Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.
Google Apps for Your Domain lets you brand online services with your own URL, but it doesn't eat the costs of domain registration as Microsoft Office Live does.
Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.
With Google Desktop, you can search for files on your hard drive just as easily as you can search the Internet.
Windows Vista Home Basic is essentially warmed-over Windows XP, Windows XP SP3. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategist told ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in a video interview.
Online security services are on the rise, and vendor Trend Micro has joined the crowd with its newest offering SecureCloud.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Microsoft and Yahoo are set go public on their privacy policies after the controversy surrounding search giant Google's data-retention strategy.
Google sees all enterprise trends pointing toward cloud computing, and it wants a piece of the action.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?
In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?
New coalition to name companies that sneak ads and spying programs onto computers of unsuspecting Web surfers.
Sorry if it sounds like I'm drinking the Google Kool-Aid here, but I have switched from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome as my default browser for the very reason Google's executives said we should: speed.
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