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Microsoft Reorganizes

Microsoft is doing some reorganizing, including one of its largest and most profitable business units.

'Hundred Dollar Laptop' Makes South American Debut

The machines are the first in South America from the much-publicized "One Laptop Per Child" project, which hopes to put low-cost portable PCs in the hands of children in developing countries.

N.Y. Attorney General Sues Dell

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday accused Dell Inc. and its financial services affiliate of "bait and switch" advertising and failing to deliver on promised customer service.

Online Advertiser Buying Spree Continues

WPP Group PLC, the world's second-largest advertising and marketing conglomerate, is buying the online advertising company 24/7 Real Media Inc. for $649 million, the companies announced Thursday.

New Web Site Opens Technology to Women, Minority-Owned Businesses

Women and minority-owned businesses have a new technical training partner: Biz Tech-Connect. Microsoft is part of a consortium of companies that designed the free Web resource to help women and minority entrepreneurs use the Internet and other technology to help grow their businesses.

Is Vista Microsoft's Last 32-bit OS?

Microsoft announced at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference this week that the mid-cycle, R2 release of Windows Server 2008 will be 64-bit only. Some have extrapolated that to mean that Windows Vista will be the final 32-bit desktop OS from Microsoft. Not so, according to a company blog.

Microsoft Unveils Windows Server Roadmap

Windows Server 2008 general availability is still months away, but Microsoft already has plans for a Windows Server 2008 R2 release in 2009.

Microsoft Supports Rival Office Document Format

Microsoft is supporting a chief rival to its Office suite for approval to a national standards board.

Next Gen of Wi-Fi Planned for Summer

The next generation of wireless Internet products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance is expected to hit shelves this summer, even though a final standard for the technology isn't due for another year, the industry group says.

Google's Search Engine Goes Universal

In its latest technological leap, online search leader Google Inc. will begin showing videos on its main results page Wednesday along with photos, books and other content previously separated into different categories.

IBM Loses Retirees' Personal Info

IBM Corp., one of the world's leading providers of encryption and other data-management technologies, is in the uncomfortable position of trying to solve its own mystery involving missing computer tapes with sensitive information about employees and records of customer transactions.

New Web Site Opens Technology to Women, Minority-Owned Businesses

Women and minority-owned businesses have a new technical training partner: Biz Tech-Connect.

Hewlett-Packard 2Q Profit Falls 7 Pct

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s second-quarter profit fell 7 percent despite a dramatic rise in sales of personal computers and servers, narrowly beating Wall Street's forecast.

VoIP, Conferencing Added to Office Communication Server 2007 Beta

Microsoft's unified communications picture is making one more push before seeing the light of day this summer in the form of deployable products.

Software Group: Piracy Losses Growing

The rate of global software piracy has remained static for three years, but the cost to companies that make the programs is rising, the Business Software Alliance said Tuesday.

Gates Details Industry Support for Home Server, Unveils System Builder Edition

Bill Gates unveiled a system builder-focused version of the forthcoming Windows Home Server and detailed industry support for WHS.

Gates: 40 Million Vista Licenses in First 100 Days

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said today that Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses for its Vista operating system in the first 100 days of release.

It's Official: 'Longhorn' Is Now Windows Server 2008

Bill Gates confirmed that the next version of Windows Server, formerly code-named "Longhorn," will be called "Windows Server 2008."

UPDATED: Microsoft Claims Open Source Patent Infringements

Microsoft says that the open source software community is infringing on its patents, and wants the community to pony up for what it considers theft of its intellectual property, in the form of royalties.

Apple Meeting Tackles Stock Options Scandal

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs defended the company's handling of its stock options-backdating scandal Thursday and suggested a former employee's accusations about his role in the matter were wrong.