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Gates Testifies -- Via 1998 Videotape

Lawyers show videotape deposition of Bill Gates in class-action lawsuit against Microsoft.

Former Sys Admin Gets 8 Years for Computer Sabotage

A former UBS PaineWebber systems administrator was sentenced Wednesday to eight years and one month in prison for attempting to profit by detonating a "logic bomb" program that prosecutors said caused millions of dollars in damage to the brokerage's computer network in 2002.

IBM, Schools Pursue Open-Source Research

IBM Corp., which has been a big backer of open-source software, is working with seven universities on new computing research projects whose fruits would be widely shared rather than held as intellectual property.

2 Corporations Settle Unlicensed Software Claims

Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. and discount clothing chain Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay about $425,000 to settle claims they used unlicensed software

IBM and Yahoo Join Up on Free Search

IBM Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are teaming up to offer a free data-search tool for businesses, a quirky move challenging Google Inc. and other corporate-search specialists in a blossoming market.

Congress Demands Explanation From HP CEO

The congressional panel investigating Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom spying probe has demanded that CEO Mark Hurd explain $1.37 million worth of options he exercised just before the scandal became public, two congressmen said Wednesday.

Private Beta Begins for Voice Server 2007

Microsoft said this week it has begun a private beta for its enterprise voice communications server, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, sending it out to 2,500 IT professionals.

Microsoft and HP To Take On IBM Together

Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett Packard Corp. on Wednesday afternoon announced a wide-ranging agreement that could cause shock waves among large, enterprise-focused consultants and service providers.

Microsoft and HP Sign $300M Services Pact

Microsoft and HP announced Wednesday a three-year $300 million deal to collaborate in selling hardware, software and services to their joint customers.

Next Rev of Firefox Already in Alpha

Firefox 2.0 has been out for less than two months but Mozilla.org developers have already released alpha code for the next major version.

Microsoft Ships Robotics SDK

Microsoft announced it is shipping the released version 1 of its Microsoft Robotics Studio development environment for creating robotic software for a wide variety of hardware platforms.

MCP Exam Discounts, and the Protection of Exam Insurance

Exam discounts are back and "second-shot" offer returns in a new form, dubbed "Exam Insurance."

HP CEO Says More Cost-Cutting Ahead

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. still has more cost-cutting ahead, even after a massive restructuring that has sliced the work force by 10 percent, Chief Executive Mark Hurd told analysts Tuesday.

IDC: $70 Billion Channel Opportunity Around Vista

Windows Vista will spawn more than $70 billion in revenues for Microsoft partners and 100,000 new jobs in the United States in 2007, according to a Microsoft-sponsored study done by IDC analysts.

Microsoft Releases 7 Patches for Windows, IE, Visual Studio Flaws

Microsoft Corp. today announced a bevy of patches -- seven, in all -- that address vulnerabilities in its Visual Studio IDE and Windows operating environments.

Report: Wi-Fi Demand Up 25 Pct. in '06

Demand for microchips that help laptops, video game consoles and other gadgets connect wirelessly to the Internet pushed higher in 2006, a trade group said Monday.

Japan Launches Trade Probe of LCD Makers

Japan's trade watchdog is investigating Sharp, NEC, South Korea's LG.Philips LCD and other liquid crystal display manufacturers for allegedly agreeing to cut output to curb falls in panel prices, officials said Tuesday.

2 Retailers Settle Software Claims

Payless ShoeSource, Burlington Coat Factory pay up for using unlicensed software.

IDC: 90M Copies of Vista in 2007

Microsoft will sell 90 million copies of Windows Vista in calendar 2007 – 35 million of those in the U.S. alone – according to a new economic study by IDC.

VoIP Subscribers Grow 18 Percent in 3Q

U.S. subscribers to Internet-based telephone services grew 18 percent to 8.2 million in the third quarter, but the growth rate slowed for a second straight quarter, according to the research firm TeleGeography.