A southern Indian state plans to switch all school computers from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system, an official said Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- August 31, 2006
Try saying this three times quickly: Microsoft is shipping Beta 2 of Virtual Server 2005 Release 2 Service Pack 1.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 31, 2006
The Microsoft official responsible for releasing Windows Vista builds explained in an interview published on the Vista Team Weblog this week some of the intricacies of how the build numbering scheme for Release Candidates works.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 31, 2006
Apple Computer Inc. said Tuesday that Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt is joining its board, adding another well-known name to the list of high-profile directors who oversee the management of the company behind the iPod portable player and Macintosh computer.
- By The Associated Press
- August 30, 2006
Microsoft hired 10,000 new employees in fiscal 2006, which ended on June 30 -- the most ever in a single year in the company's more than 31-year history.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 30, 2006
Microsoft will discontinue all public support of Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Oct. 10.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 30, 2006
GFI Software is looking to broaden its channel of Microsoft-focused value-added resellers and partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 29, 2006
Chip maker Intel is introducing a series of new processors designed especially for business and e-commerce uses.
- By The Associated Press
- August 29, 2006
Microsoft on Tuesday made available for public download 100,000 copies of a "pre-Release Candidate 1" (RC1) of Windows Vista hoping to enlist the aid of additional beta testers to swat down any last-minute bugs.
- By Ed Scannell
- August 29, 2006
Whoops. In an apparent repeat of the revelation of Office 2007 pricing earlier this year, Amazon.com and Microsoft Canada seem to have lowered the veil on prices for Windows Vista's various incarnations a bit early.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 29, 2006
An industry group of wireless networking companies said Tuesday it will start certifying next-generation routers and network cards in 2007, a year before official standards are expected.
- By The Associated Press
- August 29, 2006
Microsoft announced this week it has restructured its Custom Support Agreement (CSA) program for legacy products to provide large customers with more options when it comes time to begin migrating off of products for which long-term support has expired.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 29, 2006
Labor Day marks the move-in for most students, and it also marks the beginning of labor-intensive work for IT departments across colleges and universities nationwide. Find out what one institution is doing to secure its network for the school year.
- By Jason Turcotte
- August 29, 2006
Licensing behemoth and VAR combine services.
- By Lee Pender
- August 29, 2006
Microsoft to charge $239 for Windows Vista through retailer Amazon.com's Web site.
- By The Associated Press
- August 29, 2006
Starting Monday, Google will offer Google Apps for Your Domain, a free package of programs for businesses, universities and other organizations.
- By The Associated Press
- August 28, 2006
In a move that has shaken up the e-learning community, Blackboard Inc. has been awarded a patent establishing its claims to some of the basic features of the software that powers online education.
- By The Associated Press
- August 28, 2006
EMC Corp. has spent $7 billion buying companies and assets in the past three years, topped by this summer's $2.1 billion deal for RSA Security Inc.
- By The Associated Press
- August 28, 2006
Microsoft Corp.'s answer to Apple's iPod will be built by Toshiba Corp., the software company confirmed Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- August 25, 2006
A Florida man who made millions of dollars selling illegal copies of computer programs was sentenced Friday to six years in prison in one of the nation's largest software piracy cases.
- By The Associated Press
- August 25, 2006