Several high-ranking Microsoft Corp. executives Thursday received millions of dollars in stock awards as part of a compensation program that the company rejiggered several years ago.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- September 02, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Several Microsoft execs received millions of dollars in stock awards as part of compensation program that the company rejiggered several years ago.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- September 01, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Television should consider Google a friend, not foe, a senior company executive says.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- August 31, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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