It was touted as the next big thing from Microsoft. But is Microsoft’s storage strategy in tatters?

Here's our 60 second guide, and a wishlist for Microsoft's new baby.

Microsoft preparing next version of Windows.

Next operating system 2 to 2.5 years out.

"But you know, underneath it all it's still Windows," mocks Apple executive.

Is Ubuntu's latest release capable of meeting its lofty support goal?

It took less time to fight and win the second world war than to develop Windows Vista. Tim Dean looks at all Microsoft has achieved in that time.

The arrival of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (ES2K3) is a significant event in the history of this product. First, it brings to a close the second era of the codebase. Released back in 1996 on the NT 4 wave, ES4 (there was no 1, 2 or 3) brought enterprise-level email, contact management, diary management and so forth to the Windows Server platform in a new and comprehensive BackOffice application.

Jon Honeyball laments the features that got away in the final Vista build.

Jon Honeyball rails against Vista and travels to learn about Microsoft SharePoint 2007.

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

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.