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Flawed single-sign-on schemes from Google, Facebook puts users at risk

In a new 10-month study, Microsoft Research and Indiana University researchers concluded that single-sign-on services supplied by ID providers such as Google and Facebook are not being properly

Microsoft Research saves power on desktops using virtualization

Microsoft Research India has developed a technology called LiteGreen that saves power by leveraging technologies typically used in desktop virtualization. As reported at InfoWorld, the team at

Microsoft Research unveils 'FlashStore' to power faster servers, cloud services

A Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Research team has been hard at work on "FlashStor," a technology that the researchers say was created to improve the efficiency of flash-based solid-state storage. In

New Trojan stymies cloud-based antivirus security

A new Trojan has been spotted by Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) researchers in China that neuters antivirus products there that rely on cloud-based technology. Called Bohu, the malware employs social

Microsoft researchers try to trace hack attacks

Microsoft researchers believe they have found a way to trace hack attacks using a new software tool. If this works out in pilot projects as hoped, it could become a must for every IT shop. One of the

Microsoft ratchets up research

The economy is bad, and Microsoft is laying off 5,000 workers, but that hasn't stopped this software titan from turning to research to find new products. Microsoft expects to spend $9 billion this