John Fontana

Senior Editor, Infrastructure

 

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Recent articles by Fontana

Schools, businesses must adapt to 'thumb generation,' study says
May. 15, 2008
Classrooms need to adapt to serve students who are plugged in online as never before, and corporations will need to adjust to the

Microsoft opens up the heavens with virtual telescope
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday opened the view finder on its free WorldWide Telescope research project allowing Web users to peer into the deep recesses of space through a treasure trove of images.

Microsoft posts preview versions of server bundles
May. 13, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday released a preview version of its Essential Business Server bundle aimed at small and midsize businesses and said a preview of its revamped Small Business Server 2008 would come in the next few weeks.

Microsoft's Raikes to head Gates Foundation
May. 13, 2008
Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft's business division, will take over as CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation when he leaves the software giant in September.

Fedora 9 hits the streets
May. 13, 2008
The Fedora Project Tuesday said Fedora 9, a free, open source Linux operating system, is eady for download.

JanRain taps phone to deliver two-factor authentication
May. 13, 2008
JanRain Monday introduced two-factor authentication that taps into a standard telephone or cell phone to beef up security on its user-centric identity technology.

Microsoft advances management plans
May. 12, 2008
Microsoft's strategy for building a management platform has changed significantly in the past five years.

Schools, businesses must adapt to 'thumb generation,' study says
May. 15, 2008
Classrooms need to adapt to serve students who are plugged in online as never before, and corporations will need to adjust to the

Microsoft reportedly inquiring about Facebook's availability
May. 08, 2008
In the wake of collapsed talks with Yahoo, Microsoft reportedly is sniffing around social-networking site Facebook as a possible acquisition target.

Microsoft opens up the heavens with virtual telescope
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday opened the view finder on its free WorldWide Telescope research project allowing Web users to peer into the deep recesses of space through a treasure trove of images.

XP SP3, Vista SP1 back online for automatic updates
May. 06, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday began offering Windows XP SP3 on its automatic download Web sites and resumed automatic downloads of Vista SP1 after compatibility issues arose last week.

OpenSolaris finally available for download
May. 06, 2008
Sun and OpenSolaris.org on Monday released the first publicly available version of the OpenSolaris operating system  since work on the project began in 2005.

IBM unveils Quickr tools to stave off SharePoint
May. 02, 2008
IBM Friday released a data migration tool that is a critical component in providing its Notes/Domino install base an alternative to moving to Microsoft's SharePoint Server.

Microsoft faces challenges in expanding management strategy
May. 01, 2008
Microsoft last week set it sites on becoming a dominant enterprise management vendor, but experts and users say first it will have to define the scope of its goals, improve the platform, and prove it can be the ...

Microsoft slates flurry of Configuration Management updates
Apr. 30, 2008
LAS VEGAS – Microsoft Wednesday said Service Pack 1 for System Center Configuration Manager will be released in May and the last beta of the R2 version would come in July with a final release to follow by October.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Four patches fix mostly Office vulnerabilities
May. 13, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday released four patches to fix six vulnerabilities, three of which were rated critical for Microsoft Word, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine 4.0. Experts say the fourth patch, rated important, could ...

Fedora 9 hits the streets
May. 13, 2008
The Fedora Project Tuesday said Fedora 9, a free, open source Linux operating system, is ready for download.

Microsoft's Raikes to head Gates Foundation
May. 13, 2008
Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft's business division, will take over as CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation when he leaves the software giant in September.

Microsoft posts preview versions of server bundles
May. 13, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday released a preview version of its Essential Business Server bundle aimed at small and midsize businesses and said a preview of its revamped Small Business Server 2008 would come in the next few weeks.

JanRain taps phone to deliver two-factor authentication
May. 13, 2008
JanRain Monday introduced two-factor authentication that taps into a standard telephone or cell phone to beef up security on its user-centric identity technology.

Microsoft advances management plans
May. 12, 2008
Microsoft's strategy for building a management platform has changed significantly in the past five years.

Microsoft designing application virtualization on server
Apr. 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft is working on application virtualization technology for the server that is designed to provide administrators the flexibility to quickly deploy infrastructure and even stream applications on- ...

Microsoft: Hyper-V on fast track for summer release
Apr. 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that its Hyper-V server virtualization technology is likely to ship up to a couple months ahead of the previously projected date.

Microsoft targets CA, HP with new management attack
Apr. 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Tuesday said it plans to become a major management platform vendor to battle the likes of CA and HP and said it would extend its System Center software to encompass Linux and Unix-based machines.

Interop: Azaleos unveils SharePoint remote management service
Apr. 28, 2008
E-mail service provider Azaleos Monday said it was expanding its focus and would add a remote monitoring service centered on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.