When Microsoft Corp. said it planned to begin checking for pirated copies of its Windows operating system using the method it set up to send people security fixes, even some of the company's traditional critics could sympathize.
- By The Associated Press
- August 04, 2006
Microsoft has started revealing more details about new features that will arrive with its upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 03, 2006
Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online, researchers said in Las Vegas Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- August 03, 2006
After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
- By The Associated Press
- August 03, 2006
A group of industry leaders this week announced a new draft specification aimed at simplifying IT administration across heterogeneous networked environments.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 03, 2006
Taking its most expansive efforts yet to deal with its long, steady decline in subscribers, AOL is giving away e-mail accounts along with software previously available only to customers who paid as much as $26 a month.
- By The Associated Press
- August 02, 2006
Microsoft continued its management reorganization this week as it moved to realign responsibilities within its operating systems group to reflect newly minted Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's growing influence.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 02, 2006
As expected, Microsoft announced this week customer availability of its first entry into high-performance computing circles.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 02, 2006
A military contractor that manufactures fiber optic connectors for Army communication systems and Patriot missile launchers pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Wednesday, admitting it submitted falsified product tests to the Defense Department.
- By The Associated Press
- August 02, 2006
International Business Machines Corp. picked one of the hottest days of the year, when many Americans are living with the threat of power outages, to unveil a line of computer servers that are designed to consume less juice than comparable machines.
- By The Associated Press
- August 02, 2006
The middle-aged G-men who wear crisp suits and consort with teenage hackers sporting purple hair can make the two conferences that will converge in Las Vegas this week look like a scene from a science-fiction movie.
- By The Associated Press
- August 01, 2006
Microsoft has recalled Small Business Server 2003 Release 2 from manufacturing last week after the company discovered some of the files were not the most up-to-date.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 01, 2006
Consumer versions of McAfee Inc.'s leading software for securing PCs is susceptible to a flaw that can expose passwords and other sensitive information stored on personal computers, researchers said Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- August 01, 2006
Microsoft said this week that downloads of Office 2007 Beta 2 have been so popular it has decided to start charging for them.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 01, 2006
Microsoft's plans to offer an iPod competitor could take up to five years of investment, but the spending is worth it in part because it will help the software maker's broader entertainment agenda, a company executive said Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- July 31, 2006
China is trying to tighten control over foreign investors in Internet ventures in a crackdown that a state newspaper said Friday could see some companies stripped of operating licenses.
- By The Associated Press
- July 30, 2006
While industry observers have viewed Microsoft's Windows and Office Live initiative as risky business, newly installed Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie on Thursday said it is much closer to a natural evolution given the company's capabilities and heritage as a software platforms company.
- By Ed Scannell and Stuart Johnston
- July 28, 2006
Microsoft quietly announced this week that it will distribute Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP as a high priority update via Automatic Updates when the new browser version is complete.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- July 27, 2006
Microsoft Corp. has acquired a patient information system that the world's largest software maker plans to sell to health care providers worldwide.
- By The Associated Press
- July 27, 2006
Saying both he personally and his company were entering a new era, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he will take a much more active role in championing innovation within the company as chairman Bill Gates gradually backs away from his role as chairman over the next two years.
- By Ed Scannell and Stuart Johnston
- July 27, 2006