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Free Windows 7 RTM trial; IE loses ground to Firefox; critical IIS Web server bug probed

Five reasons to download the Windows 7 trial right now; Microsoft Hyper-V still a work in progress
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Microsoft offers free Windows 7 RTM trial

Microsoft on Tuesday offered a free 90-day trial of the final version of Windows 7, saying that the three-month free ride is for IT professionals. Read full story

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Five reasons to download the Windows 7 trial right now
Whether you are anxiously awaiting the new operating system, or skeptical of the hype around Windows 7, here are five reasons you should jump on the free trial.

Microsoft Hyper-V still a work in progress
Windows Server 2008 R2 will help Microsoft narrow the feature gap with virtualization products from VMware and Citrix Systems, but its new Hyper-V software still won't be "production-ready" for most enterprise applications, according to Burton Group.

IE tumbles, Firefox regains market share mojo
Last month Microsoft's Internet Explorer posted its largest market share loss since November 2008, while Firefox reaped nearly all the benefit.

Microsoft presence at VMworld can still be felt
The Microsoft virtualization executives here at VMworldin San Francisco aren't happy that the company's presence has been shunted to a small corner at VMworld, when last year it had such a big, visible spot. The folks from Redmond aren't used to being the little guy.

Microsoft, Intel build fast, efficient Windows 7 machines
Microsoft has made enhancements to its upcoming Windows 7 operating system that will speed up applications on machines with Intel's multicore chips, resulting in better overall system performance and less power consumption.

Users abandon XP for Vista, Windows 7
Maybe people are actually starting to tire of Microsoft 's eight-year-old Windows XP.

Microsoft probes critical IIS Web server bug
Microsoft confirmed that it is examining a critical vulnerability in older editions of Internet Information Services (IIS) server, a day after a hacker posted exploit code to the milw0rm.com site.

Microsoft SQL Server vulnerability exposes passwords; Sentrigo offers a patch
Sentrigo has posted a fix for a Microsoft SQL Server vulnerability that reveals passwords to anyone with administrative privileges.

Microsoft embraces Windows Mobile 6.5's blandness
While it seems like everyone's trying to duplicate the iPhone's smooth and fun user experience, you've got to give Microsoft credit for hyping Windows Mobile 6.5 as a totally unexciting workhorse.

Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages.

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