Active Directory to be expanded with identity, certificate and rights management services as well as federation management services.

Next-gen Windows Server released for public testing.

Third beta of Microsoft's latest server technology.

Windows Server 2008 due next week.

At Microsoft’s grand unveiling of Office Beta 2, Vista and Longhorn, we ask why it’s being so bullish about this release.

Giants to provide joint security architecture.

Longhorn arrives in late February, along with a cringe-inducing "Heroes Happen Here" launch slogan..

'2008' to replace equally exciting '2003'.

Saving release cycle by going back to 16 cores.

Users of pirated Vista copies limited to internet browsing.

Microsoft bought anti-spyware technology last week to protect its Internet Explorer browser from surging rivals like Mozilla's Firefox, Gartner analysts in the US have said.

Digital certificates and smartcards are the future.

Is Vista’s suave new interface and menu system window dressing or a radical improvement in usability?

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