The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
The United States has regained the lead in exploiting information and communication technology, overtaking Singapore, said a study released Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
Microsoft officially launched BizTalk Server 2006, the latest version of its integration and business process automation server, for the second time this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 28, 2006
BMC Software Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy diagnostic software maker Identify Software Ltd. for $150 million in cash.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
In the heart of potato country, a high-tech boom is taking place. Technology giants Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are planning to build massive data storage centers amid the sagebrush and farm fields of rural central Washington.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
The personal computer market's rapid growth will slow in the next few years because a recent rebound in computer replacements has left many customers with systems that won't soon need replacing, according to a forecast Monday from a technology research firm.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
An Internet marketing company that offered free movie tickets in exchange for friends' e-mail addresses agreed to pay a $900,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal anti-spam laws, authorities said Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
Microsoft Corp. wants to sell smaller businesses on the idea that its products can offer the traditional benefits of desktop computer software while taking advantage of growing Web-based tools.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
Microsoft gave official word this week that the next version of Office will coincide with the general availability of Windows Vista in January 2007.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 24, 2006
This week security researchers announced that exploit code taking advantage of an unpatched IE flaw has been published on the Web.
- By Becky Nagel
- March 24, 2006
Microsoft Corp. is working with Brown University to develop software that will recognize complex handwriting and gestures.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006
A firm in Redmond, Washington is claiming it can deliver 99.999 percent uptime on Microsoft Exchange Server with a new service offering available immediately. Here's the surprise – it's not Microsoft.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006
While the retail mavens may be predicting a dour Christmas over late delivery of Windows Vista, researcher IDC's latest forecasts paint a somewhat sunnier picture.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 23, 2006
Microsoft Corp. announced a broad reorganization Thursday of the unit that produces its flagship Windows operating system, two days after the company said the new consumer version of Windows would not be ready for the holiday season as planned.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006
A leading Israeli software company abandoned its plans Thursday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national security objections by the Bush administration.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006
Microsoft Corp.'s delay in releasing the consumer version of its new Windows operating system is a blow to companies that make and sell computers, but perhaps good news for others in the electronics industry.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006
Researchers have developed an ultra-thin plastic that allows an electrical charge to pass through it at speeds never before seen, a discovery that could dramatically drive down the cost of flat-panel monitors and other devices.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006
Although insisting that a sudden change in top management is not related to news that Windows Vista has slipped its schedule, sources inside the company say that Microsoft has promoted a veteran executive to head its Windows efforts, according to news reports.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 22, 2006
Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell Wednesday after the software maker delayed the consumer release of its new operating system until January 2007, after the holiday shopping season.
- By The Associated Press
- March 22, 2006
After weeks of being cagey about shipping Windows Vista on schedule, Microsoft did a turnabout late Tuesday. The upshot: Vista will go to corporate customers in November, but all consumer releases are delayed until January.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 22, 2006