Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison showed his notorious competitive streak Tuesday, when the business software maker reported first-quarter profit jumped 29 percent and revenue soared 30 percent.
- By The Associated Press
- September 20, 2006
The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday it will extend its oversight of the California organization that handles domain name policies, while finding ways to improve the group's accountability and transparency.
- By The Associated Press
- September 20, 2006
Windows CE 6.0, the latest version of Microsoft's embedded device operating system, has been released to manufacturing -- "RTM" in Microsoft lingo.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- September 20, 2006
Microsoft Corp. is hoping to tap the explosive popularity of online video sharing by joining startups and major Internet rivals with its own video service.
- By The Associated Press
- September 19, 2006
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Congress should require Internet service providers to preserve customer records, asserting that prosecutors need them to fight child pornography.
- By The Associated Press
- September 19, 2006
Japanese electronics maker plans to recall 340,000 notebook computer batteries, some manufactured by Sony Corp.
- By The Associated Press
- September 19, 2006
After 16 years at Microsoft, Jim Allchin, co-president of the company's Platforms and Services Division, is retiring in a couple of months -- when much-delayed Windows Vista finally ships to customers.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- September 19, 2006
Worldwide use of DSL technology for broadband access rose 38 percent to around 164 million users in the year to June 30, 2006 boosted by strong growth in the European Union, industry trade group said Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- September 19, 2006
The White House has chosen an industry information security specialist as its cybersecurity chief, filling a job that has had no permanent director for a year.
- By The Associated Press
- September 19, 2006
Microsoft is shipping Beta 2 of its new System Center Essentials 2007 systems management product.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- September 19, 2006
Also, Microstrategy wins appeal; Zune details.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 18, 2006
Microsoft scrambles to update Windows Media after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.
- By The Associated Press
- September 15, 2006
RSA Security Inc. said its shareholders approved the company's $2.1 billion acquisition by data storage provider EMC Corp.
- By The Associated Press
- September 15, 2006
John Lauer, who headed Microsoft’s Small and Midsize Solutions & Partner Group, announced he is leaving the company to launch his own startup.
- By Ed Scannell
- September 15, 2006
Supercomputers that perform trillions of operations every second are helping scientists probe life's deepest complexities.
- By The Associated Press
- September 14, 2006
Microsoft sees potential to sell computer keyboards, mice and other hardware in emerging markets where software sales are hampered by widespread piracy.
- By The Associated Press
- September 14, 2006
Microsoft quietly announced Thursday that it is shipping the Beta 2 technical refresh of Office 2007.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- September 14, 2006
An Australian man is under investigation for sending more than 2 billion junk e-mails in one year to promote Viagra.
- By The Associated Press
- September 14, 2006
A Princeton University computer science professor added new fuel Wednesday to claims that electronic voting machines used across much of the country are vulnerable to hacking that could alter vote totals or disable machines.
- By The Associated Press
- September 14, 2006
Fake cyberattackers and hackers largely foiled government and industry attempts to fight back quickly and effectively during a test of computer security systems.
- By The Associated Press
- September 14, 2006