. 25, that specifies the metered use of computers.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10484&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10484&rss=1Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTBloggers and analysts on Monday poured cold water on rumors that Microsoft plans to lay off a substantial number of its employees.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10482&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10482&rss=1Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe developers behind Linux have released the latest version of the open source operating system kernel.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10481&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10481&rss=1Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe upcoming Windows 7 beta -- scheduled to be released this month -- found its way onto the Internet over the holidays.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10480&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10480&rss=1Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTRedmond continues to investigate a new zero-day bug affecting popular database application SQL Server.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10476&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10476&rss=1Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTMySQL 5.1 was released by Sun Microsystems in April, but I decided to test it out this month.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10475&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10475&rss=1Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe public release of Microsoft Windows 7 Beta 1 is expected next month, but speculation that it might appear earlier -- at least for testers -- popped up on Friday from a few sources.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10474&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10474&rss=1Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTHow do you know that your antivirus (AV) program is working?http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10470&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10470&rss=1Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTAs expected, Microsoft on Wednesday released its second out-of-cycle patch in three months -- this time to plug a widely discussed and "critical" vulnerability in Internet Explorer.http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10467&rss=1http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10467&rss=1Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT