Tag: Microsoft

  • Coming Soon: Managed Services for iPhones

    Lawrence Walsh

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    In just 18 months since its debut, the Apple iPhone commands the third largest market share for smartphones in the North American market. In 2008, the number of iPhone users soared more than 325 percent, and an increasing number of people are turning in their BlackBerry and Symbian-based devices in favor of Steve Jobs’ handheld… Read more

  • Does Microsoft Have a Chance with Windows 7?

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    It’s a sure sign that Microsoft has unofficially given up on Windows Vista when a beta version of Vista’s replacement, Windows 7, is flooding the Internet. The real question here becomes, "Was Windows 7 Beta 1 leaked intentionally?" Perhaps the backdoor release was a way to subdue the feverish backlash against Vista? Or perhaps it… Read more

  • Microsoft, Apple, Google Sued by Small Company for Patent Infringement

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    Cygnus Systems, a Michigan-based solution provider, is suing Microsoft, Apple and Google, claiming the tech heavyweights infringed on a patent it holds for a common file preview feature. Future lawsuits could hit Adobe and other software vendors. Cygnus, a solution provider and Web development company that partners with many leading technology vendors, was recently awarded… Read more

  • Microsoft IE Patch Opens New Opportunities

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Good news: Microsoft’s patch for the massive Internet Explorer vulnerability that exposed millions of Web users to surreptitious malware infections will automatically install during regularly scheduled or on-demand updates. Even better, Channel Insider testing of the patch found no major conflicts caused by the patch. While an automatic IE patch may seem to exclude solution… Read more

  • 6,000 Web Sites Compromised to Target IE Vulnerability

    Channel Insider Staff

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    The number of Web sites compromised to host malicious code to explore a new discovered Internet Explorer vulnerability continues to rise as Microsoft continues to work on a permanent fix. The vulnerability, discovered by Trend Micro, exploits a flaw in the widely used browser that enables malicious code—a Trojan or worm—to surreptitiously to download and… Read more

  • Unison’s Free Unified Communications Software Challenges Microsoft and Google

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    Unison Technologies is making a direct challenge to the traditional sales model for unified communications software, aiming directly at industry giants Microsoft and Google. Unison’s new sponsor-supported model lets businesses download and use the company’s self-branded UC software for free, says Rurik Bradbury, chief marketing officer at Unison. The Unison software combines the best features… Read more