In announcing today that it will release to manufacturing Visual Studio 2008 this month, Microsoft is meeting the most optimistic forecasts for when the long anticipated upgrade to its flagship IDE would ship.
- By Kathleen Richards
- November 05, 2007
Computer maker Dell said Monday it has agreed to buy EqualLogic Inc., which makes storage network systems, for $1.4 billion in cash.
- By The Associated Press
- November 05, 2007
The next version of Microsoft's development flagship product will include the latest version of the .NET Framework, iteration 3.5.
- By Keith Ward
- November 05, 2007
Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 02, 2007
The ongoing file format battle between proponents of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) took a surprising turn lthis week, when a key ODF proponent announced that it intended to abandon the ISO-approved specification.
- By Michael Desmond
- November 02, 2007
Developers shrugged off Microsoft's decision this week to revert to a separate download deliverable of Windows Sharepoint Services.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 02, 2007
Google's attempt to grab moral high ground in the social networking development is a step in the right direction, according to industry analysts.
- By Barbara Darrow
- November 02, 2007
Microsoft filed federal lawsuits against 20 companies allegedly distributing "counterfeit or infringing" software.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
IBM Corp. plans to announce Thursday that it will boost what it spends developing computer security products to $1.5 billion in 2008, reflecting an intensifying focus for the company.
- By The Associated Press
- November 01, 2007
Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday launched the Cisco Managed Services Channel Program, which it called one of the first channel programs for MSPs.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
A security vendor's high-profile commitment to the channel sales model this year appears to be paying off.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
Oracle on Wednesday added new training tools and vertical industry resources for the 19,500 members of its Oracle PartnerNetwork.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 01, 2007
Google Inc.'s stock price barreled through $700 for the first time Wednesday, propelled by a belief that the Internet search leader will become even more profitable as it plants its products and services in new markets.
- By The Associated Press
- November 01, 2007
A coalition of privacy groups Wednesday called for creation of a "Do Not Track List," that would prohibit advertisers from tracking online movements of consumers.
- By The Associated Press
- November 01, 2007
A panel on Internet names voted Wednesday to defer long-simmering questions on whether names, phone numbers and other private information on domain name owners should remain public in open, searchable databases called Whois.
- By The Associated Press
- November 01, 2007
The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections, and more of their population connected to them.
- By The Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
A federal judge extends timeframe for considering several states' arguments for five additional years of oversight of Microsoft's competitive practices.
- By The Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
Google Inc. is setting up a distribution network for social networking applications, adding a new twist in the Internet search leader's brewing rivalry with rapidly maturing startup Facebook Inc.
- By The Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
McAfee Inc., a leading maker of computer antivirus software, said Tuesday it is buying ScanAlert Inc. for $51 million, adding to its Internet security offerings a service intended to help consumers feel safer shopping online.
- By The Associated Press
- October 30, 2007
A bill to extend a moratorium on Internet access taxes for seven years was approved 402-0 by the House Tuesday, less than two days before it was set to expire.
- By The Associated Press
- October 30, 2007