Microsoft has made available a pre-release version of their much awaited System Center 2012 suite of infrastructure management tools. With a focus on cloud computing as well as improvements to system deployment and protection, the updated suite aims to build on the success of the current versions while adding powerful new functionality.

Open Ocean Capital, which backed MySQL, has invested over $US1 million in Zentyal, developer of the Linux Small Business Server.

Microsoft has issued just four security bulletins this month, and only one is regarded as critical. A total of 22 vulnerabilities are addressed.

The new financial year kicks off with just four security bulletins from Microsoft. Only one of them is rated critical.

One of the attractive aspects of Mac OS X Lion was that the server and desktop editions were to be rolled into one. Despite assertions to the contrary by some observers, this could still be the case.

Along with a critical security update for Windows Server, Microsoft has patched the Windows version of PowerPoint to overcome an important vulnerability. But where's the update for the same issue in PowerPoint for Mac?

17 security bulletins have been scheduled for release by Microsoft next week. That will be one of the biggest releases ever, and while it equals the number issued in December 2010 the proportion of critical bulletins is much higher this month.

Microsoft this week issued a dozen security bulletins addressing 22 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Service and Internet Explorer. The company also released a so-called non-security update that has everything to do with security.

Seagate claims an industry first with its 1TB enterprise-class 2.5in drive.

Apple has released a second version of Mac OS X Server 10.6.5 to repair a security issue in the originally released build.