Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is facing its first crisis with Windows Home Server, which is causing file corruption when used with certain programs -- most of them from Microsoft itself.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- December 28, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Patch Tuesday releases promise be a lot more interesting in 2008.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 28, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Firefox 3 Beta 2 hits in time for  the holidays; Microsoft queues up IE 8 beta for first half '08.
                    
			            - By Barbara  Darrow
- December 27, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Matthew Szulik stunned analysts by announcing that he's stepping back from Red Hat CEO slot. Jim Whitehurst will step in as president and CEO while Szulik will remain chairman.
                    
			            - By Barbara  Darrow
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An industry group says it has won a new round in a court battle with Yahoo Inc.'s China arm, which is accused of helping online music pirates.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Like a kid who's overdosed on Christmas cookies, Microsoft looks like it's going to have a hyper 2008.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Internet Explorer has been a source of chagrin to many Web developers over the years due to less-than-perfect W3C standards support. This problem was pervasive with Internet Explorer 6, considering how badly the aging  2001-era browser renders modern CSS-driven layouts. 
                    
			            - By Will  Kraft
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Automated workaround replaces manual Windows Registry reset, which elicits mixed response from security experts.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    NetSuite Inc.'s shares surged more than 36 percent in their stock market debut Thursday as investors latched on to the online business software service backed by billionaire Larry Ellison.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A "development council" composed of several executives will replace Cisco Systems Inc. CEO heir-apparent Charles Giancarlo, who has resigned.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 21, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just when you thought life  couldn't get any riskier for Web app developers, a new species of malicious  code is poised to begin oozing onto our networks. Dubbed "Trojans 2.0"  by Web security vendor Finjan, this new  Web-borne threat leverages Web 2.0 technology -- RSS feeds, social networks,  blogs and mashups -- to provide crackers with  easy and scalable command-and-control schemes. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- December 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sanbolic bolsters Microsoft's virtualization game plan with Melio clustered file system and LaScala Volume Manager.
                    
			            - By Barbara  Darrow
- December 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    U.S. antitrust regulators approved Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc., clearing the way for a formidable combination in the burgeoning online advertising sector.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With hundreds of millions of lines of code contained in Web browser applications, even the most informed and seasoned developers are bound to overlook a couple of things.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The rise of virtual machines may prove to be somewhat of a nightmare for entrenched purveyors of closed operating systems, but it may become a boon for independent software vendors (ISVs) and end users -- so a recent Yankee Group report suggests. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The media company that owns MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures said Wednesday that it will now advertise online through Microsoft Corp. as part of a larger deal.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After a year of record revenue and the departure of a longtime CEO, executives at Adobe Systems Inc. say 2008 will bring additional product releases and the completion of an aggressive stock buyback program.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- December 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Harold Decker usually installs Microsoft's security patches the day after the release, one Wednesday a month with no fanfare. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- December 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft CRM 4.0 should be hitting the shelves -- virtual or otherwise -- by year’s end.
                    
			            - By Barbara  Darrow
- December 18, 2007