Email management specialist Xobni, which started out of an MIT dorm room four years ago and has already racked up five million downloads of its product, has now launched its first mobile version of the software for the BlackBerry.

Microsoft took the opportunity last night at Tech-Ed Germany to announce the worldwide availability of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Exchange Server has gone beyond mere e-mail and is the cornerstone of Microsoft’s unified communications strategy.

It’s on, and I’m here. Microsoft Tech-Ed Australia is running from today until Friday 11th September on the sunny Gold Coast of Australia. An incredible 2000+ attendees are roaming about with HP Mini netbooks. Demonstrations have already begun of Exchange 2010, Office 2010 and Visual Studio 2010.

August's Patch Tuesday brings nine security bulletins from Microsoft, covering at least 19 vulnerabilities.

Telstra and Microsoft have expanded on their strategic alliance, announced last November with the launch of a hosted IP telephony service integrated with Microsoft Office Communications Server that will enable end users to make calls direct from Microsoft applications such as Outlook, SharePoint and Office Communicator.

Analyst firm Ovum describes Microsoft's results as "dismal" but suggests the worst might be over for the software giant.

Microsoft's proposal to provide European consumers with a browser ballot screen appears to fall in line with the European Commission's (EC's) position. The company also has a proposal aimed at settling the interoperability case.

For business users, mobile e-mail has become a must-have. Turn otherwise unproductive time to good use by keeping up with what’s happening. Yet in the battle of smartphones is the old trusty BlackBerry getting long in the tooth? Does the sexy iPhone challenger have what it takes to unseat RIM?

You may know of Xandros Linux; for many people exposure came through the Eee PC, with this being the distro chosen by Linux-turncoat ASUS. Yet, what is Xandros' stance on open source software? Might Xandros be a thinly-veiled Microsoft tout as Linspire reborn?

Had your fill of pre-release and now release candidate Windows 7 from Microsoft, and want something else shiny and new to try out? Step right up and take your chances with the law while downloading a “pirate” copy of the Office 2010 Technical Preview, now available at all those endangered torrent sites near you.