http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/windows.html The latest Windows news, analysis and feature articles from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111009-novell-debugger-mono.html Novell has released a Mono-based plug-in for Visual Studio that gives developers a debugger to help them use Windows to design applications that will run on Linux.. John Fontana 2009-11-10T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111009-windows-exploit-code.html As Microsoft recommends that users focus first on installing the MS09-065 patch released Tuesday, experts are agreeing with that advice because exploit code for remote execution appears to be right around the corner. John Fontana 2009-11-10T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111009-patch-tuesday-experts.html Microsoft released six patches that address 15 vulnerabilities. Here's a look at what security experts are saying about the vulnerabilities, patches and what should concern users. John Fontana 2009-11-10T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110909-windows-7-not-supported-by-cisco-uc-reese.html Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is warning customers of its unified communications products that support for Windows 7 won’t be forthcoming until the product’s 8.0 release scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. About a dozen more UC products will not support Windows 7 until version 8.5, in the third quarter of 2010 and at that time, only the 32-bit version of Windows 7 will be supported.  http://www.networkworld.com/community/taxonomy/term/7678 Network World staff 2009-11-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2009/110209id2.html Centrify announced last week that it has added Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition to the long list of non-Windows operating systems whose authentication it has integrated with Active Directory. It has supported Ubuntu for quite some time, but what really exited the Centrify folk was the fact that this version of Ubuntu includes an open source cloud computing environment that can be easily integrated with Active Directory through the Centrify Suite for identity, access and privilege management. Dave Kearns 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110309-microsoft-sql-server.html Microsoft this month will release another CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2, this one feature complete and including new business intelligence integration tools and master data management features. In addition, two highly scalable editions will be introduced. John Fontana 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110309-red-hat-virtualization-infrastructure.html Red Hat Tuesday made good on its promise to deliver a stand-alone hypervisor and a set of management tools as its gears up to go toe-to-toe with VMware and Microsoft to become a top-tier provider of virtualization and cloud computing infrastructure. John Fontana 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102809-a-demand-for-microsoft-linux.html A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft, but when a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note. Keith Curtis, author of the book After the Software Wars, says just that. But he goes further. He thinks Microsoft and its customers would be better off if the company ditched Windows and instead built its own version of the Linux operating system. Julie Bort 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2009/102609nsm2.html Microsoft’s release of Windows 7 could drive IT managers to update outdated operating systems and aging hardware, but many considerations must be addressed before undertaking a major software deployment – especially during difficult economic times. Denise Dubie 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102709-windows-seven-tips.html Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system could drive upgrades across Windows XP and Vista environments. Industry watchers and experts advise how to smoothly transition and maintain a new environment. Denise Dubie 2009-10-27T12:00:00-04:00