Microsoft's free tool to bring newer security protections to older platforms and applications is now available for download .

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz's argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.

StatCounter Global Stats reports that, in August, Windows 7 took 19.4 percent total market share, compared to Vista's 17.7 percent worldwide BOSTON, USA: In just over a year since its release to manufacturer , Windows 7 has overtaken Windows Vista for the first time in total market share worldwide according to web analytics firm, StatCounter.

An Avast vs Microsoft Security Essentials comparison is presented in this article.

After all, the likelihood is great that those devices hold valuable and perhaps even crucial data required for your business success, so it makes sense to approach those decisions with some education.

License Freeware Manufacturer VMLite Inc Version 3.2.6 Size 65.00 MB August 29, 2010 VMLite XP Mode is a free equivalent to Windows 7 XP Mode, that allows you to create and install a virtual version of Windows XP on your Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7 system.

Sanbolic announced today that it has joined the Intel Enabled Solutions Accelerated Alliance and will be presenting pre-validated configurations for using Sanbolic software with Intel servers to provide highly scalable and highly available virtual and cloud computing storage solutions using industry-standard SAN storage hardware.

On Friday, DeviceVM launched Splashtop Remote for the iPad , a pair of client and software apps that allows a user to remotely control a Windows PC via the iPad interface.

New service delivers a highly scalable environment ideal for Windows-based hosting, testing and developing applications Thursday, August 26, 2010 UK: Rackspace Hosting, solution provider for hosting and cloud computing has announced the general availability of its Cloud Servers for Windows offering.

Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced the availability of a family of desktop and mobile thin clients based on the Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system.