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
Wall Street values Hewlett-Packard Co. at $98 billion. Its rival, Sun Microsystems Inc., values Hewlett and Packard at a mere $6,000.
- By The Associated Press
- August 25, 2006
Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled 1.8 million Sony-built laptop batteries that could overheat and catch fire.
- By The Associated Press
- August 24, 2006
Microsoft has begun shipping the first release candidate of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, putting the first major update of the company's browser in years on track for final release on schedule.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 24, 2006
When Microsoft filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against braindump site Testking.com, many hailed the action. But the suit explores uncharted legal waters, with unpredictable results.
- By Becky Nagel
- August 24, 2006
Some boats searching the flood waters left by Hurricane Katrina were crowded with survivors. Others had plenty of room. And whenever a packed boat came upon a rooftop with more stranded people, there was no way to radio one of the empty boats to come help.
- By The Associated Press
- August 24, 2006
Microsoft and Citrix Systems announced this week they are collaborating to jointly produce and market a so-called "appliance" aimed at serving branch offices.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 24, 2006
Japan's trade ministry ordered Sony and Dell to investigate trouble involving Sony-manufactured laptop batteries.
- By The Associated Press
- August 24, 2006
The good news for hardware vendors is that growth in revenues for so-called "volume servers" -- servers that cost $25,000 or less -- continued to grow in the second quarter.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 23, 2006
Microsoft has filed three lawsuits against "cybersquatters" who hope to profit from typo-misdirection-based pay-per-click advertising.
- By The Associated Press
- August 23, 2006
Microsoft to release four versions of Windows in South Korea that comply with antitrust ruling.
- By The Associated Press
- August 23, 2006
Microsoft considers discounts or other promotions during holidays to entice consumers to upgrade PCs to Vista, months before it may hit stores.
- By The Associated Press
- August 23, 2006
CrossTec Corp. announced it is shipping an updated version of its Activeworx security event management software.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- August 23, 2006
IBM Corp. said Wednesday it will spend $1.3 billion in cash to acquire Internet Security Systems Inc., which performs network monitoring and analysis services for companies.
- By The Associated Press
- August 23, 2006