Microsoft will cease issuing security updates for Windows XP SP2 machines on July 13th, 2010.  Microsoft will continue providing security updates for XP SP3 machines until April, 2014.   Most enterprise PC’s are still on service pack 2 of Windows XP; these machines will become vulnerable to new attacks after July.  It is likely that attacks against unpatched exploits [...]

Microsoft announced at TechEd 2010 this week that a public beta of Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 can be expected near the end of July. Although service packs rarely introduce new features, Microsoft has included two new items for Windows Server 2008 R2, as we previously discussed here, that are intended to enhance virtual [...]